sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sunflash@suntri sunflash-Send requests and problem reports to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash MICRO FOCUS TO OFFER CICS/COBOL SOLUTIONS FOR RIGHTSIZING COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS ON SUN PLATFORMS SunFLASH Vol 53 #14 May 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Leiann Lee, SMCC PR, +1 (415) 336-0597 Contact Eve Kowtko, Micro Focus, +1 (415) 496-7143 New Products Provide Easy Migration to UNIX Client-Server MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- May 11, 1993 -- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) and Micro Focus today announced the availability of Micro Focus Transaction System, a new distributed, client-server On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system for Sun(TM) SPARCserver(TM) SPARCstation(TM) and SPARCcenter(TM) computers running the Solaris(R) distributed operating environment. This new Transaction System from Micro Focus lets users off-load their Customer Information Control System (CICS) environment running today on mainframes to SMCC's leading open, distributed client-server computing environment, with little or no modification. The Micro Focus Transaction System is a multi-user, multi-tasking, OLTP system supporting client-server, cooperative and distributed applications on workstations and networks. The Transaction System supports the CICS command-level program interface as well as interfaces to Micro Focus Dialog System and non-CICS applications. It also offers communications between transaction systems and with mainframe and network-based CICS systems. CICS, which is found today in more than 70 percent of all mainframe sites, is a computing environment that allows on-line applications to interactively communicate with hardware and software resources. While maintaining distributed integrity for programs and data, the Transaction System on the SPARC(R)/Solaris platform gives Information Systems organizations more flexibility in how they manage mainframe migration or coexistence as needed, and can more efficiently run their applications in a distributed client-server environment. By migrating their existing CICS mission-critical business applications to scalable Sun systems, users can also realize significant cost savings by avoiding expensive hardware upgrades that are inevitable with mainframes. For example, mainframe upgrades can cost up to five times the price of an entire SPARCcenter 2000. In addition, because Sun supports industry standard networking protocols, CICS applications running on Sun systems can continue to access data that resides on the mainframe, and therefore avoid retraining costs for developers or end users. "Most enterprises today are rightsizing their business processes and computing environments," said Larry Hambly, vice president of marketing at SMCC. "With CICS and COBOL running on SPARC/Solaris, these customers can migrate legacy applications to Sun, exploiting the benefits of open, client-server computing for both development and deployment throughout the enterprise." According to Micro Focus, there are approximately 40 million CICS applications today, comprised of billions of lines of COBOL/CICS code. Additionally, according to market research firm IDC, by 1997, of all UNIX(R) OLTP applications using transaction processing monitors, 65 percent will be running them in CICS environments. Micro Focus Transaction System on SMCC's SPARC platforms will be available in July, 1993 from Micro Focus, Inc. SMCC to Sell and Support Micro Focus COBOL In addition, SMCC is now selling and supporting the entire Micro Focus COBOL(TM) development environment for SMCC's commercial software developers. Today, Micro Focus commands 65 percent of the COBOL compiler market for UNIX. Micro Focus COBOL products are now available from and supported by SMCC on both Solaris 1.1 and Solaris 2 operating environments. The new products include: o Micro Focus COBOL Compiler o Micro Focus COBOL Toolbox(TM) o Micro Focus Dialog System(TM) o Micro Focus Operating System Extensions(TM) These Micro Focus COBOL products will integrate with the Micro Focus Transaction System and will immediately replace all Sun COBOL products. Current SMCC support customers will automatically receive Micro Focus COBOL upgrades. Prices for the new Micro Focus COBOL products range from $250 for the Operating System Extensions to $1,250 for the COBOL Compiler, depending on configuration. Micro Focus enables enterprises that use information systems to benefit from adopting new hardware and software technologies while leveraging available skills and system resources. Micro Focus does this by providing state-of-the-art programming tools to empower application developers, coupled with software technology to enable them to create new industrial-strength applications, and bridging software to access and enhance the value of existing systems. Micro Focus is located at 2465 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, California 94303. Telephone: 415-856-4161. # # # Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation, Sun, the Sun logo, the Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation logo, and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant Logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCserver, SPARCcenter, SPARCstation are licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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