Boole & Babbage Continues Domination of Parallel Sysplex Management with "Day One" Support for Latest IBM Initiatives; MainView Already Equipped to Support CMOS Enhancements, OS/390 1.2.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1996--Widening its lead in Parallel Sysplex management, Boole & Babbage Inc. (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 : BOOL) today announced that its MainView(TM) product line provides immediate support for all Parallel Sysplex enhancements introduced this week by 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) . In addition, the Boole & Babbage MainView product line fully supports IBM's newest CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. processors, including the S/390 Multiprise 2000 and Enterprise Server families, and Version 1.2 of OS/390 also announced this week. Based on the highly acclaimed BBI BBI Blockbuster Inc. (stock symbol) BBI Berlin Brandenburg International (Airport) BBI Broadband-Interactive BBI Browser-Based Interface BBI Best Brains Inc. base technology, MainView products have embedded capabilities that allow them to support and exploit IBM's new parallel processing enhancements and initiatives with no modifications necessary. MainView products for MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. , MQSeries, CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without , IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. , DBCTL DBCTL Data Base Control and DB2 are the only fully integrated systems management tools available now that can concurrently support Parallel Sysplex and traditional mainframe environments. In addition, MainView gives IT installations further licensing and overhead savings through the ability to manage multiple release levels of a given subsystem with a single product. "IBM's emphasis on Parallel Sysplex and its introduction of OS/390 earlier this year show its commitment to help customers control costs and provide continuous availability," said Mike Bunyard, senior director, large systems marketing, Boole & Babbage. "As more installations undergo the shift to the latest sysplex-capable processors, they can take advantage of our MainView tools to fully exploit the potential of parallel computing." According to industry reports, more than 400 installations are enabled for Parallel Sysplex today and the numbers are expected to increase sharply over the next 2-3 years. Both Amdahl Corp. and Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. have recently entered the Parallel Sysplex market with new IBM plug-compatible alternatives. Boole & Babbage is working closely with Amdahl and HDS (Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, www.hds.com) A leading provider of high-end storage hardware, software and services. Part of the Information Systems & Telecommunications Division of Hitachi Ltd. in the sysplex area and plans to make related announcements later this year. The MainView family of products provides large systems performance monitoring, management and automation and is an integral component of the Boole & Babbage Enterprise Automation suite. The advanced BBI architecture gives MainView products a common window interface, efficiency in multisystem information gathering and flexible management capabilities. BBI also provides the enabling architecture for IBM's CICSPlex System Manager to support many regions of CICS in Parallel Sysplex environments with sophisticated capabilities such as Single System Image and single point-of-control. Boole & Babbage is the worldwide leader in availability, performance and storage management solutions for distributed systems. Its Enterprise Automation solution set manages application availability from end-to-end, maximizing uptime and reducing operational costs for even the most complex IT enterprises. Through advanced interoperability with leading frameworks and a flexible architecture easily scaled to customer requirements, Boole & Babbage products provide a comprehensive systems management and automation solution for all computers, networks and applications -- from the mainframe to the desktop. Boole & Babbage has 43 offices in 26 countries, including three data centers and four development labs. The company's products are available through direct channels and a worldwide network of distributors and resellers. -0- Note to Editors: Boole & Babbage is a registered trademark of Boole & Babbage Inc. MainView is a trademark of Boole & Babbage Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Boole & Babbage Inc. Shelly Gordon, 408/526-3430 sgordon@boole.com http://www.boole.com |
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