Covia Technologies moves into 1995 propelled by customer successes worldwide.ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 1995--Covia Technologies (CT) is moving aggressively into 1995 with a host of new software releases planned, after closing last year's business success with new customers, business partners and corporate milestones. CT is a market leader in providing software and services for businesses where 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. interoperability of existing and new mission-critical business applications are a fundamental requirement for business survival. In 1994, Covia Technologies made rapid advancements in realizing one of its stated goals: to be the leader in delivering the economic advantages of distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. to its customers. CT's high performance product and service offerings enable companies to maximize their technology investments for company-wide interoperability, regardless of 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. , platform, or protocol. "I'm excited to see our customers in diverse industries gaining the economic and competitive benefits of deploying the Communications Integrator( (CI) as a foundation for their distributed computing needs," said Mark Teflian, CT president. "Our customers recognize that building a sustainable infrastructure to integrate business processes, while extending IT investments to exploit new technologies, is their top priority." Teflian also highlighted the importance of the company's strategic alliances in helping Covia Technologies' products and services reach more customers around the world. CT has business partnerships with AT&T Global Information Solutions, Early, Cloud & Company, Expersoft, Hewlett-Packard, Sequent Computers, Amdahl, Mitsubishi, Tandem Computers (company) Tandem Computers - A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). , and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , among others. In 1994, Covia Technologies' core product, the Communications Integrator (CI), continued to earn recognition as the most manageable, highest performing message-oriented middleware Message-oriented middleware comprises a category of inter-application communication software that generally relies on asynchronous message-passing as opposed to a request/response metaphor. (MOM) product available through the following events: -- CI was released on 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. , making it the first MOM product to ship on that platform, enabling customers to bring NT-based applications into full interoperability with enterprise systems. Further, the new CI release of the latest version of IBM's TPF (Transaction Processing Facility) An operating system for IBM mainframes specialized for large transaction processing systems such as airline reservations. TPF supports thousands of terminals with a typical response time of two to three seconds. Operating System during the year means that it runs on the fastest operating system in the world. With the release of 7 new versions of the CI in 1994, the product now ships on 19 different platforms and 5 protocols. -- Covia Technologies signed accords with several new clients for the Communications Integrator product. These include Ameritech, who is using the CI for a customer contact system to be used as a part of the massive Ameritech Service Center of Tomorrow (ASCOT); Household International, in an asynchronous-messaging-based customer service and loan system application; Citicorp, in a new stock and mutual funds trading system The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. using automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. ; Radisson Diamond Cruises, for its CI-based application interoperability with major travel reservation systems; TeleDanmark, in new customer service operations at the telecommunications authority; and Quantas Airlines, who is using the CI to provide application interoperability across its Amdahl TPF and Stratus systems, the British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. and GlobalFares systems, and about 50,000 travel agent workstations. Covia Technologies estimates an installed base of more than 100,000 CI end points worldwide. -- The CI and Covia Technologies played an instrumental role in the on- schedule opening of Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, in September of 1994. Covia Technologies provided the CI, engineering and consulting services, and an application server for what is regarded as the most advanced passenger information system in the world, operating in what has been called the most sophisticated airport in the world in its use of information technology. And the client-server implementation is an innovative approach in a market that remains heavily focused on mainframe-centric computing. During the January earthquake that rattled Japan and interrupted almost every facet of normal life, the CI-based system never went down. "Not a glitch A temporary or random hardware malfunction. It is possible that a bug in a program may cause the hardware to appear as if it had a glitch in it and vice versa. At times it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a problem lies within the hardware or the software. See glitch attack. ," said John Testa, CT vice president, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . "We and our partners in the project are very proud of that. The system has been very instrumental in maintaining the airport's normal operations Generally and collectively, the broad functions that a combatant commander undertakes when assigned responsibility for a given geographic or functional area. Except as otherwise qualified in certain unified command plan paragraphs that relate to particular commands, "normal operations" of ." -- Several new major business partners signed on with Covia Technologies in 1994. Marketing and technology partnerships involving the CI were struck with, among others: - Sequent Computer Systems - Early, Cloud & Company - Expersoft - Amdahl -- AT&T Global Information Solutions and Covia Technologies formed a strategic partnership to provide comprehensive airport, airline and passenger terminal operations The reception, processing, and staging of passengers; thereceipt, transit, storage, and marshalling of cargo; the loadingand unloading of modes of transport conveyances; and themanifesting and forwarding of cargo and passengers todestination. See also operation; terminal. management solutions to airport and airline customers worldwide. Covia Technologies will provide its Resource Works* suite of software products exclusively on AT&T Global Information Solutions platforms. -- Covia Technologies also signed an agreement with Southern Pacific to develop and implement a comprehensive decision support system that will assign and route railroad cars to Southern Pacific customers nationwide. The system will utilize object-oriented programming among other technologies and will incorporate the Communications Integrator to enable communications between the client and server systems. -- Covia Technologies received a U.S. patent on the CI core technology in 1994, and a European patent this month. Headquartered in Chicago, Covia Technologies sells the Communications Integrator; distributed applications, including travel and transportation operations software and expert system software; custom software solutions; network and facility systems integration services; and interoperability consulting services. The company operates as a division of Galileo International, and has offices in Rosemont, Ill., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Denver, San Francisco, and Swindon, England. Note: The Communications Integrator is a registered trademark of Galileo International and holds U.S. Patent No. 5,317,568. All other products referenced are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Covia Technologies, Rosemont Laurel Nelson-Rowe, 708/518-4669 or MarketWise Inc., Boulder Elizabeth Wonnacott or Laura Elliott, 303/449-9224 |
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