DAZEL Corp. announces partnerships with Dynasty Technologies, Powersoft Corp. and Tivoli Systems.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1994--DAZEL Corp. Tuesday announced key relationships with Dynasty An application development system for enterprise client/server environments from Dynasty Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (www.dynasty.com). Introduced in 1993, it is a repository-driven system that supports Windows, Mac and Motif clients and NT, OS/2 and major Unix servers and databases. Technologies, Powersoft Corp. and Tivoli Systems designed to further deploy DAZEL's enterprise-class output management system into production client/server environments A networking environment that is made up of clients and servers running applications designed for client/server architecture. See client/server. . DAZEL will work with Dynasty and Powersoft to provide object class libraries so developers can easily include rich, native output management in their applications. The partnership with Tivoli will lead to links between DAZEL's output management system and Tivoli's systems management products. "As client/server moves into production for mission-critical applications, output management is the last principal discipline that needs to be effectively addressed," said Bob Fabbio, founder and president of DAZEL Corp. "Delivering DAZEL's rich set of services through the Dynasty and PowerBuilder development environments gives developers a very effective and low-cost approach to building robust output function directly into their applications. The partnership with Tivoli helps us bring mainframe reliability to client/server output and enables us to provide improved serviceability (system) serviceability - The ease with which corrective maintenance or preventative maintenance can be performed on a system (e.g. by a hardware service technician). Higher serviceability improves availability and reduces service cost. Serviceability is one component of RAS. and up-time for our customers." DAZEL(R), the premier output management system, unifies final-form output and delivery into a single strategic system and enables printers, facsimiles and pagers to be centrally manageable by MIS and easily accessible by end-users and applications. DAZEL enables downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing of mainframe-based, high-volume output and provides a 1990s approach to integrating output and delivery through a powerful on-line system. By using DAZEL to replace today's fragmented frag·ment n. 1. A small part broken off or detached. 2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript. 3. and chaotic approach to output, client/server can be implemented to drive high-volume output applications such as billing, payroll and financials. Output Services Integrated with Applications Development The partnerships with Dynasty and Powersoft will speed the development of applications with enhanced output management capabilities. DAZEL will work with these partners to provide object class libraries for each development environment, giving application developers direct access to DAZEL function. Today, 10-15 percent of the code written for client/server applications specifically addresses output-related issues. Using DAZEL as a unified, enterprise-wide output management system, application developers can easily access the rich output function through the DAZEL 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. rather than writing proprietary, application-specific technologies. "Our customers have been asking for a highly robust output service that PowerBuilder applications can leverage to drive high-volume batch printing and report distribution," said Tom Herring "We are excited about working with DAZEL to bring this class of product to our customers through PowerBuilder class libraries. Combining DAZEL with PowerBuilder provides a necessary ingredient in the deployment of production client/server networks (1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that is processing applications designed for client/server architecture. ." Michael J. Lyons, founder, president and chief executive officer of Dynasty Technologies, said, "DAZEL and Dynasty are collaborating to address both conventional output management requirements and exciting opportunities for alternate forms of `output' that electronic applications present. We will be able to offer our customers a unique and powerful approach to enterprise client/server issues." Monitoring and Managing Output as Part of Client/Server Systems Management Once large-scale client/server systems are put into production, centralized systems In telecommunications, a centralized system is one in which most communications are routed through one or more major central hubs. Such a system allows certain functions to be concentrated in the system's hubs, freeing up resources in the peripheral units. management becomes a primary issue in delivering reliable and consistent levels of IT services. DAZEL's partnership with Tivoli Systems will augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: DAZEL's fully featured centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management facilities and yield significant improvements in the ability to centrally manage large-scale DAZEL environments. DAZEL will develop an event adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. for the Tivoli/Enterprise Console, a rule-based event management application for collecting, processing and responding to enterprise management events from systems, networks, databases and applications. This adapter will allow output events and problems to be directed to the Enterprise Console for problem resolution using the product's event correlation Event Correlation is the processes involved with reducing a large number of incident alerts to a much smaller, more manageable number within automated monitoring and incident/problem management in a Support Management System. technology. The result will be improved customer up-time, lower cost of systems administration and greater user satisfaction. "Tivoli is pleased to welcome DAZEL as a Tivoli Partner," said Michael D'Eath, director of business development for Tivoli Systems Inc. "DAZEL's output management software provides customers the ability to maintain mainframe-class service levels within a distributed computing environment See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks . "Integration between DAZEL and the Tivoli/Enterprise Console highlights Tivoli's role as a point of convergence for systems management disciplines and brings an important new class of event adapters to the Enterprise Console." DAZEL Corp. is the premiere client/server output management company. Founded in 1991, DAZEL is headquartered in Austin. The DAZEL product family is installed in many Fortune 1000 companies around the world. DAZEL Delivery(TM), the UNIX-based server product, and DAZEL Express(TM), the UNIX-based client product, were announced in April 1993. DAZEL Delivery 2.3 also was announced today, along with a Windows version of DAZEL Express. DAZEL Corp. is privately held with venture capital investments from the prominent firms of Sevin-Rosen Ventures, Austin Ventures and SSM SSM abbr. surface-to-surface missile Partners. -0- Trademarks: DAZEL is a registered trademark of DAZEL Corp. DAZEL Delivery and DAZEL Express are trademarks of DAZEL Corp. Other product names in this document are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: DAZEL Corp.
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