Amdahl Expands Fiber Optic Services to Support Growing Base of Global Parallel Sysplex Enterprise Customers; Customers Choose Amdahl as Preferred Service Provider for Its Combined Expertise in Fiber Optic Cabling and Parallel Sysplex for Non-stop, Continuous Datacenter Availability.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1996--Amdahl Corporation today announced expanded Fiber Optic Services introducing Design and Implementation services to complement its existing Assessment and Planning services. The newly expanded suite of Fiber Optic Services enables Amdahl to offer a comprehensive fiber optic package, addressing the early stages of assessment and planning through the final stages of design, installation and testing for ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. (Enterprise Systems Connection) infrastructures. Increasingly, worldwide enterprise datacenters are replacing copper-based cabling with fiber optic cabling as they transition to Parallel Sysplex IBM's System/390 clustering architecture. It allows multiple System/390 computers to work together as a single system. It supports data sharing with guaranteed integrity, extensive resource sharing and sophisticated workload balancing. . Parallel Sysplex provides the key benefit of non-stop, continuous availability by connecting multiple mainframes together for complete redundancy using fiber optic cabling. "When we initiated plans to transition to ESCON technology, we turned to Amdahl to give us the help we needed," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bill Maguire, manager technology support, Information Systems, U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. . "They had the experience in both the design and implementation of fiber optic services which gave us the confidence to move forward. As a result, Amdahl provided the knowledge and capability to install fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber in our datacenters at the Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval ." The expanded suite of Fiber Optic Services is a natural extension to Amdahl support for Parallel Sysplex. In addition to continuous availability, Parallel Sysplex offers other key benefits including high-performance and data sharing. However, data sharing can be limited if ESCON architectures are not deployed. In ESCON environments, fiber optic cabling is the data transmission medium. As organizations move to Parallel Sysplex, the need for fiber optic cabling arises. Amdahl will initially target large System/390 class datacenters with multiple CPUs who are upgrading to ESCON capable devices. Other prospects include early ESCON users, and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , MAN and WAN network installations looking to upgrade to the latest fiber optic technology. "The expanded Fiber Optic Services are in response to our customers., needs as they transition to Parallel Sysplex and distributed computing," said Amdahl Vice President and General Manager, Customer Services, Bill Ferone. "Our new Design and Implementation services for ESCON plus our existing Assessment and Planning services offer our customers a complete fiber optic solution that have met or exceeded their ESCON requirements." Amdahl provides complete, end-to-end Fiber Optic Services beginning with assessment and planning for an ESCON solution. Once an ESCON solution is clearly identified, Amdahl designs the Fiber Optic solution to meet ESCON requirements. Experienced, certified Amdahl Field Engineers transition the customer.,s environment to the new technology while retaining the high availability of business-critical applications. Amdahl uses non-proprietary, state-of-the-art components to protect the customer.,s investment, and thoroughly tests cabling and ESCON connections. About Amdahl Amdahl Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AMH AMH Abington Memorial Hospital (Abington, PA) AMH Anti-Müllerian Hormone AMH Australian Medicines Handbook AMH Automated Material Handling AMH Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics) US Navy Rating ) provides integrated enterprise computing solutions designed to meet the needs of the leading, most compute-intensive corporations around the world. Amdahl combines proprietary 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. Through the DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital media hub. Group, Trecom Business Systems, Amdahl Operations Services and other Customer Services groups, Amdahl service offerings address the needs of the entire computing enterprise. More than six-thousand Amdahl employees are dedicated to providing services that support customers in all stages of their Information Technology life cycle. -0- Note to Editors: Press announcements and other information on Amdahl Corporation is available on the Internet via the Worldwide Web at http://www.amdahl.com. Amdahl is a registered trademark of Amdahl Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Amdahl Corporation Esther Hansen, 408/992-2257 esther.hansen@amail.amdahl.com or The Benjamin Group Inc. Daniel McKean, 408/559-6090 dmckean@sv.tbgi.com |
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