Hitachi's Virtual Server Facility provides server configuration flexibility and separate server identification for ISV contracts.
30 August, 1999 — Hitachi Data Systems today announced that Information Builders, a global leader in Web reporting and business intelligence solutions, will support all VSF™-capable mainframe processing platforms from Hitachi Data Systems and its distributors, running IBI products written for the S/390® environment.
VSF is only available on Hitachi's Skyline Trinium™, Pilot P9, and P8 systems, and is designed specifically to aid customers in asset management through its capability of setting precise boundaries within each processor and assigning unique serial numbers and model identifiers.
Utilizing advanced Instruction Processor (IP) Isolation Technology, Hitachi's line of VSF-capable mainframes enables users to create up to 15 discrete Virtual Servers within a single footprint, giving businesses the benefits of separate ISV agreements per defined business function. Users can employ one Virtual Server as a World Wide Web server, another as a data warehouse, and another for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications — thus maintaining users' flexibility to conduct their business.
Currently, Computer Associates International, BMC Software, ISM, Candle Corporation, Compuware, Isogon, and now Information Builders have endorsed VSF, providing asset management flexibility to common clients.
Information Builders supplies the market-leading middleware technology that enables today's Web-based systems to be integrated with enterprise-wide data and applications. The company extends that technology with cutting-edge Web tools for building decision support, reporting and transaction processing applications. Headquartered in New York City, Information Builders employs more than 1,950 professionals worldwide and earned revenues exceeding $307 million in 1998.
Recognized as a leading provider of business solutions for the world's most IT-intensive corporations, Hitachi Data Systems offers professional services, multiplatform storage subsystems, and the industry's broadest line of high-performance servers. The company's extensive range of products and services, coupled with its business alliances with key industry leaders, enable it to transform IT into business agility for high-end and middle-market customers. Hitachi Data Systems is owned by Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
PR Contacts: Hitachi Data Systems
Michael Ventriello, Information Builders (917) 339-6099
Hitachi Data Systems is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. Skyline Trinium, Trinium, Pilot Series, and VSF are trademarks of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. S/390 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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