Corporate Profile for Polaris Communications Inc., dated Nov. 6.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1998--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: Nov. 6, 1998
Company Name: Polaris Communications Inc.
Address: 10200 SW Allen Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Main Telephone
Number: 503/643-1533
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) http://www.polariscomm.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Iraj Vojdani
Chief Financial
Officer: Leslie Trim
Public Relations
Contact: Jennifer Pietrzak-Wahl
Business number: 503/643-1533
Industry: Computer Hardware
Company description: Overview Polaris Communications Inc., founded in 1988, designs, develops, and markets computer communication interfaces and systems. The company's primary focus is on high-speed connectivity 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) and plug-compatible mainframe channels. Products Polaris' product line includes board level controllers that can be integrated into systems or peripherals allowing them to attach directly to the mainframe channel and emulate em·u·late tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates 1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. IBM control units. The board level interfaces are based on industry standard buses and provide an easy to integrate and cost effective method of high-speed mainframe attachment. The company also offers a series of programmable channel attached control units that can be used to front end a wide variety of devices and networks. Through use of a popular bus structure, the Polaris systems offer access to the mainframe channel via a wide variety of interfaces traditionally unavailable on IBM control units. Markets Polaris currently markets all its products directly in both the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and abroad. Its board level interfaces are used primarily by OEMs and systems integrators. The system level controllers are sold into the end-user and integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. environments. Users range from Fortune 500 companies to governmental agencies and the military. Milestones -- First Bus & Tag Channel Interface in 1989 -- First ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. Channel Interface in 1992 -- First PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). to ESCON Channel Interface in 1995 -- First ESCON vendor to support Microsoft 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. Server -- First to provide a mainframe connectivity solution for SNA, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. and Bulk Data Transfer in a single, scalable information gateway, 1998 |
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