Chrysler Corporation Selects Tivoli Systems To Manage Its Enterprise Client/Server Systems; Tivoli to Provide Application and Systems Management Solutions to Reduce Complexity of Chrysler's Distributed Environment.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1996--Tivoli Systems today announced that automaker Chrysler Corporation has chosen TME See Tivoli Systems Management Software. 10 (the Tivoli Management Environment) to manage the company's enterprise client/server systems. This purchase includes Tivoli's suite of management applications for use in deploying, monitoring and managing Chrysler's heterogeneous, client/server network (1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that is processing applications designed for client/server architecture. which includes approximately 20,000 PCs, 500 Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. servers and over 350 UNIX servers. Chrysler IS selected TME 10 as part of its distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. management solution after an extensive RFP/RFQ process involving Tivoli and its major competitors which was followed by technology pilots. Chrysler chose TME 10 for several reasons including: its open, standards-based architecture, its ability to manage both Novell and 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). environments with the same set of tools; the Tivoli Management Framework (TMF TMF The Motley Fool TMF The Music Factory (TV) TMF Telemanagement Forum TMF Texas Medical Foundation TMF Terminated Merchant File (credit card systems) TMF Trial Master File TMF Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue ) ability to allow Chrysler integration of third-party "best-of-breed" management software with Tivoli at the object level. "Client/server technology enables Chrysler to deliver services to our customers that were not available in the traditional mainframe systems. Systems management is the key that makes client/server work," said Alex Beylin, supervisor of the Midrange Systems and Systems Management group, at Chrysler Corporation. "Tivoli's products should allow us to provide the same level of reliability, availability and serviceability Reliability, Availability and Serviceability is a computer hardware engineering term. It originated from IBM to advertise the robustness of their mainframe computers. The concept is often known by the acronym RAS. for client/server systems as that in the host environment. The target for both environments is 99.99% availability." The Tivoli/Enterprise Console (T/EC) will enable Chrysler IS to reduce the complexity of managing its distributed environment by providing a centralized, global view of events occurring across all of Chrysler's systems, databases and applications. Tivoli/Sentry will allow Chrysler to proactively monitor critical system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. , eliminating potential problems before they interfere with service levels. Tivoli/Admin, after a customization provided by Tivoli Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , will enable Chrysler to use its MVS/DB2 human resources database to control user accounts and authorization levels for UNIX, Novell, Sybase, Lotus Notes, CC: Mail and other distributed systems. Tivoli/Courier will allow Chrysler to centralize the distribution and updating of software to UNIX servers, as well as updates for applications residing on Novell servers. Tivoli /Inventory will enable Chrysler to automatically discover and track hardware and software configurations. "Chrysler has identified systems management as a key requirement for successfully implementing and maintaining its distributed environment," said Frank Moss, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Tivoli Systems. "TME was designed for large environments such as Chrysler's, where management of all phases of the application lifecycle is essential. We are pleased that Chrysler selected Tivoli to manage their client/server environment." Tivoli Systems Tivoli Systems, an 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) company, provides an open, end-to-end management solution from mainframes to the desktop, spanning network and systems management. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tivoli distributes its products worldwide through a network of domestic and international sales offices, systems integrators, resellers and IBM sales channels. For more information about Tivoli Systems and its products, visit their World Wide Web site at http://www.tivoli.com. -0- Note to Editors: Tivoli Management Environment, Tivoli/Enterprise Console, Tivoli/Admin, Tivoli/Inventory, Tivoli/Courier, Tivoli/Sentry and TME are trademarks of Tivoli Systems, an IBM company. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: Tivoli Systems Inc. Claire Campbell, 512/436-8311 claire.campbell@tivoli.com or Lois Paul & Partners Constance Mazelsky, 617/238-5700 constance_mazelsky@lpp.com |
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