Tandemworld Newsletter June 2005 

Contents 

Castle Systems 
Fusion95 -- PC To Unix connectivity 
HP and ACI Building Toward Itanium Migration
TANDsoft - FileSync 1.7 and OPTA2000 2.1 now available.
Virtual TapeServer Release 6.03 Enhances Feature/Functionality
Liemur Lunch & Learn - Learn Something New For A Free Meal!
ETI-NET announces their New Product the EZX-Gateway® SAN-based Cross-Platform File Mover.
Asian energy company chooses ComNet for protocol conversion.
Gravic, Inc. and BrightStrand International are pleased to announce a new partnership
Introducing GoldenGate Veridata(tm) 
Insider Technologies Ltd & Thales e-Security Ltd 
INTRODUCING – Oracle access for HP NonStop 
Up to 100 BASE24 transactions/sec into Ms Sql tables. 
BrightStrand and Double-Take 
Integrated Research Update 
HP Integrity NonStop in the UK – Joint BITUG/HP event 
ITUG 
Employment 

________________________________________________________________________

Castle Systems 

Quality service and NonStop Hardware, with a price that fits into today’s budget is Castle Systems, guarantee. 
For almost 20 years Castle Systems’ staff have been keeping their promise of ensuring your complete satisfaction. 
We promise when you call Castle Systems you will speak with a knowledgeable staff that knows how to handle every part of your transaction, from recommendations on cost saving solutions to safely shipping your product anywhere in the world. 
We promise your product to be of excellent quality, handled with care and competitively priced at savings from 50% or more. 
We promise you will find an extensive inventory of over 18,000 parts in stock that include everything from TXP’s to the latest in ServerNet technology. We provide complete systems, upgrades and peripherals. 
We promise our dependable service will keep you coming back for more. We care about your business, you make us who we are.
Please visit www.castlesystems.net to learn more about us. Or contact our sales office directly for current specials on processor, controllers, 
tape drives, internal/external disk drives and more.Castle Systems, Inc. (216)-738-3000

________________________________________________________________________

Fusion95 -- PC To Unix connectivity

Fusion95, for file and print sharing, brings the power of Windows 98/NT/2000/XP editors and development tools to the NonStop Himalaya environment. Fusion95 allows the NonStop Himalaya server to appear in your Windows workstation's Network Neighbourhood and its file system to appear as a network disk.Windows programs such as web publishing tools, editors, compilers and development tools can access files without the inconvenience of explicit uploads and downloads of the file. 
More info is available on http://www.april.se/english/tandem.asp 
Features and Benefits
O Use programs such as Windows Explorer to browse the NonStop Himalaya file system.
O Read and write access to Guardian Edit (101), C Data (180) and Unstructured files.
O Read and write access to NonStop Himalaya files from Windows applications without separate upload or download of the files.
O Uses native Guardian NSK security for all file accesses (the system administrator maps Windows Users to Guardian User IDs using the system administration program.)
O Printers attached to the NonStop Himalaya system can be used by Windows applications.
O Read and write access to all OSS files.
O Easy installation. No need to install any additional client software on individual workstations. 
About April System Design - since the company was formed in April 1989 it has been know to design advanced connectivity products that 'integrate PC's with UNIX', based on market standards. April has sold over 500.000 software licenses in more than 60 countries. info@april.se or www.april.se http://www.april.se/english/tandem.asp 
CMS Software Ltd are April System's authorised dealers in the UK and they can be contacted at 01708 640382 or sales@cmssoft.co.uk 

________________________________________________________________________

HP and ACI Building Toward Itanium Migration

Companies ready architecture and software for advanced Intel processing platform
ACI continues to partner with HP on their Itanium® initiative on HP NonStop™ Servers. In fact, ACI has been working closely with HP on their Itanium Migration Advisory Group (IMAG) for three years. At the HP Partner summit in 2004, ACI was able to seamlessly compile our software on an Itanium server with only minor software changes.

