Luminex Announces Major Mainframe OEM Win; Unisys ClearPath(R) Plus Dorado Mainframes Now Shipping with Luminex's PCI to SBCON Channel Host Bus Adapter.RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Luminex Software Inc., a leading developer of mainframe connectivity, channel gateway, storage and data distribution products, announced today that Unisys(R) Corp. is now shipping Luminex's SBCON controller in the ClearPath Plus Dorado dorado: see dolphin (fish). Mainframes. With SBCON connectivity provided by Luminex's Model 6999 64-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). SBCON HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. , Unisys is providing its ClearPath Plus Dorado Mainframe users a new level of high performance for OS 2200 systems, with seamless access to their legacy ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. disk and tape devices, providing full upward compatibility. Unisys' ClearPath Plus OS 2200 Mainframes with Luminex's 6999 HBA is installed and in production at customer sites around the world. Luminex has supplied high-performance, highly reliable mainframe connectivity technology to leading mainframe suppliers for over two decades. The Luminex Model 6999 SBCON HBA provides connectivity for up to 16 controllers and up to 256 devices. Luminex engineers developed custom technology to meet Unisys' specific requirements and worked closely to deliver to Unisys a mainframe connectivity solution that met their high standards for performance and reliability. The Luminex 6999 SBCON HBA is that product. Unisys has introduced its ClearPath Plus Dorado Mainframe product line to provide a new level of high performance for OS 2200 systems, with scalability from one to 32 OS 2200 processors in a single image. This server also delivers the full benefits of implementing the Unisys Modern Mainframe including Application Modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, , Server Sentinel, Operations Sentinel, Capacity on Demand and an extensive ClearPath middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a portfolio. This server also provides secure JAVA development and deployment environment for IT professionals. And, with the Luminex 6999 HBA, it provides full upward compatibility. "With our mainframe connectivity expertise, we were able to deliver to Unisys technology that met their specific needs and provided the performance and reliability they demanded," stated Michael Saunders, Luminex's president. "We are pleased that Unisys has the confidence in Luminex to deliver mainframes based on Luminex technology." About Luminex Luminex develops and markets mainframe channel gateway, connectivity and data storage products. Luminex products and technology are used worldwide by the leading companies in financial, technology, healthcare and other major industries. Luminex's Channel Gateways stream data from mainframe channels, at channel speed, to Fibre Channel fabrics A Fibre Channel fabric (or Fibre Channel switched fabric, FC-SW) is a switched fabric of Fibre Channel devices enabled by a Fibre Channel switch. Fabrics are normally subdivided by Fibre Channel zoning. Each fabric has a name server and provides other services. and provide the ability to securely encrypt mainframe tape data for backup, archive, and distribution. The Data/WARE(TM) product line offers CD and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. production, distribution and encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. for mainframe and network applications. The Virtual/BLUE(TM) product line provides native connectivity from mainframes to open-systems servers and storage networks. Founded in 1994, Luminex Software Inc. has headquarters in Riverside with development offices in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , and Beaverton, Ore. Luminex products are available directly from the company and through partnerships with leading systems integrators and resellers worldwide. Call 1-888-LUMINEX or e-mail the company at info@luminex.com for more information, or visit the company's Web site at www.luminex.com. Luminex, Data/WARE and Virtual/BLUE are trademarks of Luminex Software Inc. Unisys and ClearPath are registered trademarks of Unisys Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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