ST. PAUL SOFTWARE PARTNERS WITH PYRAMID AND SIEMENS NIXDORF IN SAP R/3 EDI INTEGRATION.ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1996--St. Paul Software, a leading supplier of Electronic Data Interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ) software, announced the installation and SAP R/3 integration of its spEDI*EClipse product on a platform from Pyramid and its parent company, Siemens Nixdorf. St. Paul Software, a Pyramid Global Alliance Partner, has ported its spEDI*EClipse product to the Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf platform. Its spEDI*EClipse suite, comprised of spEDI*tran, spEDI*map, spEDI*exec, spEDI*aim, spEDI*stat, spEDI*delivery and spEDI*fax is now available on the Pyramid/Siemens Nixdorf Reliant RM 1000 hardware platform running the Reliant UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf's parent company, Siemens AG, is the largest user of SAP R/3 in the world and an integrator/implementor of the entire R/3 system. Siemens Nixdorf assisted SAP in the development of both R/3 and R/2 and has a unique understanding of how the software and hardware work together. The SAP R/3 integration with St. Paul Software's spEDI*EClipse allows Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf users to fully utilize the capabilities of both products by automating and streamlining business processes, thereby improving overall productivity and efficiency. "We chose St. Paul Software because of our joint emphasis on SAP integration and the commitment both companies have to the SAP marketplace. St. Paul Software's spEDI*EClipse product is designed specifically for large companies with multiple divisions that require a scalable server product, like our Reliant RM 1000 running the Reliant UNIX operating system," stated Warren Weston, ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. manager of Pyramid. St. Paul Software President Gary Anderson said, "We are proud of the partnership we have established with Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf. Our cooperative effort is a progressive step for us due to the number of companies that will be integrating their SAP applications in a client/server environment in the future. The Pyramid/Siemens Nixdorf partnership creates a new channel for our spEDI*EClipse product into the rapidly growing client/server market." Privately founded in 1981, St. Paul Software is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company not only offers the most comprehensive line of electronic data interchange (EDI) software translators and mapping products available on the market, but it also provides professional services which complement the products making it a full service company. These products support multiple hardware platforms and operating systems 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). , PC (DOS, Windows(R) 3.1, Windows(R) 95 and NT(TM)), mainframe (MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. ) and mid-range (HP3000, DEC VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. , and DEC ALPHA OPEN VMS) environments. In addition, the company provides options for task management, scheduling, fax processing and an EDI service bureau. Teamed with a full range of EDI services-consulting, education, product training, integration, spEDI*center services, and value added network (networking) Value Added Network - (VAN) A privately owned network that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public options-St. Paul Software is truly a one-stop EDI provider. Pyramid Technology -- A Siemens Nixdorf Company -- is a leading provider of scalable enterprise servers delivering the industry's most complete range of UNIX solutions from the desktop to the data center. Together, Pyramid and parent company Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, AG (SNI) was formed in the mid 1990s by the merger of Nixdorf Computer AG and the Siemens' Data Information Services (DIS) division. AG have a presence in 58 countries and more than 130,000 UNIX system installations worldwide. Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf's combined mid-range systems operations represent over $1.9 billion in sales worldwide and make the combined company one of the largest providers of systems in the commercial UNIX server market. Pyramid provides premier strategic services for business-critical environments complemented by a full suite of professional programs and support tools that help customers successfully implement scalable enterprise computing. Additional information is available on Pyramid's World Wide Web site at http://www.pyramid.com/. Windows(R), Windows(R)95 and Windows NT(TM) are registered trademarks of Microsoft. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Unix System Laboratories or USL was originally organized as part of Bell Labs in 1989. USL joined with the UNIX Software Operation, also a Bell Laboratories division, in 1990. It assumed responsibility for Unix development and licensing activities. , Inc. (USL (UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.) An AT&T subsidiary formed in 1990, responsible for developing and marketing Unix. In 1993, USL was acquired by Novell and merged into Novell's UNIX Systems Group (USG). See Univel. 1. ) NOTE TO EDITORS: There is an asterisk after each mention of "spEDI" in this news release. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: St. Paul Software, Inc. Amy Spychalla Tel-612/603-4400 Fax-612/603-4403 http://www.spedi.com or Pyramid A Siemens Nixdorf Company Karen O'Brien Tel-408/428-7169 Fax-408/428-8050 |
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