Cybermation Announces Alchemist Web Interface; Browser-based GUI Provides Enhanced Usability for Leading Change Management Product.Business/Technology Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001 Cybermation Inc., a leading developer of integrated enterprise systems management software, has announced the early release of Alchemist Web Interface 1.0 at the Association for Computer Operations Management (AFCOM AFCOM Association For Computer Operations Management AFCOM Air Force Commendation Medal ) Conference today. The product is a web browser-based 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 (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) for Cybermation's leading enterprise software and source change management product, Alchemist. The web interface provides increased functionality and manageability, particularly for users who are not mainframe literate and who are therefore unable to access and navigate the product's original mainframe (3270) display. The GUI provides additional benefits to users by allowing them to sign on from any PC attached to the network and through its use of common utilities such as check boxes, sliders sliders a species of tortoise kept as pets. They have a black shell and a red stripe behind the eye. Called also Chrysemys scripta elegans, red-eared sliders. and lists. "This usability enhancement demonstrates Cybermation's deep commitment to Alchemist's ongoing development," said Ray Nissan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cybermation. "Current market expectations for this product category demand availability of a graphical user interface. This and our additional upcoming enhancements confirms our determination to make Alchemist the best-of-breed offering in the software and source change management arena." Web-based Advantage Alchemist's web-based GUI provides a number of advantages over traditional PC-based interfaces, including zero-install. Users only need a web-browser installed on their PC to access the product via the network. There is no requirement to install client code on the PC. The web GUI also delivers a thin client, placing considerably lower demands on the client machine and allowing users to access Alchemist via older PC hardware, network computers, or ultimately mobile devices such as PDAs and web-enabled cellular phones, providing unparalleled flexibility for all users. About Alchemist Alchemist has demonstrated its adaptability to manage change in diverse commercial and government data centers in OS/390 environments since 1989. It enables organizations to optimize their information technology investment through error management, including software application development and distribution across multiple platforms. Alchemist also provides intelligence to assist planning and implementation of change projects, as well as management tools to administer best practices. Perhaps the most flexible and robust product on the market today, Alchemist is unique in its ability to conform to existing business processes and allow users to work the way they want to work. It also features multi-platform support through Cybermation's advanced Agent technology and has drawn accolades for its easy installation and maintenance. The Alchemist Web Interface 1.0 will be generally available in April. For more information, contact Cybermation at (800) 268-3338 or www.cybermation.com. About Cybermation Cybermation Inc. is recognized by its many Fortune 500 customers as a leading developer of best-of-breed automation solutions for job scheduling, workload management and software change management for distributed computing environments and for its systems management expertise. In addition to Alchemist, Cybermation provides integrated business automation solutions for heterogeneous computing environments. This includes ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. Workload Manager(R) for enterprise-wide job scheduling and workload management (OS/390(R), 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). (R), Windows NT(R) and OS/400(R) operating systems as well as for SAP R/3, Oracle and PeopleSoft ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. environments), the ESP Workstation graphical user interface for enterprise scheduling from a single point of control, ESP Encore(R) for automated rerun re·run n. The act or an instance of rebroadcasting a recorded movie or a recorded television performance. tr.v. re·ran , re·run, re·run·ning, re·runs To present a rerun of. , restart and recovery and ESP Console Manager(R) for console automation. Cybermation's customers include Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company, corporation chartered (1670) by Charles II of England for the purpose of trade and settlement in the Hudson Bay region of North America and for exploration toward the discovery of the Northwest Passage to Asia. , Statistics Canada, and CN Rail in Canada, Allstate Insurance, JC Penney, Nike, Deere & Co. and Verizon in the United States, and One 2 One, Sony Europe, VHV VHV Vereinigte Hannoversche Versicherungen (German insurance) VHV Village Health Volunteers VHV Veterans Helping Veterans (Marion County, Florida) and Janssen Pharmaceutica in Europe. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and has additional offices throughout the United States, England and Australia. |
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