IBM Business Partners INNOVATION, Mainline and Sistina Deliver Joint Solution Package for zSeries and S/390 Linux.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 2003, Booth 967 LITTLE FALLS Little Falls is the name of some places in the United States of America:
INNOVATION Data Processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a and Sistina Software Sistina Software was an organization that focused on storage solutions architected around a Linux platform. They were acquired by Red Hat in December, 2003. Their two primary offerings were Global File System (GFS) and logical volume management (LVM). Along with Mainline, the Top 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) Solution Provider In North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Collaborate on a Package Solution Offering For Linux on IBM Mainframes Following are the mainframe architectures used in IBM mainframes since the original System/360 introduced in 1964. Year Architecture Model numbers System/360 1964 System/360 2xxx (2020 to 2195) System/370 INNOVATION Data Processing, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise storage management solutions announces today a teaming agreement with Sistina Software (the premier storage infrastructure company for enterprise level Linux data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. solutions) and Mainline Information Systems, Inc. (an IBM Premier Business Partner and the top IBM solution provider in North America) to offer a Linux System Solution Package for the IBM zSeries IBM zSeries - IBM 370ESA and S/390 platforms. This teaming effort brings together a comprehensive product suite that combines the quality and stability of the SuSE Linux A Linux distribution from the SuSE Linux division of Novell. Both consumer and enterprise versions are available, and the distribution includes several user interfaces. SuSE Linux comes with the Yet Another Setup Tool (YaST), which is used to install, configure and maintain the OS, as operating system, with the powerful Sistina Global File System(TM) (GFS See Google File System. GFS - Grandfather, Father, Son ) and INNOVATION's robust FDR/UPSTREAM storage management suite, to provide customers with an all in one solution for building their Linux systems infrastructure. Too often, the arduous task of selecting hardware and software products concludes with a lingering uncertainty regarding interoperability and potential incompatibility between the individual components. The resolution to this dilemma is for vendors to collaborate and work together to ensure that a joint solution composed of their combined offerings will meet and exceed the expectations of their customers. The teaming agreement being announced today strives to meet this goal. INNOVATION believes that it is the responsibility of all vendors to ensure that system integrity is maintained across all supported platforms and product sets, and that those systems and their respective data files are properly protected with an effective backup/restore and disaster recovery solution. This is especially important for those organizations looking to roll out new Linux workloads or execute cost effective server consolidation strategies on the IBM eServer family of computers. The INNOVATION contribution to the joint Solution Package for zSeries and S/390 Linux is FDR/UPSTREAM, a member of the INNOVATION Fast Dump Restore (FDR) family of products. FDR/UPSTREAM which now includes S/390 Linux Rescuer for full system disaster recovery, as well as non-disruptive online database backup agents for S/390 Linux Oracle and DB2, is a high performance enterprise-wide solution for protecting corporate data distributed across a variety of open system platforms including Linux on IBM Mainframes. "Enterprise interest in Linux is reaching critical mass. We see increasing numbers of large commercial customers defining a role for Linux in general and specifically Linux on an IBM mainframe class eServer in their IT plans", said Thomas J Meehan, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and Vice President of INNOVATION Data Processing. Adding, "INNOVATION is extremely proud to be part of this unique collaborative effort. An alliance that is significant in that it will instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. customers' with confidence that their Linux business applications can now roll out on an IBM zSeries or S/390 eServer, that has an underpinning system infrastructure, complete with full backup/restore and system disaster recovery capabilities, which has been thoroughly tested and is jointly supported by companies partnering to work together as a team." Sistina Software Inc. brings to this alliance the Sistina Global File System, the industry's first, most-advanced Linux-based cluster file system for the IBM S/390 and zSeries platform. Built on solid IBM technology and supported on the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. distribution, Sistina GFS enables diverse Linux partitions on mainframes to access and manage hundreds of storage nodes as a single entity, greatly improving performance, reliability and the day-to-day management of complex storage environments. Through this alliance, Sistina GFS for the IBM Linux Mainframe, combined with the INNOVATION FDR/UPSTREAM product suite, will provide customers with a high performance backup and recovery solution for clusters of Linux servers running on the mainframe. "With the emergence of Linux as a standard enterprise platform, we are also noticing a strong demand for server consolidation and high availability within the mainframe environment," said Joaquin Ruiz, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management of Sistina Software. "We are pleased to be working closely with INNOVATION and Mainline in order to provide the mechanism that unites hundreds of virtual machines and delivers powerful data-sharing capabilities, ultimately providing a complete IBM Linux Mainframe solution to our joint customer base." Mainline Information Systems brings to this relationship a wealth of experience in the IBM eServer arena. Mainline not only offers the entire portfolio of IBM hardware and software products, but has a professional services division that provides assessment, design, installation, implementation, as well as application development, migration and porting. Mainline also supplies the z/VM operating system, IBM middleware, the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server