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WILLOW TECHNOLOGY CERTIFIES MQSERIES
FOR UNIXWARE 7 NONSTOP CLUSTERS
Company Brings New Version of
MQSeries to High Volume Clustering Market
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—June 13, 2000--Willow Technology, Inc., the leading
independent provider of MQSeries client and server products, announced today at
the MQSeries Technical Conference that its soon to be released update to
MQSeries for UnixWare is certified for UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters from SCO.
The new version is based on MQSeries source code licensed from IBM and
provides the latest V5.1 server level functions.
"Willow is introducing a new entry into the high performance, high
availability MQSeries lineup. MQSeries on UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters sets a
very high standard for continuous business operation and we are most impressed
with the operational results we are seeing during the product testing
phase," said Gary Clueit, CEO of Willow, "Willow has invested
significantly in NonStop Clusters technology – and recently attended the first
UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters training class for certification as a reseller of
the product. There is much interest in MQSeries on NonStop Clusters, and we have
customers awaiting delivery from as diverse locations as Greece and
Russia."
"With the worldwide shift to the Internet, high availability is becoming
a requirement for business-critical operations of all levels," said John
Palmer, vice president, Marketing, SCO Server Division. "We are pleased to
work with Willow to deliver, e-Business solutions that enable customers to
easily and reliably deploy and manage their operations around the clock."
Willow also plans later in the year to make one or more of its UnixWare 7
NonStop Cluster systems available to customers and ISVs on a time-sharing basis
to develop, test and benchmark NonStop Clusters applications
Pricing and Availability
Version 5.1 of Willow's MQSeries for UnixWare will support UnixWare 7.1.1,
and will be generally available during the fourth quarter of 2000. US list
prices for the MQSeries software start at $9,250 for an entry level (2-node)
NonStop Cluster system.
About UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters
UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters provides totally dependable access to
business-critical data and applications. UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters software
links together individual "nodes"—whole computers—such that they
act and appear as a single UnixWare 7 system. With support for up to 12 nodes,
UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters can scale to meet the demands of virtually any
growing business.
About MQSeries
MQSeries, the most widely used message-queuing software on the market,
enables users to exchange information between applications across more than 35
different platforms, from mainframes to PCs. This award-winning software enables
business integration throughout the enterprise, allowing companies to maximize
e-business opportunities by leveraging existing resources to improve
speed-to-market and anticipate IT changes as their business changes. Management.
For more information on MQSeries, visit www.ibm.com/software/ts/mqseries.
About Willow Technology
Willow Technology, Inc. is the leading independent provider of fully
compliant MQSeries client and server products, developed under license from IBM.
Willow sells and supports both its own and IBM's MQSeries products, and offers
system integration, custom development, proof of concept and consultancy
services for MQSeries. Willow can be reached at: phone +1-408-296-7400; fax
+1-408-296-7700; e-mail info@willowtech.com; or visit www.willowtech.com.
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IBM and MQSeries are registered trademarks
of International Business Machines Corporation. SCO and UnixWare are trademarks
or registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the USA and other
countries. NonStop is a trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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