ICL also made additions to its Open Systems Management Centre software launched back in May, enhancing the software in five areas: distribution of software from a central point in the network on DRS 6000 and Series 39 nodes; monitoring of network operational status; provision of remote systems archiving and restore; presentation of network performance reports; and the introduction of a new operator access facility, OSMC Desktop Connect, based on JSB Computer Systems Plc’s Multiview Desktop software. The Open Systems Transaction Management software for DRS 6000 is based on Unix System Laboratories Inc’s Tuxedo Release 4.1, tied in with Ingres, Informix or Oracle databases. The Open Systems Transaction Manager has facilities for interworking with ICL’s VME mainframe transaction processing system.
