Informix First to Support Microsoft Transaction Server to Deliver Scalable Transaction Processing to the Desktop; Informix to Support ActiveX and DCOM for Simplified, Secure Transaction Application Development and Deployment; Informix Extends Microsoft's Development Platform To New Applications with INFORMIX- Universal Server.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 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 its support for Microsoft Corporation's Transaction Server 1.0, a distributed transaction A distributed transaction is an operations bundle, in which two or more network hosts are involved. Usually, hosts provide transactional resources, while the transaction manager server, to deliver Informix's scalable transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. capabilities to Microsoft(R) desktop applications. This support expands Informix's recently announced Distributed Enterprise Solution and Universal Web Architecture to applications built using ActiveX(TM) and DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) Formerly Network OLE, it is Microsoft's technology for distributed objects. DCOM is based on COM, Microsoft's component software architecture, which defines the object interfaces. , providing the same easy, high-performance database-to-desktop transaction support as with Sun Microsystem's Java. Additionally, as a result of combining INFORMIX-Universal Server with Transaction Server, developers will be able to extend their Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT(R)- and Windows(R)-based applications to new data types. By integrating with Microsoft's Transaction Server, Informix enables customers with Microsoft ActiveX- and OLE-based client/server, intranet and Internet applications to seamlessly exploit all of Informix's high-performance, scalable databases, whether on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. or 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). . Because Informix's database servers are standards-based, current Informix customers do not need to make any server-side changes to take advantage of Microsoft's emerging transactional applications. In addition, customers will be able to extend their transactional applications to incorporate new data types when Transaction Server is deployed with INFORMIX-Universal Server. These new, complex data types include audio/video, images, spatial and text, and "plug into" Informix's high-performance, scalable Universal Server through DataBlade(R) modules. "Informix understands that corporations need to connect a variety of computing systems, platforms and data sources to effectively use available information," said Brett Bachman, general manager of Enterprise Products at Informix. "By integrating with Microsoft Transaction Server A TP monitor for Windows NT servers from Microsoft that supports transaction-based applications on LANs, the Internet and intranets. It also serves as the infrastructure for a multi-tier system. It is used in the middle tier between the client and the database server. , customers are assured of our commitment to not only provide the industry's leading database technology, but also as evidence of our leadership to deliver open, best-of-breed solutions to our customers, using Microsoft's emerging standards -- ActiveX and DCOM." Informix's Integration To deliver scalable transaction processing to Microsoft desktop applications, Informix will provide integrated client-connectivity components for use with Transaction Server. These components allow any Microsoft distributed, transaction-based client applications to work directly with any Informix database server on either Windows NT or UNIX, across heterogeneous environments. Informix is using the X/Open-XA standard to interface with Transaction Server. Because all of Informix's database servers, including INFORMIX-Universal Server, support XA transactions, current Informix customers will be able to deploy Microsoft transaction applications against Informix databases with no server-side changes. Informix's client-connectivity component is scheduled to be available in first quarter 1997 for the following Informix databases: INFORMIX-OnLine Workstation, INFORMIX-OnLine Workgroup Server, INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server(TM), INFORMIX-OnLine Extended Parallel Server and INFORMIX-Universal Server -- all of which are based on industry-leading Dynamic Scalable Architecture(TM) (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. ). Informix's database products are sold and supported worldwide by Informix. Complementary Solutions The Transaction Server combined with Informix's Distributed Enterprise Solution will enable customers to cost-effectively develop, support and manage applications in distributed, heterogeneous database environments. The Informix Distributed Enterprise Solution is an unequaled set of database capabilities, including replication and systems management tools, to support the information management needs of distributed enterprises from the desktop to the data center. With this announcement, Informix will additionally expand support for its Universal Web Architecture to applications built using ActiveX and DCOM, providing the same easy, high-performance database- to-desktop transaction support as with Java. INFORMIX-Universal Web Architecture is the first open Web development and deployment environment that allows businesses to build and manage high-performance, dynamic "Intelligent" Web sites, easily. Both solutions span INFORMIX-Universal Server and Informix's flagship database products. Recently available, INFORMIX-Universal Server combines the power of DSA with the extensibility of DataBlades, enabling customers to quickly develop and deploy next-generation applications that incorporate new, complex data types. Microsoft Transaction Server Microsoft Transaction Server 1.0, formerly code named Viper, is a distributed application An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications server designed to simplify the development of transaction-based applications by providing a common API and set of services that takes advantage of Microsoft's Common Object Model (COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. ) and ActiveX technologies. This interface insulates the developer from having to deal with issues such as connectivity, directory, process and thread management and security in heterogeneous database environments. About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. , 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 (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing 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. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com . -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(R); Dynamic Scalable Architecture(TM); DataBlades(R) and OnLine Dynamic Server(TM). All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Microsoft, ActiveX, Windows NT and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/356-0851. CONTACT: Cunningham Communication, Inc. for Informix Kristin Kryway, 408/764-0713 kristink@ccipr.com |
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