DATABASE ARCHIVING SOLUTION SUPPORTS EMC CENTERA MAINFRAME.Princeton Softech, Princeton, N.J., a leader in the database archiving market, has launched Archive for DB2 Release 5.2. In addition to enhanced archived data access and processing performance, this new release delivers expanded support for EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Centera Compliance Edition. This version of Archive for DB2 provides the first database archiving solution to support the new Centera z/OS mainframe connectivity from EMC. "EMC is dedicated to providing advanced storage technology that helps companies comply with stringent data retention regulations," said Roy Sanford, EMC's vice president, Content Addressed Storage A storage technique from EMC for content that is in its final form (fixed content). CAS assigns an identifier to the files so they can be accessed no matter where they are located. . "The synergy between Princeton Softech's database archiving technology and EMC's Centera Compliance Edition enables companies to manage and store complex relational data on a secure platform and satisfy the requirement for fast access. Companies can reduce costs and remain in compliance with federal regulations throughout the information lifecycle." Princeton Softech, with more than half the database archiving market (a 56% market share in 2002, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner), delivers database archiving capabilities that help companies manage and store structured data cost-effectively, based on its business value and access requirements throughout the information lifecycle. Princeton Softech's Active Archive(tm) Solutions support the broadest range of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , 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. and e-business enterprise applications and heterogeneous environments. According to IDC, content addressed storage in the mainframe environment is expected to increase potentially to 86 petabytes. Princeton Softech is the only database archiving vendor that archives to EMC Centera from both the mainframe and open systems environments. This release of Archive for DB2 integrates with EMC Centera's new native z/OS API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. support. With this technology, companies can now archive from mainframe DB2 applications to EMC Centera and selectively retrieve archived subsets of data on demand, reducing the cost of compliance. "Safe, cost-effective storage and on-demand access to archived data are critical components for customers implementing an Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) strategy and addressing compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). ," said Lisa Cash, Princeton Softech's 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. and president. "Princeton Softech's newest release of Archive for DB2, with direct support for accessing archived data stored on EMC Centera, is the logical next step in expanding our database archiving technology." Release 5.2 of Archive for DB2 includes new offline delete options and enhanced Large Object (LOB) handling that improves performance by more than 25 percent. New archive index handling provides for index validation and faster access to archived data. Archive for DB2 analyzes the database indexes that support the relationships required for archive processing and indicates whether creating indexes could improve processing performance. With structured data growing at 125 percent annually, according to Meta Group, slow retrieval of data can cost a company millions in revenue. As an essential component of ILM, Archive for DB2 provides on-demand access and capabilities for storing archived data to the most cost-effective and appropriate medium: online in an archive database, near-line on a file server, offline to tape, disk-based WORM device or long-term permanent storage, such as EMC Centera(tm) and NetApp NearStore(tm) with SnapLock(tm). By implementing database archiving along with routine database maintenance activities, companies can keep critical application databases at a manageable size to improve performance and availability, while keeping archived data readily accessible and lowering the total cost of ownership. About Princeton Softech Princeton Softech database archiving, delivers comprehensive enterprise data management software solutions for the leading applications, databases, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. . Princeton Softech's Active Archive(tm) Solutions enable companies to manage and store data, based on its business value, critical for information lifecycle management (ILM). Our Relational Tools* provides test data management capabilities that improve application quality and reliability. Companies can maximize application performance and availability, while reducing their total cost of ownership. Princeton Softech's products are used by more than 2,100 of the world's largest companies across industries in more than 30 countries. Princeton Softech is financed by Apax Partners, Inc. and LLR LLR Lunar Laser Ranging LLR Log-Likelihood Ratio LLR Loan Loss Reserve LLR Low Level Radiation LLR Looks Like Rain (song) LLR Local Linear Regression LLR Lessons Learned Report LLR Load-Limiting Resistor Partners. For more information, visit http://www.princetonsoftech.com or call 650/429-2759. |
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