Hewlett-Packard Co is well ahead of the pack in fitting out its Unix machines with the kind of operations management systems that mainframe users expect, but Sun Microsystems Computer Corp is galloping off down the same path and has gone to Legent Corp for an agreement under which Legent will convert Legent’s system management tools […]
Hewlett-Packard Co is well ahead of the pack in fitting out its Unix machines with the kind of operations management systems that mainframe users expect, but Sun Microsystems Computer Corp is galloping off down the same path and has gone to Legent Corp for an agreement under which Legent will convert Legent’s system management tools to run on Sparcsystems under Solaris Unix. Legent products will support the Open Look graphical user interface, and the two will pursue joint marketing activities focused on meeting mainframe customers’ downsizing requirements. Sun has also done a deal with Universal Software Inc under which the Universal Open/36 product for IBM Corp’s System/36 will be converted to run under Unix on Sparcsystems. Open/36 is designed to enable System/36 users to move their applications, without recompilation to Sparcsystems, while giving them a complete System/36 environment that includes all their familiar tools. Open/36 will be offered in early 1993 by Universal Software, Los Angeles unit of Acom Computers Ltd of Montreal.