Itanium-based servers use an Intel® Itanium processor board, originally built for HP Integrity rx servers, to provide even higher availability in today’s open world while leveraging tried and true NonStop Advanced Architecture concepts. All native COBOL, C, C++ and pTAL programs must be recompiled To take advantage of Itanium systems.
As an early adopter of this technology, ACI has had great success in testing our applications. To date, BASE24® 6.0 and XPNET™ 3.0 products have been validated on the Itanium platform with minimal changes required. Both companies will continue working together on compatibility testing. 
“ACI is one of HP’s most strategic partners and our teams have been working closely together from the outset,” said Pauline Nist, general manager of the NonStop Division at HP. “We believe this joint effort will pay significant dividends for our mutual customers when they move to Itanium.”
“ACI intends to ensure that our products are ready when our customers are ready to move to Itanium,” said Bob Cronin, vice president of payment systems at ACI. “Our partner HP has provided us with an Itanium NonStop Server to complete our testing, which has progressed nicely. We will work closely with HP over the coming months to complete the additional work required to ultimately certify our applications on the platform.” 

ACI will perform additional testing on the Itanium NonStop Server through the remainder of 2005 and will test additional functions such as Java support when they become available for early adopters.

Itanium-based NonStop servers use the same high-speed low-latency system interconnect architecture and NonStop Kernel operating systems as the MIPS based servers. This assures customers that their investments in hardware, software and training will be preserved and leveraged as they migrate to new generations of server technology.
For More Information please contact

Russell Gerry, Write Image Ltd. 
Direct: +44 (0)20 7959 5480
Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7959 5400
http://www.write-image.com 
russell.gerry@write-image.co.uk 

________________________________________________________________________

TANDsoft - FileSync 1.7 and OPTA2000 2.1 now available.

TANDsoft, a provider of enabling software products for NonStop systems, has announced the availability of FileSync 1.7 and OPTA2000 2.1. 
FileSync automatically synchronizes HP Guardian and Open System Services (OSS) files, SQL tables, and application environments among NonStop servers. 
OPTA2000 provides System Clock and Time Zone simulation for HP Nonstop server applications. 
FileSync 1.7 features include; enhanced Trigger execution, file synchronization reporting and additional file purge capabilities. 
With OPTA2000 2.1, Nonstop customers can simulate multiple Time-Zones on a single Nonstop Server. 
For details on these announcements, visit http://www.tandsoft.com/news.html.

________________________________________________________________________

Virtual TapeServer Release 6.03 Enhances Feature/Functionality

Virtual TapeServer Release 6.03 Enhances Feature/Functionality
Tape Laboratories announces Virtual TapeServer version update 6.03. Version 6.03 incorporates important automation features for 3rd party backup application, file transfer, and Instant/DR integration. Version 6.03 also includes vastly expanded Access Control and security features, enhanced EMS integration, and enables Itanium-based NonStop server support for Virtual TapeServer attachment via native Fibre Channel.
Version 6.03 is the first scheduled maintenance update for Virtual TapeServer systems under release 6.x. Future releases will be scheduled quarterly and will available to all Virtual TapeServer release 6.x users with a support contract. 
For more information, contact TapeLabs at +1 310.577.1700 or visit http://www.tapelabs.com

________________________________________________________________________

Liemur Lunch & Learn - Learn Something New For A Free Meal!

Liemur Lunch & Learn on-site training sessions provide a unique learning
experience:
- They provide a short overview that is objective and delivered by an expert
with in-depth knowledge of the subject matter
- They allow you to learn something new outside of your area of expertise
- They provide an excellent way of getting different areas of your business
together
- They are an excellent proven means of raising communication within your
business
- Great for increasing team morale
- Highly cost effective

Liemur Lunch & Learn sessions provide delivery of 2 interesting topics over
a lunch time by subject matter experts. Each topic lasts no more than 50
minutes and the break for lunch between deliveries provides an ideal
opportunity to exchange ideas and ask questions with the speaker.

