BMC Software Empowers E-business Integration With Strengthened Enterprise Data Propagation Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000 EDP (Electronic Data Processing) The first name used for the computer field. EDP - Electronic Data Processing 2.3 Extends Suite of Data Propagation Products to Include Support for DB2(R) Universal Database on Unix and NT 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 announced that it has strengthened its superior line-up of Enterprise Data Propagation (EDP) products with the availability of EDP 2.3, including ChangeDataMove and DataMove 2.3, now supporting DB2(R) Universal Database (UDB See DB2 UDB. udb - Universal Debugger ) on OS/390, Unix and NT platforms. EDP 2.3 offers a more complete data propagation solution for companies with large databases and 24X7 availability requirements that need to quickly retrieve and integrate legacy data from their mainframes for their data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse or e-business applications. 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 EDP management system integrates, coordinates and manages the movement of bulk data and change data across the enterprise. These EDP solutions ensure optimal data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. for customers with very large databases and high transaction rates, such as banks, insurance companies or airlines. The EDP products enable customers to retrieve and integrate legacy data from their mainframes and ensure the quality, currency and integrity of the data. ChangeDataMove and DataMove deliver data integration and enable near-real-time e-business applications and data warehousing. New features of EDP 2.3 include an export utility that can share repository information via an XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. formatted file, enabling companies to move and share data with other repositories across their enterprise. EDP 2.3 also features improved performance and a target API, which gives customers greater flexibility and support for their data propagation needs. "Many companies competing in today's economy rely on BMC Software's trusted enterprise data propagation tools to integrate their data with mission critical applications such as e-business and data warehousing," said Joyce Durst, vice president, Enterprise Data Availability for BMC Software. "With EDP 2.3, we are responding to our customers' requirements by delivering improved performance and support for UDB, which is becoming a mission critical database for large enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. ." EDP 2.3's XML-enabled repository and target API enable tighter integration between BMC Software and its partners, including Informatica Corp., a leading provider of data-integration software and analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. for e-business. "We teamed with BMC Software to provide our customers with a high-performance solution for capturing and propagating mainframe legacy data to analytic applications running on open systems and Windows NT databases," said Roman Bukary, director of product marketing for Informatica. "The release of EDP 2.3 will help us offer an even tighter integration between our products, which will give our customers a more powerful and flexible data-integration solution." 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 which includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software Professional Services. 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, Texas, 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 (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) and DB2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. (c) 2000, BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved. |
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