Integris, Peritus team-up to deliver advanced Year 2000 solutions to Bull Enterprise System users.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1996-- Bull's Integris systems integration and outsourcing business becomes exclusive worldwide licensee of Peritus' Automate:2000 technologies to help Bull GCOS (General Comprehensive OS) An operating system from Bull that, originally used in its minis and mainframes, has migrated to its Intel-based servers. GCOS was originally developed by GE in the early 1970s as GECOS (GE Comprehensive OS), then changed to General users prepare for the next millennium. License also applies to non-GCOS systems Integris and Peritus Peritus (Latin for "expert") is the title given to Roman Catholic theologians present to give advice at an Ecumenical council. At the most recent, the Second Vatican Council, some periti Software Services Inc., announced today they have signed an agreement under which Integris has an exclusive, worldwide license to use Peritus' Automate:2000SM service technologies to augment Year 2000 services Integris already offers to users of Bull GCOS mainframe software. The Integris license is non-exclusive in Spain, where Peritus already has a licensee. Under the agreement, Integris is developing the necessary technologies to adapt the Automate:2000 service to provide renovations for Bull GCOS applications. Integris then will utilize the Automate:2000 technologies when performing Year 2000 services for customers. Integris also gains a worldwide, non-exclusive license to use Peritus products and technology in order to provide Year 2000 services to non-GCOS customers. "Integris offers a full range of Year 2000 methods and approaches geared specifically to the needs of GCOS large-system users, including assessment, renovation and testing," said Jonathan J. Burbank, president of Integris in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "We feel that the Peritus Automate:2000 technologies are by far the most automated, reliable and cost-effective solution available." "We are pleased to be part of the outstanding Year 2000 program Integris has developed within its broad range of system and service offerings," said Dominic Chan Rev. Dominic Chan Chi-ming (陳志明副主教) is the Vicar General of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese. He is also the Parish Priest of the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. , 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 Peritus Software Services. "The Bull customer base is one of the industry's largest, and GCOS is among the most robust enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. platforms. We're confident that, through Integris, we will expand our market reach significantly in Europe and also in the United States." Integris Helps Users `Manage The Millennium' Integris' Year 2000 GCOS Application Services See ASP and Web services. include the methods and approaches required to help users make an orderly transition when adapting their information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. environments for the Year 2000 and beyond. Integris draws upon its years of consulting experience to see that Year 2000 projects are properly designed, well managed and delivered on time and on budget. Offering assessment, renovation and testing services, Integris helps users address these vital issues: -- Determining which applications and data files will be affected, and how -- Developing a long-term strategy for compliance -- Modifying COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. programs and associated data files quickly, accurately and consistently. To assist users in planning and implementing these time-critical tasks, Integris utilizes: -- Custom tools and methods developed by personnel intimately familiar with GCOS technologies -- Code and data renovation and testing at its state-of-the-art regional data centers -- A proven methodology -- MOSIC MOSIC Metal Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuit -- that offers an integrated set of ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000-compliant processes and tools. Peritus Provides a Comprehensive Year 2000 Enhancement Environment The Automate:2000 service from Peritus enables entire application systems to deal with date-related information in the new millennium. It combines technology with process to provide a fast, highly-reliable and efficient solution to the Year 2000 problem Year 2000 problem, Y2K problem, or millennium bug, in computer science, a design flaw in the hardware or software of a computer that caused erroneous results when working with dates beyond Dec. 31, 1999. . The Automate:2000 technologies licensed to Integris include the Mass Change Factory, which provides the process necessary to perform large-scale transformation of code and data, and the AutoEnhancer/2000(TM) tool, which automates the code and data conversion tasks. About Integris Integris is Groupe Bull's worldwide information technology services division, bringing together Bull's systems integration and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and systems operations (outsourcing) capabilities to provide a single interface for customers' services requirements. Integris operates around the world, including Europe, the United States, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. and the Far East, and employs more than 5,000 highly qualified professionals. Integris' outsourcing operations include eight operating units and 17 multi-platform data centers. In 1995, Integris had worldwide revenues of $1.08 billion, an increase of 38 percent over 1994. Integris' Web address is: http://www.us.integris.com. About Bull With a presence in more than 85 countries, more than 24,000 employees and combined revenue of $5.3 billion in 1995, Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and IT services through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners and its own integration expertise. The company's North/South American headquarters are in Billerica, Mass., with significant R&D, marketing and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in Phoenix. Other sales and support offices are located throughout North and South America. Bull is recognized for innovative products such as Escala servers, Sagister multiframes, CP8 smart cards, plus infrastructure software such as ISM/OpenMaster, for the management of systems and networks. The company's Web address is: http://www.bull.com. About Peritus Peritus, a private company, develops technologies to sharply reduce the cost of software maintenance. The Peritus approach is a unique combination of people, process, formal mathematical techniques, computer-based tools and continuous improvement that employs state-of-the-art concepts and scientific principles to significantly increase the productivity, responsiveness and quality of software maintenance tasks. Peritus has a global customer base that includes computer manufacturers, software developers and large computer users. Based in Billerica, Mass., Peritus has offices in Westboro, Mass.; Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut and Illinois, plus partners in the U.S., Canada, Italy and Spain. The company's Web address is: http://www.peritus.com. -0- Peritus and the Peritus logo are registered trademarks of Peritus Software Services Inc. Automate:2000 is a service mark of Peritus Software Services Inc. AutoEnhancer/2000 is a trademark of Peritus Software Services Inc. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Peritus Software Services Inc. Ted Swoyer, 508/670-0800 tswoyer@peritus.com or Integris Scott Maddern, 508/294-4069 s.maddern@ma02.bull.com |
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