Computer Concepts' Softworks Subsidiary to Integrate Ten of Its Products, Including 3 Y2k Products, With IBM's OS/390 SystemPac-tm-.BOHEMIA Bohemia, Czech Čechy, historic region (20,368 sq mi/52,753 sq km) and former kingdom, in W and central Czech Republic. Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the west and northwest, by Poland in the north and northeast, and by , NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998--Computer Concepts Corp.'s (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 :CCEE CCEE Conseil des Conférences Episcopales Européennes (Switzerland) CCEE Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica CCEE Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae (Council of European Bishops' Conferences) ) SOFTWORKS subsidiary announced today via a press release that it will integrate ten of its enterprise systems management products, including 3 of its year 2000 products - HotDate 2000 WARP, SIMULATE and TEST - with IBM's OS/390 SystemPac(TM) offering. The full content of that press release is contained below: SOFTWORKS to INTEGRATE Enterprise systems management products WITH 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) Alexandria, VA, September 22, 1998 -- SOFTWORKS (NASDAQ: SWRX) has entered into an agreement with IBM to integrate ten of its enterprise systems management products with IBM's OS/390 SystemPac(tm) offering. The agreement provides SOFTWORKS with an avenue for product distribution that complements its extensive direct sales and distribution network, which serves more than 50 countries around the world. Through the agreement, SOFTWORKS' products for enterprise storage resource management, catalog management, VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) An IBM access method for storing data, widely used in IBM mainframes. It uses the B+tree method for organizing data. VSAM - Virtual Storage Access Method file management, performance management, and Year 2000 remediation and testing are now available for IBM's OS/390 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. in a packaged, integrated offering. IBM's OS/390 SystemPac is a customized package of operating system and related software that allows customers to save time and effort in selecting, acquiring, installing, and testing new software solutions. The OS/390 SystemPac is a vehicle for distributing vendor products and maintenance updates. By purchasing SOFTWORKS products through the OS/390 SystemPac, customers have easy access to best-of-breed systems management solutions. "Through this agreement, SOFTWORKS broadens its distribution channel and allows IBM customers to quickly implement extensive, and often complex, systems management solutions," said Lisa Welch Lisa Welch (born November 11, 1960 in Aberdeen, Maryland) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1980 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus and Pompeo Posar. , SOFTWORKS Vice President of Technology. "This agreement is a natural and exciting fit for SOFTWORKS' customer base. For the first time, it provides customers with an integrated and synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. mix of IBM system software and leading data, storage, and performance management software." "SOFTWORKS products are a significant new addition to the OS/390 SystemPac that extend and enhance the versatility of OS/390 for mission critical applications," said John Speacht, S/390 Global Offering Executive, IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. . "By including these products in one of our most popular systems management bundles, IBM provides its customers with a broader range of Solution Developer products." The SOFTWORKS products integrated in the OS/390 SystemPac offering include CenterStage for enterprise storage resource management; Catalog Solution for catalog management and recovery; VSAM Quick Index, VSAM Assist, and TeraSam for large file management; Performance Essential and QuickTune for performance management; and HotDate 2000/WARP, HotDate 2000/SIMULATE, and HotDate 2000/TEST for Year 2000 testing and simulation. SOFTWORKS is a leading global provider of IT solutions for the enterprise and is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol SWRX. Founded in 1977, SOFTWORKS responds to the data and systems management needs of organizations worldwide, supporting customers in more than 50 countries with solutions for enterprise data and storage management, performance management, Year 2000, and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . For more information about SOFTWORKS, visit the company's website at www.softworks.com Computer Concepts develops software tools including d.b.Express that assist end users in the retrieval and visualization of all types of data, and owns approximately 70% of SOFTWORKS. Computer Concepts' d.b.Express Internet Server(TM) has recently been integrated with British Telecom's Syncordia Services' C-View software application which will allows BT's customers to access and analyze the high volumes of technical and account information available within BT's Internet-based databases without having to download the data to their own computers. The new d.b.Express Internet Server(TM) and JAVA Applet A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. have overcome a major Internet problem, that of high data volume and limited bandwidth, currently responsible for the lengthy delays associated with data downloading. Its latest software offering, ComputerCOP, is designed to assist parents, and others, who have little or no computer knowledge, monitor what their children are exposed to on the Internet. |
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