BMC Software Announces Support for IBM's z/OS and eServer zSeries; Backs New Pricing Structure; New Pricing from BMC Software Reinforces Commitment to Deliver Value to Customers.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS BMCS Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (UK) BMCS Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate (Naval Rating) BMCS Blue Mountains Conservation Society (Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia) ), the leading provider of e-business systems management, today unveiled a Workload The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities. An amount of labor While a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands. License Pricing, which uses the capabilities of IBM's new z/OS operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and IBM eServer This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org. IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM Corporation. zSeries. The Workload License Pricing extends BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. Software's pricing models, ensuring continued customer satisfaction. Highlights of BMC Software's Workload License Pricing Metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. include: -- A design that significantly reduces the cost of growth, allowing customers to increase the capacity used on IBM eServer zSeries according to the customer's growth demands; -- Spare hardware capacity will not be calculated in pricing until it is used; and -- Support by BMC Software of IBM's licensing capabilities regarding software running in a dedicated Linux partition. BMC Software is committed to providing customers with flexible licensing, the highest value solutions and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ). "We are excited to see the support provided by BMC Software with solutions for this platform and also support for IBM's new software licensing capabilities," said Nancy Roath, V.P., Enterprise Server Brand Marketing at 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) . "IBM and BMC Software both want to ensure the new technologies and licensing capabilities to provide the best possible value for our customers' requirements. BMC Software solutions give our customers great application availability in combination with our leading system availability." "By providing a variety of pricing models, we are offering BMC Software customers the flexibility to choose a model that best fits their needs," said Calvin Guidry, vice president and general manager for S/390 Service Management at BMC Software. "As capacity increases, the Workload License Pricing capability enables BMC Software customers to achieve better price performance when purchasing or migrating BMC Software solutions to the zSeries platform. BMC Software will continue to deliver the most comprehensive end-to-end e-business systems management solutions to keep business-critical applications up and running around the clock." For further information please visit our Web site: www.bmc.com/products/s390, or contact you local BMC Software sales representative. About BMC Software One of the world's largest independent software vendors, BMC Software delivers the most comprehensive e-business systems management software with the fastest guaranteed implementation. This Service Assurance(TM) strategy enhances the availability, performance and recoverability of companies' business-critical applications. Companies can use this management methodology to demonstrate their ability to deliver optimal service to their customers and partners by joining BMC Software OnSite(TM), a certification program that includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . BMC Software is a Forbes 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2000 revenues exceeding $1.7 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston, with offices worldwide. For more information please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com, or call 800/841-2031 or 713/918-8800. BMC Software, BMC Software OnSite, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software Inc. IBM, DB2 and all other IBM product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machine Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. (c) 2000 BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved. |
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