distribution and provides a comprehensive 24 x7 Linux support offering for the zSeries platform, all levels of Linux software support (including patches, fixes and new releases), along with problem ownership and management to resolution. "The Linux frontier brings with it exciting and wonderful changes to the way we currently do business. We are thrilled to be part of the trend of vendors collaborating in an effort to ensure that our customers receive the highest quality solutions with the finest of products", said Rick Kearney, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Mainline Information Systems, Inc. "Deploying this type of industrial strength solution, on top of the SuSE Linux distribution that is running on IBM's most powerful eServer, will provide our customers with the strongest foundation possible for building their e-business infrastructure", adds Mr. Kearney. "SuSE Linux is excited to be the base technology for this exciting agreement," said Holger Dyroff, General Manager Americas, SuSE Linux. "With SuSE's technological expertise, combined with the stability and functionality of our software and services partners, enterprise customers will have proven solutions for delivery of their mission critical applications." About INNOVATION Data Processing INNOVATION Data Processing, with a worldwide customer base and 30 years experience in backup, restore, hierarchical storage management See HSM. and disaster recovery is internationally recognized for its inventiveness in this market segment. Headquartered in Little Falls, NJ, INNOVATION is a leader in enterprise storage management with industry leading products; FDR (Fast Dump Restore), ABR (1) (AutoBaud Rate detect) The analysis of the first characters of a message to determine its transmission speed and number of start and stop bits. (2) (Available Bit R , FDRPAS, FASTCPK, FDRSOS, FDRINSTANT, FDR/UPSTREAM, FDR/UPSTREAM/SOS, FATS/FATAR and IAM IAM - Interactive Algebraic Manipulation. Interactive symbolic mathematics for PDP-10. ["IAM, A System for Interactive Algebraic Manipulation", C. Christensen et al, Proc Second Symp Symb Alg Manip, ACM Mar 1971]. . INNOVATION FDR/UPSTREAM is a complete storage management solution for the protection of corporate data distributed across heterogeneous platforms. Employing an IBM zSeries or S/390 eServer, FDR/UPSTREAM is a high performance enterprise-wide business continuance backup solution for corporate data distributed on MS Windows, Novell, 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). , Linux on Intel servers as well as for workstations and Linux on IBM Mainframes. The "Director", a platform independent Java GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. insures FDR/UPSTREAM can easily backup and restore Linux system images, database and application file systems from virtually anywhere in an enterprise while providing additional robust features such as file transfer, file migration, disaster recovery and tape vaulting with centrally administered profile policy management. FDR/UPSTREAM database agents provide non-disruptive online backup capability, giving organizations maximum protection for their data without the bottom line impact of having to bring databases down to protect them with a backup. FDR/UPSTREAM 3.2.1 enhancements, in addition to "S/390 Linux Rescuer", add support for file-level backup/restore of FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out and device files, expanding the capability of UPSTREAM to protect all existing Linux file types including hard links, symbolic links, owners, single file systems, Reiser file systems as well as ext2, ext3, XFS XFS X Font Server (Sun) XFS Extended File System XFS X-Fleet Sentinels (gaming clan) XFS Extensions for Financial Services (software interface specification) and remote NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System attachments. UPSTREAM, with no additional setup or special consideration will transparently incorporate in every backup metadata on each file system, including file system demarcation points. Now even easier to use, a single specification can backup an entire system with record setting performance. While on zSeries IBM eServers FDR/UPSTREAM employs HiperSockets to even further accelerate backup/restore throughput. For additional information, visit www.innovationdp.fdr.com. About Sistina Sistina, the premier storage infrastructure software company, delivers data-sharing solutions for enterprise and technical computing customers. Based on Sistina's file system and volume management software, Sistina provides customers, such as InfoSpace, NASA--Goddard Space Flight Center and Fermilab, with high performance, scalable, robust storage solutions. Sistina supports multiple server, OS, storage and networking technologies enabling customers to manage low-TCO, highly integrated environments. Sistina's technology is ideally suited for customers deploying large database, file-serving, scientific and web applications. For additional information, visit www.sistina.com. Sistina Global File System (GFS) is the leading enterprise-class clustered file system A clustered file system is a file system which is simultaneously mounted on multiple servers. There are several approaches to clustering, most of which do not employ a clustered file system. on Linux, enabling data-sharing solutions for organizations requiring high-performance, scalable and robust storage solutions. Those customers, who are rolling out zSeries Linux based solutions for the first time, will be able to lay down a solid storage foundation regardless of the server complement or storage layout. Customers who are currently utilizing Sistina's cluster file system software in their existing enterprise, will not have to change their storage infrastructure as they consolidate outboard servers to the Linux zSeries platform. About Mainline Information Systems Mainline Information Systems was founded in 1989 as a computer consulting firm. Since then, it has become a global provider of information technology and e-business solutions. Mainline Information Systems is an IBM Premier Business Partner. In addition to its United States offices, Mainline Global Systems has offices in China and Korea. Corporate offices are located at 1700 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. The Company can be reached by phone at 850.219.5000, and on the Internet at www.mainline.com. |
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