Apertus Announces Reseller Agreement with Digital Equipment Corporation; Will Port SNA Stack to Digital's AlphaServer Systems.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1996--Apertus Technologies Incorporated (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 : APTS APTS Alexandra Palace Television Society (UK) APTS Advanced Public Transportation System APTS Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Texas) APTS Association of America's Public Television Stations ) announced today a agreement with Digital Equipment Corporation to resell Apertus EXPRESS(R) UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) to 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) connectivity software on Digital UNIX. Under the terms of the agreement, Apertus will port its EXPRESS product to Digital's AlphaServer family of systems, running Digital UNIX 4.1. Apertus projects that the agreement will result in multi-million dollar revenues over time. Apertus EXPRESS is a complete family of advanced SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. software products for network integration, including TN3270, terminal and printer emulation, EHLLAPI See HLLAPI. , APPN (Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking) Extensions to IBM's SNA communications that provide the necessary flexibility to enable direct communication between users anywhere on the network. , and LU6.2 development tools. EXPRESS is the industry's foremost UNIX-to-IBM host connectivity software. "Digital continues to set the pace in delivering 64-bit UNIX computing solutions," said Don Harbert, vice president of Digital's UNIX Business Segment. "We are delighted that Apertus has chosen to take advantage of the proven scalability and application performance of Digital's high-performance 64-bit Alpha systems, and we look forward to working closely with them." "Apertus is very pleased about the opportunity to provide a complete set of UNIX-to-IBM connectivity solutions for Digital to run on its most complete, powerful, and popular platform," said Robert Gordon, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Apertus. "With this agreement, we are continuing our commitment to provide integration with mainframe applications through large-scale, high performance, scalable servers." Digital Equipment is a world leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's Intel and Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software, and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Apertus Technologies Incorporated develops and markets enterprise-strength solutions to enable the access, integration, and management of data stored in systems distributed throughout a corporate enterprise. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. , Apertus has sales and service offices throughout North America and Europe. For more product information about Apertus EXPRESS, call 800-793-3509, send e-mail to info@apertus.com, or visit Apertus' Web site at http://www.apertus.com. Apertus and Apertus EXPRESS are registered trademarks of Apertus Technologies Incorporated. Digital, the Digital logo, and AlphaServer are all trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Other names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective vendors or organizations. CONTACT: Apertus Technologies Incorporated Press Relations: Beth Gallob, 612/828-0162 Investor Relations: Don McIlwain, 612/828-0311 or Digital Equipment Corporation Press Relations: Paul Collins, 508/467-2251 |
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