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PR: PSP: Warp Server to support Symmetric Multiprocessing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tsipple@VNET.IBM.COM)
Sun Mar 3 22:08:32 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 3 Mar 1996 15:17:58 GMT
From: tsipple@VNET.IBM.COM
Reply-To: tsipple@VNET.IBM.COM
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Submitted by: Timothy F. Sipples
Source: IBM
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SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, 1996 . . . IBM today announced that it has begun
alpha testing its OS/2* Warp Server Version 4 symmetric- multiprocessing (SMP)
feature, and demonstrated it today on a four-way SMP system at the OS/2 Warp
Server launch event. An open beta program is planned to begin in the second
quarter of 1996, with general availability intended for the third quarter of
the year. The OS/2 Warp Server SMP feature will be provided as a free upgrade
to OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 customers.
"SMP exploitation will add support of the largest PC servers to OS/2 Warp
Server, which we believe already delivers the most functionality into a server
operating system solution," said Art Olbert, director of product plan
management, IBM Personal Software Products. "We expect to significantly
enhance the performance of our current OS/2 2.11 SMP offering with the OS/2
Warp Server SMP feature."
IBM is currently conducting an OS/2 Warp Server SMP alpha program with about a
dozen business partners, including Oracle Corp., Sybase Inc., Btrieve
Technologies Inc., Lotus Development Corp., Compaq Computer Corp.,
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Unisys Corp., all of which have agreed to support IBM
in development of the OS/2 Warp Server SMP feature with their respective
products.
Industry Support for the OS/2 Warp Server SMP Feature
"We have had many strong customer successes with Sybase products on OS/2,"
said Berl Hartman, Sybase vice president of strategic marketing. "OS/2 Warp
Server will provide a strong growth path for these loyal customers with
applications requiring SMP class solutions."
"At Btrieve Technologies, our developers are specifically architecting Btrieve
for OS/2 Warp Server to take advantage of the performance benefits to be
offered by OS/2 Warp Server's SMP capabilities," said Kristin Burkland,
director of business development.
"We support and are working with IBM on optimizing the performance of OS/2
Warp Server SMP using Oracle," said Jerry Baker, senior vice president of
Oracle's Product and Platform Technologies.
"SMP will be a terrific addition to an already great offering from IBM," said
Josh Airall, systems analyst at Cincinnati Bell Information Systems. "I've
been extremely pleased with OS/2 Warp Server and I'll be happy to get my hands
on the SMP-enablement feature."
IBM has long been a leader in the development of SMP technology, which greatly
enhances computing performance and increases productivity. IBM currently
offers SMP support for OS/2 v. 2.11 as well as AIX*, High Availability
Management Clustering Program and SPX.
OS/2 Warp Server: The Complete Business Solution
Now generally available, OS/2 Warp Server is IBM's business server solution
for customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. It provides
a foundation for application serving and file and print sharing, plus a wealth
of integrated features including system management, backup and recovery,
remote access, enhanced TCP/IP support, advanced print function and LAN
Internet access.
### 2/26/96
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