Stratus Computer and IBM deliver advanced commercial messaging capabilities for fault-tolerant environments.MARLBORO Marlboro or Marlborough (märl`bərō), city (1990 pop. 31,813), Middlesex co., E Mass.; settled on the site of a Native American village 1657, inc. as a city 1890. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1996-- Fault-Tolerant Continuum(r) Enterprise Server Now Supports 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) MQSeries(tm) for HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. Stratus(r) Computer, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SRA SrA abbr. senior airman ) and IBM(R) Corp. (NYSE: IBM) today announced an agreement to provide IBM'S MQSeries for HP-UX(1) on Stratus' Continuum Enterprise Server, an industry-leading family of fault-tolerant computers running Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX operating system. Now for the first time, users of distributed solutions based upon IBM's MQSeries commercial messaging technology will be able to include Stratus' continuously available servers running the HP-UX operating system in their client-server networks. Existing applications which run under the HP-UX operating system will run on the Continuum Enterprise Server as is, with no special programming or recompilation Re`com`pi`la´tion n. 1. A new compilation. required. The Continuum Enterprise Server brings an array of fault-tolerant features to users of IBM's MQSeries commercial messaging, including redundant hardware with hot pluggability, sophisticated self-checking, and self-diagnosing logic. No user programming is needed to access the server's fault-tolerant features. The Continuum Enterprise Server is backed by Stratus' Remote Service Network (RSN RSN - Real Soon Now )(tm) which is designed to meet the needs of customers running critical online applications. RSN operates as a continuous direct line between the customer site and Stratus' Customer Assistance Center, and is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "As information more increasingly becomes a distributed resource, the servers which supply this information often surface as the 'Achilles heel' in an otherwise well-architected client-server network," said John Scanlon, Vice President of Marketing for Stratus' Continuum Products Division. "More and more, these applications and networks will require a continuously available computing platform See platform. like the Continuum Enterprise Server to guarantee that services continue uninterrupted, even in the event of a hardware failure." "The industry trend toward the integration of different vendors systems has created interdependencies that could not have been anticipated when many of these applications were originally created," said Colin Osborne Colin Osborne (born 19 June 1975) is an English darts player who was born in Middlesbrough and is nicknamed The Wizard. Osborne has won one PDC Tour Event (the Sheppey Classic in 2006) and reached the latter stages of several other PDC Pro Tour events including the , business unit manager for MQSeries. "While MQSeries products with their store and forward technology, do an excellent job of providing secure and recoverable hetrogeneous interoperability of applications, all users benefit when critical resource points within the network remain accessible at all times. Adding MQSeries to Stratus fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. systems provides impressive reliability and user confidence." About MQSeries for HP-UX MQSeries, IBM's leading messaging middleware, provides a robust communications layer that makes it simple for applications to interoperate across a network. Available on over 20 platforms, MQSeries is already being used to link Lotus Notes to transaction-based systems and will soon be used to extend to the reach of SAP R/3 client/server environments. MQSeries, via the Message Queue Interface (MQI MQI Message Queue Interface MQI MQseries Integrator MQI Quincy, Massachusetts MQI Manufacturing Quality Instruction ) assures delivery of messages, takes care of network interfaces and protocols, and in the event of a system problem, it deals with recovery. With MQSeries commercial messaging software, users can concentrate on providing for their business needs without worrying about the underlying complexities. About IBM IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates, develops, and manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices, and microelectronics. IBM offers complete information about the company, its products, services and technology through the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com About Stratus Based in Marlboro, Mass., Stratus Computer, Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive computer solutions for critical on-line environments. Stratus and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of continuously available computer platforms, application software, middleware, and professional services. The company markets its systems and solutions to a range of industries in more than 60 countries. Stratus can be reached via the Internet at http://www.stratus.com -0- (1) HP-UX 9.X and 10.0 for HP 9000 Series 700 and 800 computers are X/Open(r) Company 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) 93 branded products. HP-UX 10.20 is an X/Open UNIX 95 branded product. X/Open is a registered trademark, and the X device is a trademark of X/Open Company Ltd. in the UK and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. MQSeries is a trademark of IBM Corporation. Stratus, the Stratus logo, and Continuum are registered trademarks of Stratus Computer, Inc. RSN is a trademark of Stratus Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACTS: Stratus Computer, Inc. Susan Davis, 508-490-6637 Susan_Davis@stratus.com or Brodeur Porter Novelli for IBM Robin Carley, 914-766-1113 Rcarley@vnet.ibm.com |
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