Apertus Named Key Communications Software Supplier for Bull's Escala Family of PowerPC-based UNIX SMP Servers.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn./BILLERICA, Mass.,/PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 14, 1995--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 ) and Bull announced today that Apertus' EXPRESS communications software will be available next month on Bull's Escala family of UNIX servers. EXPRESS will enable Escala to communicate with IBM mainframe and AS/400 systems. Bull will market Escala running EXPRESS software worldwide, and also will provide customer support. The agreement extends the companies' existing technological partnership under which EXPRESS software (also known as Bull's "SNA/20") is available on Bull's DPX/20 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). platform. Based on Bull's PowerScaleTM architecture, Escala is the world's first symmetric multiprocessing (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) implementation of PowerPC technology and the AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. 4.1.2 operating system. Escala is available worldwide in deskside, mini-tower and rack-mount configurations. EXPRESS is a suite 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. communications software products designed for linking UNIX systems to IBM mainframes and AS/400 platforms. It provides leading-edge solutions, including terminal emulation (3270, 3179-G, 3770, and 5250), 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. networking, and application programming interfaces (EHLLAPI See HLLAPI. , CPI-C/LU6.2, LUA LUA Landesumweltamt LUA Limited User Account LUA Least-privileged User Account (Microsoft) LUA Logical Unit Application (Microsoft) LUA Launch Under Attack LUA Lukla, Nepal - Lukla ). "EXPRESS' high-performance communications architecture, connectivity capabilities and support for multiple UNIX platforms provides Bull customers using open systems networks with distinctly improved interoperability in multi-vendor environments, giving them a powerful competitive edge," said Alain Couder, president of Bull's Open Systems & Software division. "EXPRESS has already proven its efficiency with the Bull DPX/20 family. We are looking forward to continuing our collaboration with Apertus on our new Escala and future UNIX product developments," he added. "We are pleased that Bull is enhancing its partnership with Apertus to provide the communications link between their UNIX systems and customers' large-scale IBM systems," said Robert D. Gordon, president and chief executive officer of Apertus Technologies Incorporated. "We are particularly excited about working with Bull on their new generation of SMP systems." Apertus Technologies Incorporated is a leading provider of multi-platform communications software, offering enterprise-strength products for network and data integration. With its headquarters located 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. Bull's Open Systems & Software Division is responsible within Groupe Bull for providing flexible and robust information infrastructures, technologies and solutions based on open, scalable systems. Groupe Bull is one of the world's leading providers of information technology solutions for businesses and public administrations, with revenues of over $5.4 billion in 1994 and 25,000 employees worldwide. Working with partners in each of its businesses, Bull develops and markets a complete line of information system products, services and integrated solutions. Apertus EXPRESS is a trademark and Apertus is a registered trademark of Apertus Technologies Incorporated. UNIX is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited, in the USA and other countries. Escala and PowerScale are trademarks of Bull. AIX is a trademark of IBM Corp. and is being used under license. SNA, PowerPC, AS/400 are trademarks of IBM Corp. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Apertus Technologies Incorporated, New York Media Relations: Elesia Birnbaum (212) 560-7821 Investor Relations: Andy Serell (212) 560-7837 or Bull, Billerica Bill Bradley, (508) 294-5812 |
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