HP and i2 Announce RELEASE OF Native 64-bit Version for Rhythm Supply Chain Planner on HP-UX 11.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998-- Hewlett-Packard Company and i2 Technologies, a leading global independent software provider in the supply-chain-optimization marketplace, today announced the general availability of RHYTHM Supply Chain Planner, i2's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. . This product now is ported as a 64-bit application on 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. (1) 11. HP-UX provides industry-leading features and functionality delivering high performance and scalability. RHYTHM Supply Chain Planner provides support for very large, consolidated models solving complex tasks and extends planning capabilities to include suppliers, multiple-factory relationships and distributors. The 64-bit RHYTHM Supply Chain Planner 3.08A is scheduled for release in October. "The release of RHYTHM enables our customers to plan and build very large, complex models capable of supporting and planning multiple enterprises in a global fashion," said Nigel Ball, general manager of HP's Internet and Application Systems Division. "A close working relationship with i2 has enabled HP to offer customers its first non-database 64-bit application." HP and i2 Technologies are working closely together to leverage the benefits of the HP-UX 11 64-bit 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. , thus enabling the RHYTHM software suite to take full advantage of the power of 64-bit computing computing - computer . HP is a primary UNIX system Noun 1. UNIX system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX operating system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services development platform for i2 and is the leading i2 platform provider for RHYTHM installations worldwide. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. (1) HP-UX Release 10.20 and later and HP-UX Release 11.00 and later (in both 32- and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group 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). 95 branded products. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. |
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