Data Connection delivers messaging, directory technology to The Messaging Alliance (TMA).EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. Philadelphia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 1997--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 ), of London, England, today announced that it has been chosen as a key software supplier to The Messaging Alliance, an LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol formed recently by four of the RBOCS - Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Nynex and Pacific Bell. DCL will provide the backbone messaging and directory software for use by TMA TMA Turnaround Management Association TMA Texas Medical Association TMA Transportation Management Association TMA Training and Management Assistance (a component of OHRD, which is a component of OWR) TMA Tooling & Manufacturing Association members and clients in providing integrated voice-messaging services. The key components provided by DCL include integrated X.400 and SMTP/MIME backbone messaging servers and X.500 directory servers, all provided on the 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) RS6000 range of hardware. The task of systems integration has been performed through a joint project between IBM, DCL and TMA. "We chose the DCL messaging and directory software products as the heart of our messaging environment based on their performance and functionality" said Bill Stout, Director of Technology Development for TMA. "For example, the parallel support provided for ESMTP/MIME and X.400 messaging in their DC IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. product gives a unique capability for integrated VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Mail) A method for encoding voice mail messages as data so they can travel via the SMTP mail protocol over IP networks. VPIM uses MIME to encode messages in multiple parts, which are decoded by VPIM-compliant voice mail systems at and AMIS-D voice-messaging." Graeme MacArthur, Directory of DCL's messaging business, said "The Messaging Alliance represents a significant slice of the messaging industry, and their vision in using key industry standards such as X.400, VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Messaging) and X.500 gives them an excellent basis for the future. We are delighted that we have this opportunity to work so closely with TMA and IBM on what will be a unique set of services for a very large user community." Public services based on technology provided by TMA to its members and customers are expected to become available later this year. Data Connection Limited (DCL) DCL is the leading independent developer and supplier of Messaging, Directory, SNA and ATM portable software products, with customers including Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corp, Tandem, Microsoft, and large end-users such as banks, governments and airlines. Further product offerings include data-conferencing and retail software. DCL is headquartered in London UK, with US offices in Virginia. It was founded in 1981 and is privately held. During each of the past 15 years its profits have exceeded 20% of revenue. Last year, sales were approximately $21M, of which over 90% were overseas, mostly in the US. For further information, visit our web site at www.datcon.co.uk. CONTACT: Data Connection Tony Downes, 44 181 366 1177 e-mail: td@datcon.co.uk URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.datcon.co.uk |
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