Computer Associates and Silicon Graphics Announce Development and Marketing Relationship for Enterprise Management.CA-WORLD '96, NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 27, 1996-- Silicon Graphics Servers Join Extensive Platform List Supported By CA-Unicenter Computer Associates International, Inc. and Silicon Graphics, Inc. today announced that Silicon Graphics' CHALLENGE servers will join the growing list of platforms supported by CA-Unicenter. CA and Silicon Graphics will undertake joint marketing and cooperative development of CA-Unicenter on the Silicon Graphics platform based on the IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. 6.2 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . The companies will also jointly develop a CA-Unicenter agent which will allow for resource management on the Silicon Graphics platform from any CA-Unicenter-supported environment. This agent will be made available by the end of this year. CA and Silicon Graphics will jointly promote the new CA-Unicenter platform through a worldwide seminar series, in trade shows and industry conferences. In addition, Silicon Graphics will join CA's Strategic Business Alliance Program. "We are very pleased that Silicon Graphics has joined with so many other leading open systems suppliers in recognizing the value that CA-Unicenter brings to their clients," said Yogesh Gupta, CA senior vice president of product strategy. "This relationship brings the most advanced enterprise management solution for the client/server market to Silicon Graphics clients." "Silicon Graphics' powerful servers combined with Computer Associates enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. tools provide a leading solution for enterprise management," said Ash Munshi Munshi is a degree in South Asia, that is given after passing a certain course of basic reading, writing, and math etc. The advanced degree was Munshi Fazil or Munshi Fadhil. Munshi is also a title that a graduate of Munshi course is allowed to attach to his name. , vice president and general manager for Silicon Graphics Network Systems Division. This solution gives our customers the added security of knowing their systems are manageable no matter how large or distributed they may be." CA-Unicenter provides comprehensive end-to-end enterprise management for 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). , Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , AS/400, NetWare and mainframe platforms. Using scalable manager/agent technology, CA-Unicenter allows organizations to manage production environments through its integrated policy-based management See policy management. infrastructure, common management applications and consistent graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . CA-Unicenter is the only fully integrated management solution covering security, storage, workload, software distribution, help desk, performance, and change management for traditional distributed computing environments as well as the Internet and Intranets. Silicon Graphics systems have been used in industrial design, database analysis, visual simulation, energy exploration, and entertainment --businesses where creativity leads to competitive advantage, and where computing power and interactive visualization accelerate the creative process. Silicon Graphics is rapidly expanding its position in enterprise and Web-based environments. Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses, and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing, and financial applications. CA has 9,000 people in 130 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of more than $3.5 billion in fiscal year 1996. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com, or calling 1-516-342-5224. Silicon Graphics, Inc. is a leading supplier of high-performance visual and enterprise computing systems. The company's products range from low-end desktop workstations to servers and high-end Cray supercomputers. Silicon Graphics also markets MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. microprocessor designs, Alias|Wavefront Noun 1. wavefront - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium wave front entertainment software and other software products. The company's key markets include the World Wide Web, government, commercial, industrial and entertainment sectors. Silicon Graphics and its subsidiaries have offices throughout the world and headquarters in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . -0- CA-Unicenter is a registered trademark of Computer Associates International, Inc. Silicon Graphics, the Silicon Graphics logo and CHALLENGE are registered trademarks, and IRIX is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. All other referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Computer Associates Bob Gordon, 516/342-2391 bobg@cai.com or Silicon Graphics Ujesh Desai, 415/933-3780 desai@corp.sgi.com |
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