Platinum Technology Inc has spotted the way the wind is blowing in the mainframe software market and is rushing to pick up Unix expertise. Following its move on Autosystems Inc a few days back (CI No 2,594), the Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois company has now won agreement for the acquisition of ViaTech Development Inc, of Bloomington, Minnesota, which it describes a leader in providing electronic software distribution tools in Unix-based client-server environments. Platinum characterises the move as another step toward its goal of providing comprehensive integrated management systems for what it calls the Open Enterprise Environment – networked computing environments including open systems and enterprise mainframe systems; terms of the pact were not given.
