In a bid to become more open, software house SAP AG says it wants its Unix-based financial and accounting software, R/3, to run in as many environments as possible – and not just under the various versions of Unix. According to Computerwoche the newly released version 2.0 doesn’t just support Unix derivatives, but also MPE/ix – Hewlett-Packard Co’s Posix-compliant version of its proprietary operating system, MPE; and Digital Equipment Corp’s OpenVMS. On the Unix side, the Walldorf, Germany-based company intends to support the current implementation of DEC’s OSF/1. In addition, it is working on R/3 versions for Sun Microsystems Inc’s Solaris and Microsoft Corp’s Windows NT. SAP AG has also broadened the range of databases that the software supports to include Oracle Corp’s Oracle 7.0, Informix Corp’s Online 6.0, and Software AG’s Entire SQL product. And R/3 will soon be supported on DEC’s Alpha AXP architecture. Release 2.1 of the product is scheduled for the end of this year.
