Informix Broadens Availability of Online Extended Parallel Server 8.1 to HP, Pyramid Technology and Sun Platforms.MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Informix Software, Inc. (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 : IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), the leading provider of innovative database technology, today announced the general availability of INFORMIX-OnLine Extended Parallel Server 8.1 (OnLine XPS (1) See XML Paper Specification. (2) A brand name for certain models of Inspiron laptops from Dell. 8.1) on Hewlett-Packard Company, Pyramid Technology, a Siemens Nixdorf Company; and Sun Microsystems, Inc. hardware platforms. OnLine XPS 8.1, based on Informix's industry-leading Dynamic Scalable Architecture(DSA (1) (Directory Server Agent) An X.500 program that looks up the address of a recipient in a Directory Information Base (DIB), also known as white pages. It accepts requests from the Directory User Agent (DUA) counterpart in the workstation. ), extends DSA to loosely-coupled or shared-nothing computing architectures, including clusters of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) systems and massively parallel processing (MPP (Massively Parallel Processing or Massively Parallel Processor) A multiprocessing architecture that uses up to thousands of processors. Some might contend that a computer system with 64 or more CPUs is a massively parallel processor. ) systems, providing customers with mainframe-caliber scalability for data-intensive applications. OnLine XPS 8.1 enables organizations to take advantage of a new generation of multiprocessor systems that provide cost-effective, scalable, open solutions for very large database requirements -- rather than investing in traditional proprietary, mainframe environments. With the availability of OnLine XPS 8.1 on HP's Enterprise Parallel Server(EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. ), Pyramid Technology and Siemens Nixdorf's Reliant RM1000 Parallel Server, and Sun Microsystem's parallel database clusters, Informix is continuing to support a wide range of loosely-coupled SMP cluster and MPP systems, providing customers with the flexibility to choose the hardware platform that meets their current and future business requirements. OnLine XPS 8.1 is currently available on four additional platforms from leading hardware vendors, including Hitachi Ltd., 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) Corporation, ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , Inc. and NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers . Informix is currently scheduled to provide support for additional platforms by the fourth quarter of 1996. "OnLine XPS is gaining exceptional momentum and is proliferating into key customer markets such as finance, telecommunications and retail," said David Watson, director of product marketing, Informix Software. "OnLine XPS provides customers with the industry-leading performance and scalability necessary to make faster and more strategic business decisions in today's highly competitive markets." In addition to providing a technology platform for very large, scalable data warehouses in the terabyte range, OnLine XPS enables solutions providers to deliver powerful applications to large-scale end users. Risk Management Technologies (RMT RMT right mentotransverse (position of the fetus). RMT 1. Registered Massage Therapist 2. Renal mesenchymal tumor ), a leading provider of enterprise risk management software and services, has integrated OnLine XPS into the suite of products that RMT provides to the financial community. "With the loosely-coupled scalability of OnLine XPS, we are able to dovetail the analytics of RADAR Risk Manager with an enterprise data warehouse of financial products at the customer level," said Jefferson Braswell, president of RMT. "We can parallelize Par´al`lel`ize v. t. 1. To render parallel. Verb 1. parallelize - place parallel to one another lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set our RADAR Transfer Pricing system to linearly scale with the number of nodes in the system to deliver transaction-level product profitability solutions that adapt to the cost and benefit needs and performance constraints of our customers." OnLine XPS and Leading Hardware Platforms Provide Superior Performance and Scalability for Data-Rich Applications "HP and Informix are industry leaders recognized for technology, visions and the ability to execute," said Carol Mills, general manager, of HP's General Systems Division. "The near-linear scalability of HP's clustered SMP solution provides high performance and reliability for mission-critical environments requiring very large data warehouses. With OnLine XPS 8.1 and HP's Enterprise Parallel Server, customers benefit from a superior parallel architecture with better price/performance, ease of management and increased flexibility." "Reliant RM1000 Cluster Server's unique architecture, which includes SMP, MPP and clustering, takes full advantage of OnLine XPS 8.1, providing unmatched performance and scalability," said Boyd Pearce, vice president of marketing at Pyramid Technology. "Informix, Siemens Nixdorf and Pyramid have more satisfied customers than any other partners and we see great value of XPS 8.1 in our Smart Warehouse and mission-critical applications." "Sun Microsystem's parallel database clusters provide the performance and reliability required for mainframe-class, mission-critical applications," said Carol Stolle, director of server marketing for Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Our proven, industry-leading scalability, coupled with OnLine XPS' scalable architecture provides optimal performance for large-scale data warehouses." OnLine XPS 8.1 Highlights OnLine XPS 8.1 is Informix's high-performance parallel server ideally suited for large, enterprise-class data warehouse projects, decision-support systems (DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S ) and very large database (VLDB (Very Large DataBase) An extremely large database. What constitutes a VLDB is debatable, but databases of 100GB or more are generally considered the starting point. ) applications. The product is designed to deliver industry-leading scalability and manageability across a number of open systems platforms. OnLine XPS 8.1 offers customers high-performance parallel database capabilities for data-rich applications, including the most demanding OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing applications and multi-terabyte data warehouses. OnLine XPS 8.1 includes many significant features in areas of transaction and query scalability, DSS and query processing, including enhanced parallel SQL operations, high availability capabilities and a suite of systems management tools to assist database administrators with management of multiple databases in a "single system" view. About Informix Informix Software, Inc. based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their businesses. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments, ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. -0- Note to Editors: The following are worldwide trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. or its affiliates, registered in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, , as indicated by (R)and numerous other countries worldwide: INFORMIX; Dynamic Scalable Architecture; and Dynamic Server. 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