DIGITAL SHIPS DATA CENTER SCHEDULING TOOL FOR WINDOWS NT, UNIX AND OpenVMS
SYSTEMS

...unique client/server architecture is scalable from the workgroup to the
enterprise...

MAYNARD, Mass., February 13, 1996 -- Digital Equipment Corporation today
announced immediate availability of POLYCENTER Scheduler for Digital UNIX,
which incorporates a three-tier architecture which is unique among data
center scheduling products and provides scalability from desktops to
enterprise systems.

The flexible client/server/agent architecture of POLYCENTER Scheduler
supports multivendor systems. A software agent runs on each system on
which jobs are scheduled. Agents are available for Windows NT, Sun OS,
HP-UX, Digital UNIX, OpenVMS VAX, and OpenVMS Alpha systems. The server
software runs on Digital UNIX systems and contains the data repository and
central processing functions.

The client software can run on any Digital UNIX system on the network. It
is the only scheduling product that enables systems personnel to schedule
and execute production jobs from a single network location. From one
console, administrators can monitor data center tasks such as payroll,
backup, and manufacturing resource planning.

Systems programmer/project manager Kurt Carlson of the University of Alaska
selected POLYCENTER Scheduler. According to Carlson, "It has allowed us to
completely automate many systems management functions as well as the
normal job scheduling workload." He adds, "The ability of a Scheduler
server to support multiple hosts has also proven invaluable as we have
moved from a single monolithic mainframe environment to multiple
distributed hosts."

The new POLYCENTER Scheduler software boasts the most comprehensive set of
features for reducing system administration costs. Automatic load
balancing optimizes system use by selecting the least used systems for
running jobs. Jobs may initiate according to a schedule or initiation can
be dependent upon completion of other jobs. Job prioritization can
restrict systems to run particular jobs during specified time periods. The
failover and recovery capabilities ensure completion of jobs by
automatically restarting failed jobs on different systems.

Pricing for POLYCENTER Scheduler for Digital UNIX server software starts at
$3,000. Client software is $1127, and agent software pricing starts at
$225. Additional information is available from Digital's POLYCENTER web
page at http://www.digital.com/info/polycenter.

Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server
solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information
systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software
and services, together with industry- focused solutions from business
partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global
marketplace.
 
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