TeraCloud Strengthens Mainframe Storage Management Suite; With a New Java-based TCP/IP GUI, the New SpaceFinder Workbench v4.3 Release Extends Mainframe Storage Management.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2004 TeraCloud Corporation, a leading provider of storage resource management (SRM) solutions for mainframe and distributed storage environments, announced today the availability of the latest version of its leading suite of mainframe storage management solutions, SpaceFinder Workbench v4.3. The release includes a new Java-based Graphic User Interface See GUI. for storage data that extends graphic views of pool utilization down to detailed volume and dataset information. The extended functionality in SpaceFinder Workbench helps customers monitor and manage their mainframe storage inventory more efficiently to reduce costs and improve productivity across the datacenter. TeraCloud has continued to invest and enhance its mainframe tools suite to support the estimated 12,000 worldwide customers that employ mainframes to manage mission critical application data. Key enhancements with SpaceFinder Workbench v4.3 include: -- New Java-based TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. compliant Graphic User Interface -- Graphing engine for trending and user-defined views of mainframe storage data -- Physical and logical Pool Utilization menu allowing drill-down access to details on volumes and datasets -- New VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) An IBM access method for storing data, widely used in IBM mainframes. It uses the B+tree method for organizing data. VSAM - Virtual Storage Access Method database that provides a data-store for both storage utilization and dataset information -- Enhanced SECURITY table options to increase control over viewing and refreshing of data throughout the product suite -- History option to bring batch-only process into ISPF online interface -- New USS based Agent for XML API calls to access mainframe "While most storage management vendors lack the expertise to address the mainframe environment, TeraCloud has continued to invest in its mainframe solutions recognizing the influence and value legacy systems still have within so many customer organizations," said Gary Tidd, 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. , TeraCloud Corporation. "Maintaining leadership in the mainframe market, while steadily integrating mainframe and distributed storage management solutions, has been one of TeraCloud's key differentiators and primary reasons for success." About TeraCloud TeraCloud is the first to provide a unified SRM solution for mainframe and distributed-storage environments. Its enterprise-wide software enables Fortune 1000 companies to centrally manage mission-critical data for SAN and NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular environments down to file- or dataset-level detail. TeraCloud's solution is hardware-independent, integrating the management of 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). (including IBM(R) AIX(R), Hewlett-Packard(R) 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. , and SUN Solaris(TM)); Red Hat(R) Linux(R), Windows(R); NetApp(R) ONTAP ONTAP Open Network Technology for Appliance Products ; MVS s/390 and z/OS; and Novell NetWare(R) from a single console. Founded in 1991, TeraCloud Corporation is 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. based in Bellevue, Wash. For more information, visit www.teracloud.com. |
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