Recent sessions have proved incredibly successful, with deliveries covering
a wide range of topics to managers, business users, developers, business
analysts and testers. A sample of the topics delivered to date have
included:
- 'Use Cases within the software development lifecycle'
- 'Use Cases to Test Cases and Automated Testing'
- 'Java Bytecode Optimisation'
- 'Iterative Development - Is it worth doing?'
- 'General RUP refresher'

Topics are delivered for up to 20 people, but larger groups can be catered
for by prior arrangement.

Call: Bob Mayo, +44 (0)1243 372 999
Website: www.liemur.com
________________________________________________________________________

ETI-NET announces their New Product the EZX-Gateway® SAN-based Cross-Platform File Mover. 

Responding to the needs of major customers who regularly move growing volumes of data between HP NonStop systems and mainframes in shrinking time windows, ETI-NET has developed the EZX-Gateway. This product embodies the best features of ETI-NET’s BCOM® and BackBox® products. The EZX Gateway provides Fibre channel-based, zero latency file transfer between HP NonStop and IBM mainframes without the need for expensive network bandwidth. Extending NonStop fundamentals of fault-tolerance and linear expandability, EZX Gateway ensures that data is reliably transferred across systems with minimum complexity and system overhead within the available time window, no matter how massive the data quantities involved.
By exploiting HP StorageWorks XPTM Disk Arrays as shared repositories for the data to be exchanged, EZX Gateway is able to construct an end-to-end transfer environment that affords new levels of performance while continuing the reliable operation and ease-of-use traditionally associated with all ETI-NET products.
For additional information contact us at information@etinet.com or to read more about this new product go to www.etinet.com and click on EZX-Gateway Product Announcement
________________________________________________________________________

Asian energy company chooses ComNet for protocol 
conversion.

A major Asian energy company has licensed ComNet for its protocol conversion needs. 
ComNet allows the customer to seamlessly connect new TCP/IP POS terminals to their legacy X.25 Application. 
ComNet makes the TCP/IP terminals appear to the Application as if they were X.25 terminals. 
ComNet provides this solution entirely in software and no changes were required to the customer's Application. The actual X.25 subsystem and communications ports have been eliminated entirely from the configuration. 
For further information please visit www.comnetnonstop.com .

________________________________________________________________________

Gravic, Inc. and BrightStrand International are pleased to announce a new partnership

Gravic, Inc. and BrightStrand International have signed an agreement for BrightStrand to become a technology solutions integrator for the Shadowbase® line of data replication and transformation software. 
Shadowbase provides real time, high-performance data replication that connects multiple databases and platforms for fast, reliable access to mission critical data. Shadowbase not only provides a solution for traditional disaster recovery requirements, but offers seamless integration of data from multiple data sources in real time.
The BrightStrand-Gravic relationship will provide a professional support and service offering for HP NonStop customers in the United Kingdom and selected European countries.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 
Dick Davis			Michael Crosby
Gravic, Inc. 			BrightStrand International Limited
301 Lindenwood Drive 	Turnberry House
Suite 100 			175 West George Street 
Malvern, PA 19355 USA 	Glasgow G2 2LB. UK
+1.610.647.6250 		+44 (0) 141 204 4046
Shadowbase@Gravic.com 	Shadowbase@brightstrand.com
www.Gravic.com 		www.brightstrand.com

________________________________________________________________________

Introducing GoldenGate Veridata(tm)

