(E)JES V4R5.0 Exploits IBM's New zIIP Specialty Engines
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 / - Phoenix Software International, Inc. today announced that its products will exploit the new z9 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) specialty engines, available on IBM System z9 processors. Phoenix Software will release (E)JES V4R5.0, FALCON 18.0, and CONDOR 18.0 in September 2007, which are all designed to make a significant portion of execution resources eligible for offload to zIIP processors.
"Phoenix has long understood the role utility software plays in our customers' day-to-day IT operations," said Fred Hoschett, President. "Utility software, like the operating system itself, is necessary overhead for the development, deployment and maintenance of the environments for business application software. Since its inception in 1979, Phoenix has consistently sought to make its utility software efficient, using fewer CPU resources than competing alternatives. This effort helps reduce the need for larger, more expensive processors and costly upgrades."
zIIP specialty engines differ from traditional, general-purpose computer processors in terms of the work they can run-only a subset is eligible for dispatch on a zIIP-and their effect on software licensing charges. Many software vendors, including both IBM and Phoenix, agree that execution on zIIP specialty engines should not count toward the measurements used to assess capacity-based software license charges.
Phoenix Software International, Inc. (http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/) is a systems software development company providing software solutions to enterprises around the world. Phoenix software operates on IBM and compatible mainframes and workstations. Phoenix's product line includes (E)JES, a system management tool that provides users with information to monitor, manage and control a z/OS Jesplex, whether it be JES2, JES3, or both.
Source: Phoenix Software International, Inc.
CONTACT:
Amy Gilbert of Phoenix Software International
+1-310-338-0400
amygilbert@phoenixsoftware.com
Web site: http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
