Computer giant Silicon Graphics and Computer Associates (CA), a multi-billion rand company with 160 offices in over 40 countries, have entered into a strategic worldwide business alliance under which CA will port and optimise its full line of core client/server products to the Silicon Graphics cache coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access (ccNUMA) server line. The products will include Unicenter TNG, Jasmine and OpenIngres. Silicon Graphics will adopt Unicenter TNG and the Unicenter Object Model as the de facto standard solution for enterprise management. The Unicenter TNG Framework will also be bundled and shipped to diverse users of Silicon Graphics' IRIX operating system bringing them advanced manageability. "Bundling Unicenter TNG Framework with the Origin server line reduces costs when managing widespread computing environments," says James Chiweshe, MD of Silicon Graphics sub-Saharan Africa. "It assures customers of a stronger computing solution for their growing needs. Our aim is to make it easier to implement and manage ccNUMA servers for enterprise-wide applications."The advanced manageability referred to will encompass the Silicon Graphics Origin servers as well as O2 and Octane workstations in multiple and varied IT environments. CA's object-oriented multimedia solution, Jasmine, together with relational database management technology, OpenIngres, is to be ported to current and future releases of IRIX.Silicon Graphics' ccNUMA architecture provides high performance and seamless scalability through its CrayLink interconnect technology when used with the Origin servers. This provides companies with the ability to scale computing systems when addressing exponential data growth and growing business needs.As a member of the Silicon Graphics Developer Program, CA will grant access to beta systems, early IRIX versions, and compiler and protocol revisions. Worldwide, CA and Silicon Graphics will cooperate through sales referral programs, joint marketing efforts and shared field engagement sessions.
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