Data discrepancies arise for a variety of reasons and often without malicious intent or poor control. Your data can get corrupted due to unplanned outages, application errors or even operator error. Inconsistencies in your data such as these could lead to financial or legal risks for your organisation.
The latest standalone product from GoldenGate is called "GoldenGate Veridata" and it provides a comprehensive solution to allow businesses to reduce the amount of time and resources required to compare data, eliminate the introduction of human errors, and ensure that potential problems are instantly identified and addressed.
By using patent-pending technology, GoldenGate Veridata processes selected data sets at unparalleled speeds, with the user simply selecting pertinent tables or fields on the source and target databases and starting the comparison with a few simple clicks. 
As the data on the source and target change, GoldenGate Veridata reports persistent discrepancies and identifies records that are in-flight. Based on their own business requirements, users have the power to determine how to handle this in-flight data.
Many organisations around the world rely on the GoldenGate transactional data management platform for high availability and disaster recovery, data integration, high performance distributed computing and compliance. With GoldenGate Veridata, businesses can immediately identify data discrepancies and resolve inconsistencies.
Whether you use it for compliance, testing or troubleshooting, GoldenGate Veridata offers a non-intrusive architecture that handles very large and dynamic data sets, allowing you to selectively compare databases without interrupting day-to-day business operations. 
To find out more about this solution email jamesk@insession.com or call +44 1923 816393 and speak with your local Insession Account Manager.
To learn more about all of the Insession solutions please visit www.insession.com.

________________________________________________________________________

Insider Technologies Ltd & Thales e-Security Ltd

Insider Technologies Ltd is pleased to welcome THALES e-Security Ltd as our latest services customer.
Insider has been chosen by THALES to provide application support and development services for the HP Non-Stop versions of THALES SRM and HIP applications. 
SRM and HIP are the middleware between a HP Non-Stop application and THALES HSM security and encryption devices, providing a customers application with secure access to the many features of the HSM device. SRM and HIP are used by a number of financial organisations across the globe.
Although in its early stages, this new service has already been of great value to both companies. We are currently working together to define new functionality and performance enhancements for the next release of the SRM and HIP applications.
Both Insider and THALES look forward to a long and prosperous business relationship.
New-look ITL websiteTake a look at ITL’s new-look website: http://www.insidertech.co.uk where you can find:
Latest news
Download flash demos & white papers 
Investigate solutions for all your systems management needs
The above information relates to multiple platforms and environments where our products run, such as: HP NonStop, Base24™, MQ, Messaging, Financial Tracking, Microsoft Exchange™, Microsoft Windows™, UNIX and Linux.
You can also subscribe to a newsletter, keeping you abreast of ITL’s latest news and developments.
Visit ITL at the ‘Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe 2005’ Conference
ITL are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the above conference, which is being held at the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre between 5th - 8th July 2005.
Come and visit us on stand C37.
ITL will be highlighting our multi-vendor messaging solutions, whether they run on HP NonStop, Windows™, UNIX, or Linux.
For more details on the conference, visit the Microsoft Tech•Ed website:
Main conference link: 
http://www.mseventseurope.com/TechEd/05/Pre/Content/default.aspx
ITL exhibitor link: http://www.mseventseurope.com/TechEd/05/Pre/Content/ExhibitorInfo.aspx?ID=437

________________________________________________________________________

INTRODUCING – Oracle access for HP NonStop 

Real-time HP NonStop database access out of an Oracle database 
·	Read-Write-Update-Delete 
·	Supports all HP NonStop Enscribe files and SQL tables 
·	Installs electronically in about an hour 
·	No application modifications are required 
·	No need to replicate files off of the Tandem when you can access your business data real-time 
Access mission critical data from JAVA programs.
Use popular reporting packages without having to write any Tandem code.
Link your transaction data into enterprise applications, without having to replicate your data off of the Tandem.
Here's a link to the online product information: http://www.whitecapapplications.com/HP-NonStop.php 
This technology is called Periscope, and we can demonstrate it for you in about 20 minutes over the web.
For further information please contact Alain de Clerfayt on +1 (770) 382 0598 or alain.declerfayt@network-tech.com

________________________________________________________________________

Up to 100 BASE24 transactions/sec into Ms Sql tables. 

