Fault-tolerant UNIX gets mainframe boost; porting Brixton's SNA-to-UNIX software preserves investments in installed base of 3270 terminals.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1995--Stratus Computer Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SRA SrA abbr. senior airman ) today announced at UniForum '95 that software from CNT/Brixton Systems Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. on Stratus Continuous Processing Systems will provide users of 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) 3270 terminals easy access to business critical 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). applications hosted on Stratus systems running the FTX (Fault Tolerant UNIX) Stratus Computer's version of Unix System V for its XA/R fault tolerant computer systems. See also FTTx. (operating system) FTX - Stratus' Unix operating system. (Fault-Tolerant UNIX) operating system as well as UNIX applications on other networked platforms. By porting Brixton's Virtual Mainframe (BrxPU5) 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. server and other connectivity products to FTX, Stratus is allowing mainframe users to preserve their investments in 3270 technology while deploying new UNIX applications. Stratus is the first fault-tolerant system vendor in the industry to offer Brixton's proven SNA-to-UNIX connectivity software. The Stratus FTX operating system is a native implementation of the UNIX V.4 MP operating systems that runs on the complete line of Stratus fault-tolerant platforms, including the recently announced Continuum Series. The port of Brixton connectivity software to Stratus systems running the FTX operating system is scheduled for completion by Brixton in June, 1995. Brixton on Stratus will enable real and emulated 3270 terminal users to access critical applications ported to Stratus' open systems fault-tolerant architecture. The combination of Stratus fault tolerance and Brixton SNA-to-UNIX connectivity offers an ideal solution for banking, securities, insurance, airlines and other business critical applications. Stratus also announced today the port of UniKix Technologies 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 environment to its FTX operating system. The integration of Brixton software with the UniKix environment will be used to provide CICS applications running on Stratus with connectivity to existing SNA networks. Brixton software will run on FTX-based Continuum Series and XA/R Series systems from Stratus. The Continuum Series, introduced last month, is the industry's most powerful and reliable fault-tolerant system to run a fault-tolerant native implementation of the System V.4 UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . "Brixton software will expand our markets by enabling Stratus to provide critical on-line services to a much larger constituency of users," said Joe D'Angelo, vice president of market development for Stratus. "With Brixton, FTX applications can reach beyond their local SNA networks and out into the furthest regions of the global SNA cloud. We feel that Brixton software is fast becoming the industry standard solution for UNIX-to-legacy systems integration." According to Herb Rush, general manager of CNT/Brixton Systems, "Stratus stands alone in the open systems market with its native UNIX FTX operating system on a fully scalable line of high performance fault-tolerant processors. With Brixton software running on Stratus, 3270 users worldwide will gain access to applications where availability is a critical need." Founded in 1989, Cambridge, Mass.-based CNT/Brixton Systems Inc. is a networking software subsidiary of Computer Network Technology Corp. (CNT (Carbon NanoTube) See nanotube. ), Minneapolis, Minn. Brixton has over 20 products that enable client/server integration by providing connectivity between UNIX, Windows and Windows NT systems and IBM mainframe and midrange computers. CNT's common stock is traded on the 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 National Market under the symbol CMNT CMNT Comment . Based in Marlboro, Mass., Stratus Computer Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive computer solutions for critical on-line environments. Stratus and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of continuously available computer platforms, application software, middleware, and professional services. The company markets its systems and solutions to a range of industries in more than 60 countries. -0- Stratus, the Stratus logo, FTX, and Continuous Processing are registered trademarks and Continuum, XA, and XA/R are trademarks of Stratus Computer Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Stratus Computer Inc., Marlboro Paul LaBelle, 508/460-2068 or CNT/Brixton Systems Inc., Cambridge Pamela Nelson, 617/661-6262 x108 |
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