Cisco and Starquest to Streamline Desktop Connectivity to Remote Databases; Pilot Solution Protects Data Center Investment, Saves Money and Increases End User Productivity.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1997-- Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , 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 :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced an agreement with StarQuest Software, Inc. to develop solutions that enable TCP/IP-based desktop clients to access remote DB2 databases on SNA-based hosts. Together, the companies will enhance the functionality of Cisco IOS Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is the software used on the vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and all current Cisco network switches. IOS is a package of routing, switching, internetworking and telecommunications functions tightly integrated with a 1 software to provide end users with secure, direct access to DB2 databases via their Cisco routers, providing a high-speed platform for the data center. Cisco will become the first vendor to provide this functionality on a router using industry standards. Cisco and StarQuest will incorporate the functionality of StarQuest's software, StarPipes, into Cisco IOS software. StarPipes, which implements IBM's Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA (Distributed Relational Database Architecture) An IBM architecture for distributing data across multiple heterogeneous platforms. It also serves as a protocol for access to these databases from IBM and non-IBM platforms. DRDA uses LU 6.2 as its transport protocol. ) Level 3, provides a direct connection from desktops to 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) DB2 databases using TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. . With the explosive growth of corporate intranets, enterprise networks are quickly migrating to TCP/IP. Cisco and StarQuest's solution will preserve a corporation's investment in the data center by giving TCP/IP-based local-area networks (LANs) access to data on SNA-oriented hosts. The product will support any DRDA-enabled database and client software, including the StarSQL Pro ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. driver from StarQuest. "Maintaining access to the data center is a key requirement for enterprises that are migrating to corporate intranets," said Selby Wellman, senior vice president and general manager for Cisco's InterWorks Business Unit. "Our joint development with StarQuest is one more example of Cisco's plan to provide leading, end-to-end solutions for our data center customers. This remote access solution has become a key component of our intranet strategy." Field Trial of Software Reduces Expenses and Increases Productivity Kaiser Permanente Information Technology Services recently evaluated a pilot solution from Cisco and StarQuest to provide access from the desktop to DB2. Kaiser Permanente's main goal was to streamline access to data in the data center for end users who need information to make critical decisions. With this solution, Kaiser Permanente eliminated the cost of purchasing, deploying and maintaining several servers and software for accessing the mainframe through the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . Kaiser Permanente studies show that the pilot solution offered database access that is 30 to 40 percent faster than alternative solutions. Cisco and StarQuest's pilot solution was also scalable, showing almost no performance degradation when comparing transaction processing speeds for 500 concurrent sessions to those attained for a single session. "Together with StarQuest, Cisco has turned its router into a fully integrated database access platform that allows desktop users running TCP/IP and ODBC from anywhere on the enterprise to have full access to DB2," said Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Cisco and StarQuest will make a formal product announcement in approximately 60 days. This product will be used in conjunction with the Cisco 7500 family of routers. "Designers of advanced client/server and intranet applications benefit from the Cisco/StarQuest collaboration," said Paul Rampel, president of StarQuest. "This solution encourages the deployment of desktop applications that require the highest level of responsiveness and availability that Cisco-based networks and IBM's DB2 have come to represent to commercial users. It will allow network planners to decouple the decision to move to TCP/IP as the enterprise network standard while preserving the advantages of native SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. access on the IBM hosts." About Cisco Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com . About StarQuest StarQuest Software, Inc., headquartered in Berkeley, California, provides a family of data communications software products for seamlessly connecting Windows and UNIX systems with IBM mainframe and midrange computers. StarQuest leverages industry standards -- namely IBM's Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) and Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve (ODBC) -- to provide a family of robust, efficient and cost-effective connectivity products. StarQuest products are marketed directly by StarQuest and by StarQuest's domestic and international resellers. The company is privately held. News and information are available at http://www.starquest.com . -0- Note to Editors: Cisco IOS is a trademark, and Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cisco Systems, Inc. Mary Hecht-Kissell, 919/472-3290 mhechtki@cisco.com or For StarQuest Software, Inc. Scott Humphrey, 503/644-9709 humphrey@strategic-pr.com |
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