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DCE Developers Kit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Elaine_Wolfe@transarc.com)
Tue Feb 11 11:25:26 1992
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1992 10:03:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Elaine_Wolfe@transarc.com
To: Info-AFS@transarc.com
News Release
Transarc to Offer DCE Developers Kit
Available for Sun SPARCstation and IBM RISC System/6000 Workstations
PITTSBURGH, January 14, 1992---Transarc Corporation today announced a
DCE Developers Kit running on Sun and IBM workstations, with first
customer shipments to begin in March, 1992. The DCE Developers Kit is
targeted at all application developers who want to begin porting
existing applications --- or developing new applications --- based on
the Open Software Foundation's (OSF) Distributed Computing Environment
(DCE). The DCE Developers Kit, based on DCE Release 1.0 from the OSF,
will be available initially for Sun SPARCstations running SunOS 4.1.2
(Solaris 1.0) and for IBM RISC System/6000s running AIX 3.2.
"This is a very important step toward a comprehensive DCE strategy for
end-users," commented Derek Brink, marketing executive for Transarc.
"DCE must support the applications end-users need, and it must also be
available on the dominant platforms in the installed base. Transarc's
DCE Developers Kit is intended to help satisfy both of these
requirements." For Sun customers, the DCE Developers Kit is the first
tangible indication that they will be able to leverage their existing
workstation investments in a DCE-based environment.
"Combined with DCE developers kits soon to be available for other
important platforms, application developers now have the freedom to work
on the platform of their choice," said Jonathan Gossels, business area
manager for the OSF. "Applications ported now to DCE will be able to
take advantage of a large DCE market when major system vendors begin
volume shipments of the DCE." Gartner Group Inc. predicts a major
proliferation of client/server computing, with the DCE as the catalyst
that provides a "vendor-neutral, comprehensive and `industrial strength'
package of licensable software."
The DCE Developers Kit includes the "core" DCE components necessary for
early application development: Remote Procedure Call (RPC); Threads;
Cell Directory Service (CDS); and Security services. Other standard DCE
components which are less crucial to the initial porting and development
of distributed applications, such as the Distributed File Service (DFS)
and the Global Directory Service (GDS), are not included in the
Developers Kit.
The DCE Developers Kit is available as a bundled package, priced at U.S.
$15,000. Licensees may operate one Name Server, one Security Server, and
up to 10 DCE clients on either supported platform. Support is bundled
for one year, and includes an update based on DCE 1.0.1, plus telephone
support for troubleshooting and bug reporting. Documentation and
training are also bundled, including two seats in a two-day application
developers course delivered by Transarc. Additional Server licenses may
be purchased for $2,000 each, and additional client licenses for $500
each. Additional training may also be purchased for $750 per seat.
Transarc is currently accepting orders for the DCE Developers Kit.
Early licensees of the DCE Developers Kit will include companies
developing applications using Encina, Transarc's DCE-based family of
online transaction processing (OLTP) products. Using the DCE as its
foundation, the Encina Toolkit extends the DCE to support the
transaction model. All other Encina products, including the Encina
Monitor and the Encina Structured File Server, use the Encina Toolkit as
their foundation and provide additional functionality required for OLTP.
"Participants in Transarc's Early Availability Software (TEAS) program
--- a distribution program for early access to Encina products --- rely
heavily on both Sun SPARCstations and IBM RS/6000s as development
platforms," according to John Schiller, strategic marketing manager for
Encina. "Providing the DCE Developers Kit on both of these platforms
enables us to meet the needs of our customers in a timely way." First
product ship for Encina is scheduled for the first quarter of 1992.
With this announcement, Transarc continues its role as a leader in DCE
technology. Transarc was a member of the original "DEcorum" partnership
that proposed what was to become the fundamental DCE architecture. As a
technology supplier to the OSF, Transarc provides the key data
management components of the DCE: the Distributed File Service
(DCE-DFS), and the Local File System (DCE-LFS), a log-based physical
file system for fast server restart.
Transarc Corporation is a developer of open distributed systems
software, employing over 100 employees in its Pittsburgh headquarters.
The company's products focus on two main areas of distributed computing
--- file systems and transaction processing. Transarc's first major file
systems product, AFS 3, is currently licensed by more than 200 sites in
15 countries worldwide. Early licensees of Transarc's Encina product
include Charles Schwab and Citibank. Transarc continues to invest in the
development of software products which will expand the functionality of
the DCE.
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AFS is a registered trademark and Encina is a trademark of Transarc
Corporation. Other brands and product names appearing herein may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of third parties.
For more information contact:
Transarc Corporation
The Gulf Tower, 707 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-338-4400
412-338-4404 FAX
brink@transarc.com
Current customers may also contact their AFS Sales Representative.
