ADPAC to Distribute Open Software Technologies Products.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1999-- As part of an ongoing strategy to increase customer productivity, ADPAC ADPAC American Dental Political Action Committee ADPAC Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator Corporation today announced a business alliance with Open Software Technologies Inc. Under the agreement, ADPAC will distribute Open Software's tools for the programming language REXX (REstructured EXtended eXecutor) An IBM mainframe structured programming language that runs under VM/CMS and MVS/TSO. It can be used as a general-purpose macro language that sends commands to application programs and to the operating systems. , which is used in MVS/OS390 and VSE/ESA VSE/ESA Virtual Storage Extended / Enterprise System Architecture mainframe systems. "We believe this alliance will expand both ADPAC's customer base and our software suite for current customers," said Ed Severs, ADPAC chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "While we do not yet offer software for the VSE/ESA mainframe market, we are determined to increase our customers access to productivity-enhancing software through this type of agreement." REXX is quickly becoming the preferred programming language for rapid application development, decision support, executive information systems and automation in MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. and VSE/ESA systems. REXXTOOLS, the Open Software Technologies software now available from ADPAC, is a cost-effective way to construct REXX applications, providing security, productivity, system availability and high-performance. "ADPAC remains committed to the development and maintenance of long-term relationships with customers, partners and consultants," Severs said. "Open Software Technologies is a fine company with a fine product, and we are happy to add it to our list of distributed software." ADPAC maintains similar distribution agreements and business alliances with a number of prominent high technology companies, including Commercial Data Servers (CDS), MTS (1) See Microsoft Transaction Server. (2) (Modular TV System) The stereo channel added to the NTSC standard, which includes the SAP audio channel for special use. 1. MTS - Message Transport System. 2. People Source, Intertec Communications, Logix Solutions, Platinum Technology Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of Database Management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and render related services. , Renaissance Worldwide, The Trotter Group and Transys. About Open Software Technologies Open Software Technologies Inc. (OST n. 1. See Oast. OST n abbr (= Office of Science and Technology) → Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Technologie ) was incorporated in 1983 as a Florida USA Corp. In the early 1990's, OST began focusing primarily on the mainframe software business. A substantial number of large corporations, government entities, universities, and medical institutions in Europe, Canada, Australia and the U.S. are licensed users of OST products. OST is well known for the quality control and high processing capacity of its products. Companies use OST's products in very critical high volume line-of-business applications. About ADPAC ADPAC Corp., headquartered in San Francisco, was founded in 1963 and is one of the oldest, independent software companies in the world. ADPAC provides organizations using mainframe technology with high-quality software and professional services to improve productivity, while maximizing the value of their current application software. Additional information on the company and its products may be found on the worldwide web at www.adpac.com. |
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