straits

n 1: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn: {pass},

{strait}]

2: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a

head yesterday" [syn: {pass}, {head}]

Stratus

A computer manufacturer, one of the the world's

leading providers of {fault-tolerant} systems and solutions,

concentrating on four major vertical markets: financial

services, telecommunications, travel and transportation, and

gaming. While virtually all of Stratus' core hardware and

software products are sold into these markets, a broad range

of specialised solutions, both at the {middleware} and

{application} solutions levels, are developed and marketed by

Stratus, its subsidiaries and third party partners.

Yearly sales $609M, profits $43.5M (1996).

{Home (http://www.stratus,com)}.

(1997-04-24)