BMC Software internationalizes PATROL with delivery of PATROL 3.1J for the Japanese market.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997-- 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. Delivers on Commitment to Provide Fully Localized Products to Asia-Pacific Markets BMC Software, 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) ) Monday announced the availability of PATROL 3.1J, an internationalized version of the PATROL(R) Management Suite that supports the multi-byte character set of the Japanese language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. (Kanji (human language, character) kanji - /kahn'jee/ (From the Japanese "kan" - the Chinese Han dynasty, and "ji" - glyph or letter of the alphabet. Not capitalised. Plural "kanji") The Japanese word for a Han character used in Japanese. ). The Japanese version of PATROL includes support for Japanese versions of leading relational databases, a full Japanese user interface and documentation in Kanji. The internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation of PATROL also will enable future support of other Asian languages using multi-byte character sets, including the Korean and Chinese languages. With this enhancement, BMC Software now can better respond to the growing demand for application and database management products in the Asia-Pacific markets. "We see our Asia-Pacific customers increasingly adopting client-server, distributed systems to run their mission-critical operations, and more and more IT managers are utilizing packaged applications in their environments," said J.R. Hunter, vice president of international sales and marketing for BMC Software. "As localized applications increase in popularity, so does the demand for localized management tools. The new PATROL 3.1J product enables Japanese IT managers to monitor and manage these heterogeneous, multi-vendor environments with a single management solution, responding to a need in our Japanese customer base." PATROL 3.1J will be shipped in several phases. The product is currently available for HP Unix and Sun Sparc/Solaris and provides monitoring and managing capabilities for the Unix operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services and Oracle and Sybase databases. Subsequent releases are planned for availability during the third quarter of 1997. These releases will add support for additional Unix platforms to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. later, including systems from Japanese hardware vendors, as well as additional Japanese versions of key databases and applications. Support for systems running under the Japanese version of Windows NT is planned for availability in the fourth quarter of 1997. About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. is a worldwide developer and vendor of more than 100 software solutions for automating application and data management across host-based and open systems environments. A Forbes 500 company with revenues exceeding $500 million in calendar year 1996, BMC Software is the world's 11th largest independent software vendor and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information on BMC Software, access the World Wide Web at http://www.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. .com or call (800) 841-2031 or (713) 918-8800. For details on BMC Software's Japanese activities, access the BMC Software Japan World Wide Web site at http://www.bmc.co.jp . -0- BMC Software, the BMC Software Logo and all other product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software, Inc. in the USA and in other select countries. and indicate USA registration or USA trademark. Sun and Oracle are trademarks or registered trademarks of, respectively, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Oracle Corporation. Other logos and product/trade names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. BMC Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer equal opportunity employer An employer or enterprise that does not discriminate against a job candidate, or subject him/her to adverse exclusionary criteria, based on race, sex, religion, or national origin. See Equal employment opportunity. . 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