Aonix and Sterling Software Team Up to Enable Secure Browser Access to Mainframe Reports.TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1999-- Aonix, a leading provider of enterprise-wide access and reporting tools, and Sterling Software, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SSW SSW abbr. south-southwest Noun 1. SSW - the compass point midway between south and southwest sou'-sou'-west, south southwest ) announced today a joint worldwide technology agreement enabling customers to enhance their Web-based reporting capabilities. Aonix is integrating its S/390 Web-based reporting tool UltraQuest Reporter, with the Web server component of Sterling Software's Web-to-Host product, VM:Webgateway, providing end users with secure access to mainframe data for optimized ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. reporting via a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Jim Briggs, director of production operations at Nielsen Media Research Monitor-Plus, commented, "We produce research data in the form of reports for customers throughout the U.S., including television networks, independent stations, syndicators, cable systems, and advertisers. Previously, IT generated all ad hoc reports for our clients. "With the combination of Aonix's UltraQuest Reporter and Sterling Software's VM:Webgateway, our clients now have secure access to mainframe information to easily generate their own reports. This significantly frees up IT resources to focus on other critical issues and empower users to do their own reporting." While UltraQuest Reporter capitalizes on the Web to enable easy access to mainframe reports, VM:Webgateway simultaneously ensures end-to-end security. In addition to leveraging proven mainframe security, VM:Webgateway exploits Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) technology and supports emerging, multi-tier encryption security standards. Larry Davis Larry Davis can refer to several different people:
The charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. Notes: Customers dispute charges to their credit card usually when goods or services are not delivered within the system for our clients, and support high-volume queries via the Internet. The combination of this technology with chargeback metrics, and the mainframe benefits of availability, performance, and scalability, will enable us to expand our services and penetrate new markets." Additionally, UltraQuest Reporter features a unique two-tier architecture that eliminates the need for additional mid-tier levels of hardware and software. Users can access multiple mainframe data sources such as DB2, 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. , IDMS See CA-IDMS and IDMSX. 1. (language, database) IDMS - A pictorial query language, an extension of Sequel2. ["A Management System for an Integrated Database of Pictures and Alphanumeric Data", G.Y. Tang, Computer Graphics Image Processing 16:270-286 (1981)]. , VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) An IBM access method for storing data, widely used in IBM mainframes. It uses the B+tree method for organizing data. VSAM - Virtual Storage Access Method and Teradata directly with a client Java application. Pricing and Availability Aonix's UltraQuest Reporter, with VM:Webgateway's Web server component, will be available in July 1999. Pricing starts at $44,000 US, depending on the number of users. For more information, call 800/97-AONIX. About Sterling Software Sterling Software is a leading provider of software and services for the application development, information management, systems management and federal systems markets. The company is ranked among Business Week's 1998 "Info Tech 100" as one of the world's best performing information technology companies. Headquartered in Dallas, Sterling Software has a worldwide installed base of more than 20,000 customer sites and 3,700 employees in more than 90 offices worldwide. For more information on Sterling Software, visit http://www.sterling.com. About Aonix Committed to customer success, Aonix is a leading international software company providing a comprehensive suite of products and services aimed at managing the complexity of today's business-critical application development and information management. The Aonix Lifecycle Solutions division provides a comprehensive suite of software development products that support the customer's development process, methods and tools through the integrated Aonix Lifecycle Desktop(TM). The result is minimized risk, improved developer productivity and increased software quality. The Information Access Management Solutions division provides products and services designed to dramatically simplify access and analysis of mainframe data. These solutions enable customers to adapt to the ever-changing requirements associated with enterprise data access and application development. Headquartered in San Diego, Aonix operates sales offices throughout North America and Europe in addition to a network of international distributors. Visit Aonix at http://www.aonix.com. Note to Editors: All products and/or company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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