IBM to Distribute ASG Solutions to Customers Worldwide.Business Editors/Technology Writers ASG ASG Assign ASG Allen Systems Group (Naples, FL) ASG Abu Sayyaf Group (terrorist group) ASG Associated Student Government ASG Area Support Group ASG Adaptive Services Grid ASG Assistant Secretary General Products to be Included in IBM's z/OS and OS/390 SystemPac(TM) and FunctionPac(TM) Offerings For Seamless Installation with 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) Software Further developing its relationship with IBM, ASG, a global enterprise software and professional services provider to Global 5000 companies, announced that IBM will include many of ASG's products to accompany its z/OS and OS/390 SystemPac and FunctionPac offerings for worldwide distribution. IBM designed SystemPac and FunctionPac to help customers in planning, installation, customization, exploitation and maintenance of their z/OS, z/OS.e, and OS/390 systems. These programs also offer IBM customers the opportunity to integrate IBM and third-party software. "ASG's products are a noteworthy addition to the SystemPac and FunctionPac Offerings, extending and improving the versatility of z/OS and OS/390 for mission-critical applications," said Bill Pettus, IBM's global product support executive for Server Group Products. "Through the involvement of leading vendors like ASG, SystemPac and FunctionPac are able to meet customers' increasing demands for value-added solutions." IBM delivers SystemPac to customers on a single customized tape, allowing for ease of installation and implementation. The composite effectively allows customers to chose IBM products and appropriate solutions all at once, streamlining the process over all. "We are extremely pleased that ASG is now part of SystemPac and FunctionPac, which will give IBM customers the ability to quickly and easily install ASG's applications and performance management products as part of regular system upgrades," said Arthur Allen, ASG's President and 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. . "We continue to value our partnership with IBM as we proceed toward our common goals." ASG will make the following z/OS and OS/390 products available through SystemPac and FunctionPac: Applications Management ASG-Alliance(TM), ASG-AutoChange(TM), ASG-Bridge(TM), ASG-Center(TM), ASG-Encore(TM), ASG-Estimate(TM), ASG-IMPACT(R), ASG-Life Cycle Manager(TM) (LCM (Liquid Crystal Monitor) A flat panel display that uses the liquid crystal (LCD) technology. See flat panel display. (TM)), ASG-Insight(TM), ASG-Recap(TM), ASG-SmartDoc(TM), ASG-SmartEdit(TM), ASG-SmartQuest(TM)/CICS, ASG-SmartQuest(TM)/MVS, ASG-SmartTest(TM)/CICS, ASG-SmartTest(TM)/IMS, ASG-SmartTest(TM)/TSO Performance Management ASG-TMON(TM) for CICS/ESA CICS/ESA Customer Information Control System/Enterprise Systems Architecture (IBM) , ASG-TMON(TM) for DB2(R), ASG-TMON(TM) for 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. , ASG-TMON for MQSeries(R), ASG-TMON(TM) for MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. , ASG-TMON for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , ASG-TMON for UNIX System Services UNIX System Services (USS) is a required component of z/OS. USS is a certified UNIX implementation (XPG4 UNIX 95) optimized for mainframe architecture. It is the first UNIX 95 which was not derived from the AT&T source code. , ASG-TMON for VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method) Also ACF/VTAM (Advanced Communications Function/VTAM), it is software that controls communications in an IBM SNA environment. (R), ASG-NaviPlex(TM) IBM's zSeries servers, powered by z/OS, support the world's most successful businesses and organizations by providing industry-leading levels of scalability, availability, and security for large-scale enterprise computing needs. The zSeries and S/390 platform is a leader in running multiple, diverse and mission-critical workloads, including eBusiness and enterprise businesses. About ASG ASG's business is to partner with clients to improve productivity and significantly enhance performance through the intelligent use of technology. ASG is a privately-held global enterprise software and professional services firm that provides a full range of software solutions in applications, operations, performance, information and technology infrastructure management services - including business re-engineering, systems integration, and systems development. Founded in 1986, ASG has 1000 employees and $200 million in revenues. Serving the majority of Global 5000 firms, ASG has 7,000 customer sites and 18,000 software licenses worldwide. ASG is headquartered in Naples, Florida, USA, with 30 offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. For more information, visit ASG at http://www.asg.com |
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