EMC More Than Doubles Performance of Cross-Platform Information Sharing Software
Enhanced Software Dramatically Improves Access to Strategic Business Information
HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998-- EMC Corporation, the world's leading supplier of enterprise storage
solutions, today announced the enhancement of its industry-leading EMC InfoMover information sharing software, allowing
customers to break down the barriers between different computing platforms and better utilize vital corporate information across
the enterprise. EMC announced it has more than doubled InfoMover (formerly Symmetrix Multihost Transfer Facility) file transfer
performance and added Fibre Channel and UltraSCSI connectivity to increase file transfer speed, decrease cost of ownership and
extend the distance over which customers can share files across the enterprise.
InfoMover allows organizations to perform high-speed bulk file transfers between any combination of supported mainframes and
open systems servers. File transfer occurs through high-speed channel connections to a Symmetrix Enterprise Storage system,
rather than over slower network connections. This significantly improves bulk file transfer speed and frees network bandwidth
for other business-critical activities.
In addition to the connectivity and software enhancements announced today, InfoMover management and flexibility have been
further augmented by the following:
InfoMover Management Utility -- Eases the setup and management of InfoMover environments.
European Character Support -- InfoMover translation tables ensure that file transfers are received accurately and in the
needed format.
''At First Union, our leadership position is closely tied to our ability to utilize and exploit information pulled from sources across
the organization,'' said George Mattingly, Senior Vice President for Capacity Planning at First Union. ''We rely on EMC InfoMover
to perform daily data transfers between our mainframe and open systems environments. The transfers are performed quickly and
efficiently through a Symmetrix Enterprise storage system rather than over the network. This ensures that our data warehouses
remain fresh and contain relevant, current information. The increased InfoMover performance, connectivity and management
features announced today further differentiates this EMC solution from anything else out there.''
According to the recently released information management survey conducted for EMC by New York-based research firm
Find/SVP, 84% of IS executives reported that they have been asked to close the information gap by providing information to those
who need it, when they need it, regardless of what platform on which that information was created. In order to make that
information accessible to users, 92% of the survey respondents are moving information between or among disparate systems in
their data centers.
''Once again EMC is making the promise of enterprise-wide information sharing a reality,'' said Robert Dutkowsky, EMC's
Executive Vice President, Markets and Channels. ''Through standard connectivity options and enhanced software functionality,
EMC InfoMover allows customers to quickly and efficiently transfer files between disparate computing platforms resulting in
faster data warehouse loading, increased operational efficiency, and improved decision support.''
Pricing and Availability
InfoMover 2.0 is available immediately for IBM and IBM-compatible mainframes running MVS and OS/390, Hewlett-Packard
HP/9000 Series servers running HP-UX, Sun Microsystems SPARC servers running Solaris, IBM RS/6000 servers running AIX,
Digital Alpha servers running Digital UNIX, Sequent Symmetry and NUMA-Q servers running DYNIX/ptx, and NCR WorldMark
servers running UNIX System V. U.S. list prices range from $40,000 for Symmetrix 5330/3330 systems to $86,500 for
Symmetrix 5700/3700 systems. |
