Business Research Subscribers Tap Wharton School's Web-Based Data Service Instantly through Unisys Web Server and Microsoft Windows 2000.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 Advanced application of Unisys and Microsoft technologies helps Wharton succeed as ASP, reduces costs and simplifies systems administration The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. and Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. today announced the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 Advanced Server-based Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS WRDS Water Resources Data System WRDS Wharton Research Data Service (University of Pennsylvania) ), an Internet-enabled information service that provides on-demand access to the broadest array of business, financial and economic data to subscribers via the World Wide Web. Running on an eight-processor Unisys e-@ction Enterprise Server ES5085 and the Windows 2000 Advanced Server network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. , Wharton is simplifying the use of its business research solution for its clients while reducing the cost of owning, managing and supporting the solution. The solution, which will be demonstrated at the Unisys exhibit at the Windows 2000 Conference &Expo, February 15-17 at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco, combines Wharton's globally recognized academic strengths and business research resources with the power of the World Wide Web to simplify and speed access to business research information. WRDS subscribers get instant access, from anywhere, at any time, to more than 280 gigabytes of comprehensive financial, accounting, economic, management, marketing, banking and insurance data. The WRDS client list includes Stanford University Graduate School of Business, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and other globally recognized institutions. The Unisys eight-processor ES5085 server and the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system See network operating system. have facilitated Wharton's evolution into an application service provider (ASP), a computing model under which it licenses data and research support to subscribers from a centralized server over the Web. As a result, The Wharton School removes for users the costs and complexities of conventional information distribution using compact discs or other media. Subscribers to WRDS around the globe now need only PCs or even less-expensive Web terminals to tap a constantly updated source of data. The tasks of distributing, installing and maintaining the software were eliminated for users. To facilitate Wharton's migration to Windows 2000, Unisys provided its Windows 2000 Compass service -- a consulting-based offering leveraging Unisys expertise in deploying Microsoft solutions in enterprise environments. The Windows 2000 Compass service from Unisys analyzes a client's current and planned network infrastructure, as well as hardware and software platforms, and uses this data to develop a report outlining recommended best practices to be applied, as well as specific benefits to be derived. &uot;Key to our success in quickly addressing the demanding requirements of Web-enabling the WRDS solution was the access we had, from one source -- Unisys -- both to the right technology and to information services See Information Systems. for enterprise-class deployment of Windows 2000,&uot; said Gerard McCartney, chief information officer, The Wharton School. &uot;Unisys not only packaged scalable Intel server technology with value-added software for improved performance, system availability and ease of management, but also provided Windows 2000-based services for planning, deploying and maintaining the solution, minimizing costs and complexity.&uot; Wharton's use of the scalability afforded by Unisys eight-processor Intel-based server technology and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server was driven in large part by the outstanding growth WRDS experienced in its first 18 months of operation. WRDS began supporting external clients with Stanford University in July of 1998. At that time, the service supported approximately 60 gigabytes of financial data provided through relationships with Standard &Poor's Compustat, Standard &Poor's DRI See Digital Research. (formerly Citibase), and the Center for Research in Security Prices This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (CRSP CRSP Collaborative Research Support Program (USA) CRSP Collaborative Research Support Program CRSP Center for Research in Security Prices CRSP Center for Research in Security Prices ). The system has since grown to 33 clients, close to 2,000 accounts, and over 280 gigabytes of financial, economic, banking, insurance, and marketing data provided through partnerships with Compustat, CRSP, Dow Jones, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000. (FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ), Philadelphia Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) A securities exchange trading American and European foreign currency options on spot exchange rates. , I/B/E/S International, Inc., the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , and The Conference Board. WRDS recently entered the international marketplace, with London Business School Around 800 degree students, from 70 countries, graduate from the school each year. Over 80 percent of students, and over 70 percent of faculty, come from outside the UK. A further 6,000 executives attend the school executive education programmes each year. Institute of Finance and Accounting signing on in September 1999. Wharton anticipates substantial growth with negotiations underway with leading business institutions elsewhere in Europe, as well as in Asia and the Near East. Armed with instant access to research results, WRDS users are literally changing the dynamics of business instruction, with faculty now empowered to use the solution collaboratively to teach with live data. Expanding the solution from a 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 to Windows 2000 enabled The Wharton School to achieve substantially lower total cost of ownership. This includes not only lower hardware and operating system software cost, but savings in systems administration and support costs made possible by Windows 2000 ease of-use and simplicity of systems management. At the same time, the new platform enables clients to access WRDS data worldwide using the familiar Windows desktop interface. &uot;Windows 2000 and Unisys enterprise server technology and services provide the scalability, reliability and networking support needed to transform a world-class solution like Wharton Research Data Services with the speed and economy of the Internet,&uot; said Deborah Willingham, vice president of Windows Marketing, Microsoft Corp. &uot;We're excited that The Wharton School will be running such an important Web-enabled solution on Windows 2000, allowing it to make the use of WRDS easier and more cost-effective for clients while simplifying its own technology infrastructure.&uot; About the Wharton School The Wharton School is recognized around the world for its leadership and broad academic strengths across every major discipline and at every level of management education. Founded in 1881 as the nation's first collegiate business school, Wharton has nearly 5,000 students from more than 60 nations enrolled in degree programs, 9,000 participants in its executive education programs, and a network of more than 70,000 alumni in 130 countries. About Unisys Unisys is an electronic business solutions company whose 36,000 employees help customers in 100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for success in this new era. The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for electronic business based on its expertise in vertical industry solutions, network services, outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server and related technologies. The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as the public sector, including federal government customers. Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Blue Bell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,395. , in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor. Unisys URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. address: http://www.unisys.com/news/releases/2000/feb/02076863.asp Unisys is a registered trademark and e-@ction is a trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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