Polaris Communications Inc. and Insession Inc. Sign Partner Agreement; Pact Will Speed SNA And TCP/IP Data Between Tandem Nonstop-R- Systems And Mainframes.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1998--Polaris Communications Inc., a leader in high speed channel connectivity, and Insession Inc., a leading data communications software developer, Thursday announced a partnership to increase the speed that data can be moved between a Tandem system and an 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) or plug compatible mainframe. Under the agreement, Insession's Intersystem Communications Environment (ICE) will run through Polaris's recently announced StarGate(TM) application gateway. ICE, which is used extensively by banks and financial institutions worldwide, is a data communications software solution that integrates Tandem systems into enterprise SNA and APPN (Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking) Extensions to IBM's SNA communications that provide the necessary flexibility to enable direct communication between users anywhere on the network. networking environments. ICE also enables TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. users access to Tandem or host-based 3270 applications. StarGate provides simultaneous high-speed transfer of SNA or TCP/IP data between servers and LANs and an 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. or Bus & Tag channel on a S/390 class mainframe. The platform is also used to move large data files for backup and recovery and in data warehouse loading. A wide range of server and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity options area available including SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , Ethernet, ATM, and Fibre Channel. "We're seeing increasing demand for high-speed connectivity between Tandems and the mainframe," said Richard Buckle, vice president of marketing at Insession. "The partnership with Polaris allows us to offer our customers a very fast, flexible and reliable method to get data to and from a Tandem NonStop system." The partnership extends Polaris's activities in the Tandem market. "Tandem is an excellent platform for OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and data warehousing applications. As a key Tandem Alliance partner, Insession has established a fine reputation in providing robust software to Tandem NonStop customers," said Iraj Vodjani, president and chief executive officer of Polaris. "StarGate coupled with Insession's ICE opens a big door for Tandem users who need high speed SNA and TCP/IP mainframe access." About Polaris Polaris Communications, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with headquarter in Beaverton, Ore., is the leading supplier of high performance channel interface cards for Windows NT(R) and 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). (R) based servers. Polaris released its first bus & tag interface card in 1989 and was the first to provide an ESCON interface in 1992. Polaris sells its products worldwide through OEMs, business partners and directly. About Insession Insession, based in Boulder, develops, sells and supports software products in the enterprise application server and networking marketplace. It specializes in both distributed and large-scale computing environments, particularly those involved with Internet access to traditional mainframe computers. The company provides software products that enable access, interoperability and integration of new technologies, such as those associated with the Internet, with existing systems and their content as represented by large IBM, Tandem and UNIX computers. Insession has strategic partnerships with a number of companies including Active Software, Destiny Software, Inprise Corp., NetDynamics, Netscape, Sybase, Tibco and Unify. In addition, Insession is an OrbixWise partner of Iona and an Alliance partner of Tandem. Additional information about Insession can be obtained at www.insession.com. |
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