B&L Associates Partners with Computer Associates to Centralize Reporting of Vertices Media Management System.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1999-- Vertices The plural of vertex. See vertex. achieves "Unicentered" certification... B&L joins CA's Unicenter TNG TNG Training TNG The Next Generation TNG Tongue TNG The Newspaper Guild (Union) TNG Transitional National Government TNG Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (national facility of the Italian astronomical community) Development Partner Program... B&L(TM) Associates, Inc., a leading provider of computer media management solutions, today announced that Vertices(TM), B&L's comprehensive, enterprise-wide open systems media management system, has achieved Computer Associates International, Inc.'s prestigious "Unicentered" level of integration. The integration of Vertices with Unicenter TNG gives IT managers the capability to fully integrate removable media with on-line media management and storage activities. B&L also announced that it has joined CA's Unicenter TNG Development Partner Program. Vertices manages removable physical media such as magnetic tape, disk, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , Digital Linear Tape (storage) Digital Linear Tape - (DLT) A kind of magnetic tape drive originally developed by DEC and now marketed by Quantum. DLT drives implement the Digital Lempel Ziv 1 (DLZ1) compression algorithm in a combination of hardware and firmware. (DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. ), and other media that are generated by today's distributed systems. Vertices manages media from a wide array of sources, including Microsoft Windows NT and 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). , as well as from traditional mainframe environments. It supports corporate-wide operations, including Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ), as well as departmental and even desktop level software media management. "Unicenter TNG is the leading enterprise management solution in the IT industry. Unicenter TNG offers customers more choices and investment protection by bringing together CA's core suite of applications with outstanding third-party solutions," said Michael Kramer, B&L Associates' vice president of sales and marketing. "Media management is often handled as a separate function -- disconnected from centralized systems management. By integrating Vertices with Unicenter TNG, CA customers will have the opportunity to make removable media management an integral part of their overall systems control." "Effective management extends beyond the traditional definition of systems," said Mike LaTorraca, vice president, CA Development Partner Program. "The integration of B&L's Vertices with Unicenter TNG offers our customers a centralized view that gives them new options in controlling and managing critical data on removable media." B&L is demonstrating the integrated solution at CA World 1999, from July 18-23 in New Orleans. For more information, visit the CA World Web page at www.caworld.com. About Unicenter TNG By automatically managing the enterprise computing environment, Unicenter TNG optimizes the availability of business-critical services to help reduce the total cost of ownership. Enterprise assets -- including the Internet/intranet and even non-IT equipment, like automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. -- can be managed based on the business processes they support. Comprehensive and integrated out-of-the-box functionality, an intuitive Real World Interface, and self-learning, predictive neural network Neugent technology make Unicenter TNG easy to deploy and use, resulting in a rapid return on investment that increases over time. About B&L Associates B&L Associates, established in 1975, is the largest media management provider to the Unisys ClearPath marketplace and a leader in open systems media management. The company offers a full suite of data center operations automation products and storage management solutions, as well as on-line scheduling, billing and labeling systems. B&L, with installations in 26 countries, serves some of the world's leading organizations including Electronic Data Systems (EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. ), the Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation). The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. , the city of Miami, the state of Michigan, the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. , Unisys Corporation and Yamaha. For further Vertices information, contact B&L at 877/VERTICES (877/837-8423) or http://www.bandl.com. B&L and Vertices are trademarks of B&L Associates, Inc. Unicenter TNG is a registered trademark of Computer Associates International, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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