Elektroson Exclusive Provider of CD Recording Software for SUN Solaris x86, HP-UX and IBM AIX.CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1998-- New GEAR 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). 3.5 CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. Software Provides Exclusive Support for Top UNIX Operating Environments; Retooled for CD-Rewritable (Erase) Support Elektroson, Inc., an international pioneer in the development of CD-Recordable (CD-R) software, today announced the introduction of GEAR UNIX 3.5. The fully updated GEAR UNIX 3.5 is available for all major UNIX platforms including Sun, HP, 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) , DEC and 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. . This new version of GEAR UNIX also provides support for Sun's Solaris(R) x86 and HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , making Elektroson the exclusive provider of CD-Recordable software for two of the industry's most powerful and versatile operating environments. In addition, GEAR UNIX is the only CD-R software that is recognized by IBM as officially AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. Ready. GEAR UNIX 3.5 also features full support for CD-Rewritable (RW) drives, enabling system administrators to take advantage of erasable optical storage technology at a cost effective price. Suggested list price for GEAR UNIX is $1,799 and is available through top distributors of UNIX based products including Gates/Arrow MicroCentral, and Laws Cypress. GEAR UNIX 3.5 Features Industry's Most Complete Format and OS Support GEAR UNIX 3.5 allows users to easily and cost effectively store text, large data sets, software, databases, audio/video files and back-up information on compact disc with full control over the formatting and mastering processes. GEAR UNIX 3.5 provides the industry's fastest virtual formatting speeds and includes support of the universal standard RockRidge. RockRidge enables users to read files off the written disc on any other UNIX system exactly as they appeared on the original workstation, with file permissions and ownership intact. GEAR UNIX supports the Hewlett Packard UX 9.01, 9.05 and UX 10.x operating systems; Sun Solaris x86, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and SunOS 4.1.x; Silicon Graphics IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. 5.3 and IRIX 6.2; Digital UNIX 3.2 and 4.0; and IBM AIX 4.1. About Elektroson, Inc. Founded in 1986, Elektroson, Inc. was the first company to develop "virtual CD mastering" software, CD simulation and pre-mastering tools for the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). industry. It is committed to the OEM market and has bundling and licensing arrangements with major computer industry vendors, including Philips and Diamond Multimedia. For more information on Elektroson and our extensive line of CD-Recordable software solutions, please visit our Web site at www.elektroson.com. CONTACT: Elektroson, Inc. Jim Rivas, 408/371-4800 ext. 403 jrivas@elektroson.com |
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