D&B Software's new SmartStream DE to support IBM RS/6000 Server Line and AIX 4.1.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1996--Dun & Bradstreet Software today announced that SmartStream(R) Distributed Enterprise (DE), the company's client/server financial human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , manufacturing/distribution and information management applications, supports IBM's latest PowerPC(TM)-based uniprocessor and SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. RS/6000 line running AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. (TM) Version 4.1. For users of SmartStream DE, the announcement enables them to take advantage of a platform with exceptionally high performance and economies of scale. The versatile RS/6000 line functions as a standalone server Standalone servers are compilations of programs that run on a single PC, but emulates what the same set of programs will do when run on a server over the Internet. They usually contain a web server (such as the Apache HTTP Server), one or more languages, and one or more databases. or as part of a distributed network, offering functionality combined with low cost of ownership. AIX Version 4.1 is IBM's latest update to its 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) operating system, offering increased ease and speed of installation, file system compression, a new 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. , and full international language support. Released last December, SmartStream DE is the first fully distributed Fully distributed A new stock issue that has been completely resold to the investing public and is no longer held by dealers. fully distributed Of or relating to a new issue of securities that has been sold out. line of application suites for client/server, offering the ability to disperse information and processing onto multiple servers -- even those located around the world. This capability allows greater performance and faster access to data, since users can access corporate information from their local networks. It also enhances reliability, by eliminating a single point-of-failure that single/central database applications face. SmartStream DE also features an extremely adaptable architecture that reduces time-to-success and permits rapid change. Capabilities are provided for continuous improvement so that applications can be customized and workflows can be quickly reconfigured as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , without recoding Noun 1. recoding - converting from one code to another coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher . "The new RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. System/6000 line from 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) offers our customers an excellent platform for their important business applications," said Charlie Copenhaver, Global Alliance director for D&B Software. "The combination of SmartStream DE with the PowerPC technology will provide our customers with significant productivity gains." According to Chris Walter, director, Commercial Systems Marketing, IBM RISC System/6000 Division, "The RS/6000 with AIX 4.1 provides flexible growth, excellent price/performance and unbeatable reliability. Together with SmartStream DE's distributed architecture, our customers can gain a competitive edge in today's global business environment. "Both IBM and D&B Software maintain expertise in host systems as well as new client and server technologies," she continued. "This ensures our customers a given choices that best fit their current as well as future computing needs." IBM is an industry leader in providing mainframe as well as distributed client/server hardware and operating system technologies. D&B Software and IBM have partnered in offering past SmartStream platform solutions, with IBM serving as a leading systems integrator for D&B Software applications. Earlier this year, the IBM Competency Center opened inside D&B Software's Atlanta headquarters. The IBM Competency Center provides support and demonstrations of D&B Software applications running on RS/6000 server products. With the release of SmartStream DE, the company is now the first to offer client/server applications for Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, and Manufacturing/Distribution on a fully distributed platform. SmartStream technology allows companies to spread information and processing onto multiple servers throughout the world -- making it ideal for today's global businesses. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dun & Bradstreet Software is a premier provider of integrated financial, human resources, procurement, manufacturing and distribution application suites. D&B Software's client/server business exceeded $100 million in 1995. For more information, contact D&B Software at 66 Perimeter Center East, Atlanta, Ga. 30346-1805. 404/239-2000 (phone); 800/290-7374 (fax); or Internet solutions@dbsoftware.com (e-mail). -0- EDITOR'S NOTE: SmartStream is a registered trademark of Dun & Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. Power-PC and AIX are trademarks of IBM. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Dun & Bradstreet Software, Atlanta Randy Renbarger, 404/239-3658 rrenb@dbsoftware.com or Baron, McDonald & Wells Soon Mee Kim, 770/492-0373 smkim@bmwpr.com |
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