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Banyan Systems Announces Support for ENS on IBM's Scalable POWERparallel Systems SP2 Platform

Strategic Insights

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At the Association of Banyan Users International (ABUI) conference in Orlando, Florida, Banyan Systems announced its support for ENS (Enterprise Network Services) on the IBM AIX operating system running on the IBM Scalable POWERparallel Systems SP2 platform. This move enables customers to leverage their investments in the SP2 and benefit from its scalability, efficiency, and cost savings. Banyan's open systems approach allows ENS to run on a wide range of platforms, including the IBM RS/6000 architecture, enabling seamless integration of PC LANs with diverse UNIX computing environments.

Key Takeaways:

  • Banyan Systems announced support for ENS on IBM AIX on the IBM Scalable POWERparallel Systems SP2 platform at the ABUI conference in Orlando, Florida.
  • This move enables customers to leverage their investments in the SP2 and benefit from its scalability, efficiency, and cost savings.
  • Banyan's open systems approach allows ENS to run on a wide range of platforms, including the IBM RS/6000 architecture.
  • The integration of ENS on SP2 with PC LANs and UNIX computing environments provides a single system image, enabling users to access databases, applications, and network resources regardless of their physical location.
  • ENS allows administrators to manage their entire computing infrastructure effectively.
  • Banyan and IBM announced a multi-faceted strategic partnership in 1992, which includes joint product development, marketing, and technical support.
  • Banyan Systems is a pioneer and leader in enterprise network services, making it easy to find, share, and manage information and resources within enterprise networks.
  • Banyan's products are marketed worldwide through authorized network integrators, resellers, and international distributors.

Statistics:

  • The SP2 platform complements Banyan's existing support for IBM's RISC System/6000 platform.
  • With the line of ENS products, Banyan can seamlessly integrate architectures into an enterprise environment with a single system view.
  • Banyan and IBM have a multi-faceted strategic partnership since 1992, which has included joint product development, marketing, and technical support.
  • Banyan Systems has been a pioneer and leader in enterprise network services since its founding in 1983.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, April 24, 1995
  • http://www.banyan.com (Banyan Systems Inc. website)

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