Amdahl Certifies MainView from Boole & Babbage for Use in a Millennium Parallel Sysplex Environment.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1996-- MainView systems management software successfully passes Amdahl test lab analysis Amdahl Corporation today announced that it has certified the MainView system management software from Boole & Babbage as approved for use in a Parallel Sysplex environment with Amdahl large-scale systems. This certification demonstrates the Amdahl commitment to customers who want to move to a Parallel Sysplex environment while continuing to use proven and reliable system management software. Using Millennium(TM) CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. (complementary metal oxide semiconductor See CMOS. (integrated circuit) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low power dissipation. )-based and 5995M ECL (Emitter-Coupled Logic) A digital circuit composed of bipolar transistors in which the emitter ends are wired together. ECL gates switch faster than TTL gates, but consume more power. See TTL, I2L and bipolar. 1. (emitter-coupled logic)-based System/390 processors with an external coupling facility capability, Amdahl software engineers created a processing environment supporting Parallel Sysplex that tested all the capabilities of the MainView performance and availability software. In an additional step, the engineers added an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) 9672 mainframe to the configuration to create an additional test situation. The work took place in the Amdahl test laboratory in Sunnyvale during August and September of this year. Software consisting of MVS/ESA See MVS. MVS/ESA - Multiple Virtual Storage Version 5, GRS, JES2 Version 5 Multi-access Spool, TSO and ACF/VTAM ACF/VTAM Advanced Communications Function for the Virtual Telecommunications Access Method was used as the foundation of the four-way Parallel Sysplex test environment. "Amdahl is determined to offer our customers every option as they move to an environment supporting Parallel Sysplex," stated William Flanagan, vice president and general manager of Compatible Systems for Amdahl Corporation. "Systems software products from Boole & Babbage are important to many of our customers." Grouped workloads of IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. and DB2 data sharing transactions were processed and measured to certify the performance of MainView in a Parallel Sysplex environment with Amdahl equipment. Architectural features such as Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. Data Mover Facility and Data Compression were also exercised as I/O and CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. capacities were put under stress using iterative changes in complexity and capacity. "Amdahl engineers have independently verified our own testing procedures," commented Michael Bunyard, Boole & Babbage senior director, large systems marketing. "The demand for certified systems management software to run on both traditional mainframes and the new Parallel Sysplex environment is growing." The certification results of CMF Monitor, a component of MainView, were consistent with results obtained from Resource Monitoring Facility (RMF), a fee-based component of MVS that performs some of the same functions of MainView. Boole & Babbage (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BOOL) is a worldwide leader in availability, performance and storage management solutions for distributed systems. Its Enterprise Automation solution set manages application availability from end-to-end, maximizing uptime and reducing operational costs for even the most complex IT enterprises. Through advanced interoperability with leading frameworks and a flexible architecture easily scaled to customer requirements, Boole & Babbage products provide a comprehensive systems management and automation solution for all computers, networks and applications--from the mainframe to the desktop. Amdahl Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AMH) provides integrated enterprise computing solutions designed to meet the needs of the leading, most compute-intensive environments around the world. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Amdahl combines hardware and software products and service methods with best of breed offerings to create customized solutions that help clients gain a competitive advantage in their industries. Amdahl is a registered trademark and Millennium is a trademark of Amdahl Corporation. System/390 is a registered trademark and Parallel Sysplex is a trademark of IBM Corporation. All other trademarks and product names are property of their respective owners. -0- EDITORS NOTE: Amdahl news releases are available on the Internet through Amdahl Corporation's home page at http://www.amdahl.com. The Amdahl home pages provide current, in-depth information on Amdahl offerings and solutions for enterprise computing. CONTACT: Amdahl Corporation Dena Acolatse 408-992-3377 dla50@amdahl.com or Lakeview Associates Joseph E. Blumberg 860-739-5598 2025218@mcimail.com |
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