In the previous Newsletters, Audit Profit introduced some useful utility software: Stefi and GetTandemFile. 
This time we would like to share some information about another software that enables BASE24 users to mirror/replicate their (P)TLF transactions into Windows and Tandem destinations. 
With Windows destination you have great flexibility: the database operations are handled through an open API. Currently there are two plugins, one for MS Sql tables and one for txt files (for demo purposes). These plugins comes with source code and are easy to tailor to your specific needs. You can make plugins for any database management system you are familiar with in your Windows environment. 
With Tandem destination the transactions are inserted into enscribe files with standard (P)TLF structure. 
The system is easy to manage, you can get email notification about communication/database handling issues. 
Both destination's client software uses the same server on the Tandem side, which is the same as Stefi's/GetTandemFile's server. This diagram shows the relationships between the modules. 
You can download a full function Demo. It is easy to install, requires very low hardware/software resources.

To download the install set click here 
Email: mail@audit-profit.hu 
Sale information: gbc@gbc.hu 
________________________________________________________________________

BrightStrand and Double-Take 

BrightStrand now supply Double-Take software, which provides real-time, byte level, data replication and server availability for Microsoft® Windows®. Designed for high availability and disaster recovery solutions. To here more about this product join us for a breakfast briefing on 14th July in London.
For further details or registration please visit www.brightstrand.com
or contact doubletake@brightstrand.com

________________________________________________________________________

Integrated Research Update

Integrated Research Europe is pleased to announce it has acquired new HP Nonstop customers in Moscow and Tunisia in the last quarter.
For more information please contact Steve Douglas on +44 (0) 1344 386666 or steve.douglas@ir.com
www.ir.com

________________________________________________________________________

HP Integrity NonStop in the UK – Joint BITUG/HP event

We have a joint BITUG/HP event in HP’s offices in Bracknell at 12:15 on Monday 11th July that will probably cover all the details you and your people might need on the new Integrity NonStop servers, and more... 
Please register through the BITUG web site now, members and non-members equally welcome! 
View the detailed agenda and register here
The session will cover the Itanium2 based Integrity NonStop servers in significant detail, and will include demos of the new servers, as well as presentations on migration from S-series, new ISV solutions, details on the Integrity NonStop server hardware, software, storage, NSAA, Java/J2EE development, and a “New to NonStop” session for those that want it.
Timing is 12:15 for Buffet lunch, event starts at 13:00, presentations finish 18:00, there are post-presentation refreshments until 23:00. Not to be missed !!!
Venue is :- 
Wordsworth Suite 
HP Bracknell office, 
Amen Corner, 
Cain Road, 
Bracknell 
RG12 1HN 
If you have any questions please mail Dave Russell at dave.r@hp.com

________________________________________________________________________

ITUG Hot News June 2005 

In this issue….. 
1.Last Chance to SAVE $100 AUD for the 2005 ITUG Australasia and OZTUG Conference!
2.ITUG Summit 2005
3.Only 1 month until ITUG's Southeast Roadshow!
4.2005 HP Worldwide Customer Survey-Last Chance
5.RUG & SIG Meetings and Events 
************************************************************************ 
1. Last Chance to SAVE $100 AUD for the 2005 ITUG Australasia and OZTUG Conference! 
Last change to SAVE $100 AUD! Register online today at www.oztug.org/events/2005/Registration.cfm. Register by 16 June to take advantage of this discounted rate. 
The 2005 ITUG Australasia and OZTUG conference gathers HP NonStop TM users in the Asia and South Pacific regions for the opportunity to access the latest technical information from the vast global knowledge of ITUG and HP. This event will be held 25-26 July 2005, at the Citigate Sebel Sydney in Sydney, Australia. Managed by ITUG, this conference is an outlet for HP NonStop users to build their relationships with local users. 
The ITUG Australasia and OZTUG Conference’ technical breakout sessions provide up-to-the minute, relevant information. The educational tracks allow you to choose the sessions that pertain to your needs and interest areas. Visit www.oztug.org/events/2005/Techsessions.cfm for track descriptions and session details. 
The 2005 ITUG Australasia and OZTUG Conference provides the perfect environment for you to network with your peers from across Asia and the South Pacific. Make the most of this two-day conference by meeting up with old friends and making new professional connections. Join your colleagues at the Welcome Cocktail Reception, sponsored by HP, on the rooftop of the Park Hyatt Hotel in The Rocks, Sydney on Sunday, 24 July from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. For complete information on the networking events, please visit www.oztug.org/events/2005/Networking.cfm. 
Visit www.oztug.org/events/2005 for online registration and latest conference information including technical sessions, networking events, and more. 

