To: Parker Benchley who wrote (11895 ) 9/22/1998 12:53:00 PM From: Dorine Essey Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12454
George, NEWS!!!!!!! SOFTWORKS to Integrate Enterprise Systems Management Products With IBM September 22, 1998 12:38 PM ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SOFTWORKS SWRX has entered into an agreement with IBM to integrate ten of its enterprise systems management products with IBM's OS/390 SystemPac(TM) offering. The agreement provides SOFTWORKS with an avenue for product distribution that complements its extensive direct sales and distribution network, which serves more than 50 countries around the world. Through the agreement, SOFTWORKS' products for enterprise storage resource management, catalog management, VSAM file management, performance management, and Year 2000 remediation and testing are now available for IBM's OS/390 operating system in a packaged, integrated offering. IBM's OS/390 SystemPac is a customized package of operating system and related software that allows customers to save time and effort in selecting, acquiring, installing, and testing new software solutions. The OS/390 SystemPac is a vehicle for distributing vendor products and maintenance updates. By purchasing SOFTWORKS products through the OS/390 SystemPac, customers have easy access to best-of-breed systems management solutions. "Through this agreement, SOFTWORKS broadens its distribution channel and allows IBM customers to quickly implement extensive, and often complex, systems management solutions," said Lisa Welch, SOFTWORKS Vice President of Technology. "This agreement is a natural and exciting fit for SOFTWORKS' customer base. For the first time, it provides customers with an integrated and synchronized mix of IBM system software and leading data, storage, and performance management software." "SOFTWORKS products are a significant new addition to the OS/390 SystemPac that extend and enhance the versatility of OS/390 for mission critical applications," said John Speacht, S/390 Global Offering Executive, IBM Global Services. "By including these products in one of our most popular systems management bundles, IBM provides its customers with a broader range of Solution Developer products." The SOFTWORKS products integrated in the OS/390 SystemPac offering include CenterStage for enterprise storage resource management; Catalog Solution for catalog management and recovery; VSAM Quick Index, VSAM Assist, and TeraSam for large file management; Performance Essential and QuickTune for performance management; and HotDate 2000/WARP, HotDate 2000/SIMULATE, and HotDate 2000/TEST for Year 2000 testing and simulation. SOFTWORKS is a leading global provider of IT solutions for the enterprise and is traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol SWRX. Founded in 1977, SOFTWORKS responds to the data and systems management needs of organizations worldwide, supporting customers in more than 50 countries with solutions for enterprise data and storage management, performance management, Year 2000, and professional services. For more information about SOFTWORKS, visit the company's Web site at www.softworks.com SOURCE SOFTWORKS Top