Unisys boosts secure real-time computing with ClearPath systems, software

Unisys has announced the most powerful and open models ever in its ClearPath line of mainframe systems, as well as software that enables customers to create a service-oriented architecture (SOA).

ClearPath performance is up by between 30% and 40% over previous high-end models, and integrated software tools for the ClearPath OS2200 and MCP operating environments are designed to provide customers with choice and flexibility in extending their application environments to the SOA world.

"These new products provide ClearPath customers with greater agility and pay-per-use options in deploying a real-time infrastructure that directly and dynamically allocates resources to support strategic business processes," says Bernard Donnelly, consulting services manager at Unisys Africa. "The new software and systems advance Unisys`s commitment to enhance ClearPath customers` choices. They represent the latest offerings in Unisys`s move toward its next-generation, Intel-based open architecture that seamlessly hosts the ClearPath OS2200 and MCP operating environments, as well as Microsoft Windows and Linux, in a fully virtualised environment."

The new integrated software tools, based on the Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise (3D-VE) approach, enable customers to adopt a SOA to modernise their application environment without rebuilding it completely and, at the same time, protect their existing investments in business-critical applications and information.

Key new integrated software tools for ClearPath systems include:

* Agile Business Suite, a software toolset that enables creation of SOA through open, model-driven applications combining the advantages of proven 4GL application development tools with deployment for .NET, Java EE, and COBOL environments.
* Maximum Operations and System Trust (MOST), integrated software tools that automate many system management and resource allocation functions and protect ClearPath operations in a heterogeneous environment against unforeseen downtime and delays.
* New OS2200 and MCP capabilities, integrated into the new release 11 of each system, including Java EE and open source capabilities to integrate data from the ClearPath database and transaction environments into secure, portable Java-based applications.
* ClearPath ePortal, secure integration solutions for Web and mobile services that can reduce the development and deployment cycle by 50% or more, while securely integrating existing applications into an SOA.

ClearPath customers can also take advantage of Unisys Open and Secure Integrated Solutions (OASIS), a certified set of software suites for enterprise computing based on open source software and open standards.