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NEON Continues Investments in zPrime To Slash Mainframe Costs
Major new release of NEON zPrime™ enables more than 90 percent of eligible mainframe workloads to run on specialty processors; assured of NEON’s commitment to its cost-cutting software, several more companies implement zPrime in production mode
AUSTIN, TX. – June 15, 2010 – NEON Enterprise Software today continued its assault on the high costs of mainframe computing with the latest release of NEON zPrime™, a software product that slashes the costs of mainframe computing. With zPrime, organizations can safely and legally offload massive amounts of work from IBM System z mainframes to low-cost IBM specialty processors (SPs), and consequently carve millions of dollars from IT budgets.
Available today, NEON zPrime 2.1 further reduces mainframe costs by expanding the types of workloads that can be offloaded to SPs. With zPrime 2.1, up to 90 percent of CICS workloads can now be offloaded to SPs, and virtually all DB2 workloads are enabled – without any additional hardware or software changes – to run on IBM zIIPs and zAAPs (z Integrated Information Processors and z Application Assist Processors). In addition, Mainframe Administrators can ensure maximum utilization of SPs and fine-tune utilization to match specific needs, with even less intervention than previous zPrime versions.
Eight companies have moved into production with zPrime 2.1, reflecting market confidence in the product as a way to safely shift mainstream workloads to SPs, saving millions in mainframe usage costs.
“NEON is extremely pleased that more mainframe users are taking advantage of the dramatic cost savings zPrime delivers,” said Lacy H. Edwards, chairman and CEO of NEON. “We remain committed to investing in and enhancing zPrime in ways that further reduce the costs of mainframe computing.”
“IBM’s legal team has the zPrime source code, so IBM should have confirmed by now that our code does nothing IBM alleges,” Edwards added. "We encourage mainframe customers who want to reduce costs to test zPrime and see for themselves how substantial the cost savings can be. More than 50 companies around the world have done so, and are typically thrilled at the results they’ve seen."
New zPrime Features
NEON’s investment in zPrime 2.1 includes development of technology that gives users more succinct control over specialty processor usage. The new “Scan” interface monitors the system at user-designated intervals for tasks to be made eligible. Working in conjunction with zPrime’s “Attach” interface, which uses the standard z/OS interface to enable workloads when tasks are started, this technology gives administrators the versatility necessary to maximize specialty processor utilization according to their specific needs. zPrime no longer uses z/OS exits for workload enablement.
zPrime 2.1 is also much easier to install than its predecessor. zPrime is ready to run in less than 30 minutes – with no JCL changes, system exits, or restarts of any z/OS subsystem. zPrime 2.1 is also fully compatible with zPrime 1.2.
Facts about zPrime
zPrime is a proprietary software product that enables IBM System z business application workloads – IMS, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF and batch – to run on IBM’s equally fast, lower-cost zIIP or zAAP specialty processors. Rigorous testing conducted by over 50 organizations has repeatedly validated that zPrime can typically save System z mainframe users 20 percent or more of their annual mainframe costs under conventional use pricing structures. For detailed information about zPrime, including how it legally gives mainframe users more control over IT investments while substantially reducing mainframe costs, visit www.neon.com.
About NEON Enterprise Software
NEON Enterprise Software is a privately-held company with offices in Austin and Sugar Land, Texas that provides innovative mainframe software solutions to the world’s largest corporations. NEON products work to dramatically lower the cost of mainframe computing, and they enable organizations to take control of the IT resources vital to their business success. For more information about NEON, visit www.neon.com.
The NEON Enterprise Software logo and zPrime are trademarks of NEON Enterprise Software in the USA and in other select countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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