Informix Introduces Online Extended Parallel Server; Industry-Leading Dynamic Scalable Architecture Extended to Clustered SMP and MPP Environments; New Parallel Server and Best-in-Class Partnerships Offer Today's Most Powerful Data Warehousing Solution.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 1995--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 leader in parallel processing database technology, announced at its Worldwide User Conference today, INFORMIX(R)-OnLine Extended Parallel Server 8.0 (OnLine XPS (1) See XML Paper Specification. (2) A brand name for certain models of Inspiron laptops from Dell. ), a new high-performance, scalable database server based on Informix's 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. ). OnLine XPS extends DSA to loosely coupled, "shared nothing" computing architectures including clusters of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) systems and massively parallel processing (MPP) systems. Informix worked closely with AT&T Global Information Solutions, IBM, and ICL during the development of OnLine XPS. The three vendors supplied hardware systems and expertise that enabled the OnLine XPS development team to tune the new database server specifically for each vendor's approach to shared-nothing architectures. OnLine XPS allows organizations to take advantage of this new generation of multiprocessor systems that provide for more cost-effective, scalable, open solutions for 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. ) requirements, rather than investing in traditional proprietary, mainframe environments. OnLine XPS' high availability, systems management, based on the industry-leading Tivoli Management Environment (TME See Tivoli Systems Management Software. ), data partitioning, enhanced parallel SQL operations, and other features are designed to make the management of VLDB applications easier and more cost effective. OnLine XPS also offers a significant improvement in performance for mission-critical, data-intensive tasks associated with data warehousing, decision support, imaging, document management and workflow, and other VLDB operational environments. "OnLine XPS is designed to be the premier high-end database server for cluster and MPP systems," said Mike Saranga senior vice president, product management and development, Informix. "We have already achieved stunning performance with the pre-sales version of this product including the ability to scan over one million records a second and load data at a rate greater than one hundred gigabytes an hour. OnLine XPS is truly the first open systems database product that can effectively handle terabytes of data on a broad set of platforms." OnLine XPS and Data Warehousing The performance and scalability of OnLine XPS, coupled with Informix tools and industry-leading partners, offer customers the most powerful and comprehensive data warehousing solution available today. "The data warehousing market is exploding," said Phil White, chairman 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. of Informix Software. "To make faster and more strategic business decisions, today's organizations require a central database, or data warehouse, for combining and storing vast amounts of data from different sources. OnLine XPS is already beating our competitors in the largest data warehousing customer benchmarks, as evidenced by our recent customer win at MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. ." In April 1995, OnLine XPS early customer MCI Communications Corp. (MCI), selected OnLine XPS over IBM DB2 AIX Parallel Edition and Oracle Parallel Server A version of the Oracle database system designed for massively parallel processors (MPPs). It allows multiple CPUs to access a single database. (database) Oracle Parallel Server as the database infrastructure for a three terabyte data warehouse application for its Consumer Markets Division. MCI selected OnLine XPS after a thorough testing period evaluating performance, reliability, scalability and vendor responsiveness. Although Informix databases, such as OnLine XPS and INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server(TM), are at the heart of data warehousing solutions, other products and services must integrate with the databases to ensure a successful data warehouse implementation. A critical component of a data warehouse architecture is online analytical processing Online Analytical Processing, or OLAP (IPA: /ˈoʊlæp/), is an approach to quickly provide answers to analytical queries that are multidimensional in nature. (OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. ). Informix delivers relational multidimensional capabilities through strategic partnerships with three leading vendors, Information Advantage, MicroStrategy, and Stanford Technology Group. Informix also has proven partnerships with best-in-class technology providers, such as Business Objects, Coopers & Lybrand, Evolutionary Technologies, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , Price Waterhouse, Prism, and SHL Systemhouse, to provide capabilities such as data modeling, data extraction, data access, multidimensional analysis, and systems integration. Informix's database technology and its open data warehouse strategy allows customers to leverage the best products and partners to create their data warehousing environment. Availability and Pricing Initial availability, on a limited basis, of OnLine XPS is scheduled for Q3 1995 on AT&T GIS' new enterprise MPP server, IBM's RISC System/6000 SP See IBM SP. (RS/6000 SP) and ICL's new GOLDRUSH MegaServer. General availability of OnLine XPS on these three platforms is scheduled for 1996. Additional platforms, including 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). platforms from Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard, Pyramid, Sequent, Siemens-Nixdorf, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, and Unisys, as well as Intel-based platforms running on Windows NT, are scheduled to become available beginning in Q4 1995, and will continue to become available through 1996. OnLine XPS pricing will be announced in Q3 1995 at the time of initial availability. About Informix Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. The company's corporate headquarters is 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. . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: INFORMIX, Dynamic Scalable Architecture, and OnLine Dynamic Server, are trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. All other names indicated by R or TM are trademarks their respective owners. 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: Informix Software, Inc. Cecilia Denny, 415/926-6420 or Cunningham Communication, Inc. Holly Hunter, 408/764-0791 |
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