2. ITUG Summit 2005 
Plan to attend ITUG Summit 2005, 23-27 October in San Jose, California. Register before 31 July for only $1175 and save $350 off the full registration price! Experience the new and enhanced offerings as well as the long-established activities that make ITUG Summit a World Class Event for the HP NonStop Community! 
ITUG Summit 2005 Call for Speakers is still open. Visit the Call for Speakers page of the ITUG Summit 2005 Web site and submit your presentations by 24 June. Accepted speakers will receive valuable benefits including peer recognition and a complementary ITUG Summit 2005 registration. ITUG welcomes and encourages first-time submitters and seasoned presenters alike. Visit the ITUG Summit 2005 Web site for conference information including exhibitor marketing opportunities, registration, and housing details. 
3. Only 1 month until ITUG's Southeast Roadshow! 
Register TODAY for the annual Southeastern Regional NonStop Roadshow will be held 11-15 July 2005 . The Roadshow will stop in Memphis, TN; Dulles, VA; Dallas, TX; and Tampa, FL. 
Come listen to HP-Sponsored keynote speaker's Abbott Smith and Derek Ginger discuss the Adaptive Enterprise and Intel® Itanium® 2 - based NonStop servers. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with vendors from Digital Presence, Goldengate, Insession, UC4 and others and will have the opportunity to hear the latest product updates, get an HP & ITUG update, and learn about using Web Services to enable HP NonStop Server applications. This meeting will be something that NonStop users won’t want to miss. And it is free! So, mark your calendar and plan on attending the show in your area! Registration and further details are available on the ITUG Web site. 
4. 2005 HP Worldwide Customer Survey
Last chance to complete the 2005 Worldwide Survey of HP Customers! This independent survey, sponsored by HP's User Groups, is currently online. If you have not done so yet, please complete the Survey at http://www.hpcustomersurvey.org and you will be entered into a drawing to receive a $1,000 cash grand prize and other valuable prizes! 
In addition, all NonStop users who fill out the NonStop section will be entered into a drawing to receive an HP iPAQ. 
5. RUG & SIG Meetings and Events 
CTUG: Two technical sessions for the Canadian Tandem Users Group will be held in Toronto on 28 June and in Montreal on 29 June. Details about these sessions will be available soon on their Web site. 
KNUG: The Korean NonStop Users group will be holding their annual event at the Marriott in Seoul, Korea on 14 June 2005. Topics will include: HP NonStop Hardware/software updates, Itanium migration, Solutions, and vendor sessions. Details about the event agenda will be available soon on their Web site. 
MCTUG: The next meeting for the Mid-Continent States Tandem Users Group will be held at the HP offices in Overland Park, KS on Wednesday, 29 June 2005. In addition to a presentation on Itanium by HP’s Derek Ginger, several vendor presentations will also be given. Please see their Web site for details on the agenda and to register. 
PNUTS: The Pacific Northwest Users of Tandem Systems will be holding their next meeting on 14 June at the HP offices in Bellevue, WA. Dale Wood of Blackwood Systems will demonstrate MOMI and Bart Stebbins of UC4 will give a presentation on his company’s products. Details about these sessions will be available soon on their Web site. 
RUG & SIG Calendar
For a complete look at the 2005 calendar of meetings and events, please visit the Web site. 

________________________________________________________________________

Employment

We currently have a number of opportunities. Please consult our Careers page
For more information on our Global services please contact Us.
________________________________________________________________________

www.tandemworld.net

Our company, Tandemworld, accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. 

If you do NOT wish to continue receiving Newsletters from TandemWorld please go here