Sequent and OpenLink Team to Deliver Data Access Connectivity for NUMA-Q Systems.BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1998-- Strategic Partnership Provides OpenLink Universal Data Access Drivers for Sequent NUMA-Q 2000 Customers Sequent Computer Systems Inc. announced today its partnership with OpenLink Software Inc. to provide Universal Data Access technology for its NUMA-Q(TM) 2000 and previous generation Symmetry servers running DYNIX/ptx(R) 4.x 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). . OpenLink Software's Universal Data Access Suite gives Sequent customers the ability to deploy enterprise-wide server-based data access solutions to all ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. (Open Database Connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve ) compliant database systems and achieve lower total cost of ownership. Server-based universal data access allows a customer to deploy an application to thousands of users and operate it at a fraction of the cost of managing and updating individual desktops in a client-based solution. This partnership will offer Sequent customers a certified version of OpenLink's High-Performance Data Access Suite -- comprised of Java(TM) Database Connectivity (JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database (TM)), Open Database Connectivity (ODBC(TM)), and X/Open SQL CLI based Drivers for the DYNIX/ptx platform. Sequent Computer Systems selected OpenLink Software's Data Access Driver Suite for its ease of use, scalability, multiple database support, and advanced security features for implementing database access applications. OpenLink Software's Driver Suite supports the following database engines: Oracle (7 and 8), Informix (5, 6, and 7), Sybase, CA-OpenIngres, Progress, Unify 2000 and others. "This new product release facilitates the development and deployment of robust dynamic database driven Internet, Intranet, and Extranet solutions on Sequent's successful NUMA-Q platform," said Kingsley Idehen, president 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 OpenLink Software Inc. "The availability of our Data Access Driver Suite on NUMA-Q is a major enabler to the continuing trend of centralization and the growth of server-based deployments," he added. "The combination of Sequent NUMA-Q architecture with the OpenLink High-Performance Data Access Suite technology provides standards-based, powerful, and scalable database access solutions to both our current and future customers," said Martyn Etherington, director of marketing development for Sequent Computer Systems. OpenLink Software Inc. is a market and technology leader in the development and deployment of secure, high-performance, and standard based Universal Data Access Technology. OpenLink Software's Data Access Driver Suite adheres to key industry data access standards such as Java Database Connectivity (database, programming) Java Database Connectivity - (JDBC) Part of the Java Development Kit which defines an application programming interface for Java for standard SQL access to databases from Java programs. http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/jdbc/index.html. (JDBC), Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), and X/Open SQL CLI (UDBC UDBC Universal Data Base Connectivity ). OpenLink Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.openlinksw.com. Sequent Computer Systems (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 :SQNT SQNT Sequent Computer Systems (stock symbol) ), the leader in Intel-based systems for the Data Center, is committed to the success of its end-user and system integrator customers. Sequent's platform architectures and services are optimized for the scalability, availability and manageability requirements of corporate and institutional data center environments leveraging industry standard technologies and best-in-class partnerships. Sequent was the world's fastest growing server vendor between $100K and $1M in 1997 on the strength of NUMA-Q 2000 and has been the number one vendor of high-end Unix servers in the UK for the past seven years according to IDC. Sequent supports more than 10,000 installations worldwide, including many of the world's largest and most sophisticated OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing , DSS, business communications, and RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database applications. Sequent Computer Systems can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sequent.com. -0- Sequent and DYNIX/ptx are registered trademarks. OpenLink Software, Universal DataBase Connectivity and UDBC are trademarks of OpenLink Software Inc. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Sequent Computer Systems Inc. Chris McManus, 415/778-5225 chrismcm@sequent.com http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/SQNT.htm or OpenLink Software Inc. Helen Heward-Mills, 781/273-0900 hmills@openlinksw.com |
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