Bull reaffirms commitment to GCOS platforms; Readies complementary mainframe-class open environment; Continuing its Enterprise Information Processing strategy, Bull pledges on-going support for GCOS and unveils "Madison" project for mainframe-class open platforms.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 1995--Bull announced today in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. that it will continued to invest in hardware and software R&D to support the long-term viability of its GCOS (General Comprehensive OS) An operating system from Bull that, originally used in its minis and mainframes, has migrated to its Intel-based servers. GCOS was originally developed by GE in the early 1970s as GECOS (GE Comprehensive OS), then changed to General mainframe systems. The company also unveiled plans to offer a mainframe-class 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). platform -- the "Madison" project -- in 1997 intended to complement its GCOS offerings while providing a basis for accelerated revenue growth beyond its traditional large system customer base. "Today's announcement further illustrates Bull's Enterprise Information Processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. strategy, a commitment to help protect customers' existing mainframe investments while extending open computing standards to the enterprise level," said Ross Park, VP & GM of Bull's Enterprise Systems Division in Phoenix. "A multi-phased approach for GCOS-UNIX interoperability announced in April in the U.S., Bull's EIP (1) (Enterprise Information Portal) See corporate portal. (2) (Extended Instruction Pointer) The program counter on x86 CPUs. strategy provides a framework for expanding our enterprise systems business both within and beyond our current customer base," Park said. "Regardless of which environment or combination they choose, customers can enjoy peace of mind in knowing that Bull will continue to offer robust, technically advanced, cost-effective enterprise platforms." Enhanced GCOS-UNIX Interoperability The first products announced in the U.S. in April under the EIP "Stella" program are the MainWay communication system, Alliance Solutions and EpochBackup storage management solutions. Together, these products offer a very high level of interoperabililty and integration between GCOS mainframes and UNIX servers, providing a modular, high-bandwidth LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network architecture; access to a wealth of application in a "load and go" client/server environment, and an enterprise-wide data backup and recovery capability. A Clear Direction Forward For GCOS Bull's commitment to meeting the future computing requirement of its GCOS customer base focuses on enhancing the transaction processing, batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. and database management strengths of GCOS systems. Bull has approximately 2,800 mainframe customers worldwide with some 4,500 GCOS systems installed, representing an investment nearly $10 billion in hardware, software and services. A new generation of DPS Minicomputer series from Bull HN. 1. (language, text) DPS - Display PostScript. 2. (language) DPS - A real-time language with direct expression of timing requests. ["Language Constructs for Distributed Real-Time PRogramming", I. 9000 ("Jupiter") large systems -- being developed in cooperation with long-term strategic partner NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. -- and Bull DPS 7000 ("Artemis") midrange systems will further exploit the cost savings of 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. technology and symmetric multiple parallel server architecture. Together with major planned GCOS 8 and GCOS 7 software releases, these advances will help ensure a rich future for GCOS environments and protection for customer investments. A New Dimension in Open Enterprise Computing The Madison program will provide a platform-independent, open enterprise server environment -- with mainframe disciplines and mainframe-class services -- on UNIX. Products developed under Madison would logically function as production servers, running in cooperation with GCOS and other mainframe systems. With a presence in more than 100 countries, over 27,000 employees and combined revenue in 1994 of more than $5.4 billion, Bull is one of the world's largest information technology companies and a major systems and technology integrator, offering a comprehensive range of solutions, services and support capabilities for use in multivendor environments. -0- MainWay is a trademark of Bull. UNIX is registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Bull HN Information Systems, Billerica Bill Bradley, 508/294-5812 |
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