Data Connection Provides Enterprise Connectivity Support for Websphere On Solaris.Business Editors/High Tech Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2000 Solaris users can integrate IBM's powerful e-business application suite into enterprise networks Data Connection Limited (DCL (1) (Digital Command Language) Digital's standard command language for the VMS operating system on its VAX series. (2) (Data Compression L ) today announced a relationship with 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) to provide enterprise-wide transaction support on the Solaris(TM) operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. with IBM's WebSphere(TM) Enterprise Edition and DCL's SNAP-IX(TM) products. IBM WebSphere Enterprise Edition includes the widely used TX Series(TM) package comprising Distributed CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without and Encina A Unix-based TP monitor from Transarc Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA that is layered over OSF's Distributed Computing Environment (DCE). IBM acquired Transarc in 1994 and based its CICS/6000 TP monitor on Encina. . DCL is working with IBM to provide DCL's SNAP-IX SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. communications stack See protocol stack. on the Solaris operating environment to enable WebSphere applications and users to access mainframe data and applications in distributed CICS transaction-processing systems. The combination of IBM's WebSphere, DCL's SNAP-IX and Sun's Solaris operating environment provides a highly robust and scaleable solution for organizations which require high throughput and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. . All the components have been extensively proven, and the resulting combination provides a uniquely secure platform for the most mission-critical deployments. SNAP-IX is the world's leading SNA connectivity product for 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). . It is available now from DCL. For more information see http://www.snap-ix.com/. WebSphere Enterprise Edition is the leading platform for developing advanced Web servers that enable access to enterprise systems. It includes features needed to develop smart Web sites that provide access to the fast changing data required by your customers and your own staff. It includes the technology for users to make orders, modify data, or to interact with back-end systems. When WebSphere Enterprise Edition's 2-phase commit features are combined with the host communication capabilities provided by SNAP-IX, these updates can be kept consistent across systems. "This is a natural combination of three enterprise-proven products", commented Clive Partridge, Director of DCL's SNAP-IX business unit. "We have partnered with IBM and Sun on numerous projects in the past and are very excited with the way this combination enables enterprise users to develop sophisticated and powerful e-business applications." "SNAP-IX allows us to support the full range of features available in WebSphere 3 Enterprise Edition, something that had not previously been possible on Solaris," said Bill Reedy reed·y adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est 1. Full of reeds. 2. Made of reeds. 3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: , Vice President of Business Integration, IBM Software. "We are familiar with DCL's SNAP-IX stack on other Unix platforms. We chose it because of its unique range of features and its proven performance and scalability." "We are delighted to see these two leading products available on Solaris" said John Phillips, Group Manager for Market Development at Sun Microsystems. "We find increasing demand for our systems as e-business servers and these products have a key role to play whether you are developing a small Web site, or one that uses our immensely powerful Enterprise 10,000 servers." About IBM WebSphere The IBM WebSphere Application Servers, along with Lotus Domino(TM), represent the industry's most complete range of Web application server environments that support business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. IBM's WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, expands on the capabilities of IBM's WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition, by providing customers with support for the industry-standard Enterprise JavaBean programming model. IBM's WebSphere Application Server, Enterprise Edition expands on the capabilities of IBM's WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, by providing customers with tighter integration and support for CORBA-based applications and high-transaction, high-performance operating environments. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on "SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) "), to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software, and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $11.5 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com . About Data Connection Limited Data Connection Limited (DCL) is the leading independent developer and supplier of SNA software technology products and technology. DCL also develops ATM, Conferencing, Internet Telephony, Unified Messaging, Directory, and SS7 portable products. Customers include 3Com, Cabletron, Cisco, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM Corp., Microsoft, Nortel Networks, NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. and Sun. Data Connection is headquartered in London UK, with US offices in Reston, Virginia. It was founded in 1981 and is privately held. During each of the past 18 years its profits have exceeded 20% of revenue. Last year sales exceeded $26M, of which 97% were outside the UK, mostly in the US, leading to the company's second Queen's Award for outstanding export performance. For information, visit our Web site at http://www.datcon.co.uk . Data Connection and SNAP-IX are trademarks of Data Connection Limited and Data Connection Corporation. IBM, WebSphere, Lotus Domino and TX Series are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Sun, Sun Microsystems and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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