| Tue 20 Nov 2001, 0:00 | | Idion's Subsidiary, Vision Solutions, Announces |
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Vision Solutions, an information availability management company and IBM
Premier Business Partner, yesterday announced the release of Vision Suite
(TM) Enterprise Edition, the most powerful continuous availability solution
on the market. Vision Solutions has added a significant amount of new
functionality to an already feature-rich product to create an unparalleled
information availability solution.
The new name for Vision Suite better represents the true nature of the
product as an enterprise-wide solution supporting the latest advancements in
continuous availability. Already the most recommended and widely deployed
software solution for high availability, disaster recovery and continuous
operations for the IBM eServer iSeries, Vision Suite will bring an
unprecedented amount of functionality, convenience and peace-of-mind to
customers worldwide.
Vision Suite (TM) Enterprise Edition includes more than 60 new features.
Some of the important enhancements include:
* Superior Data Management with features like Reorg-While-Active, which
significantly increases the availability of a user's data and frees up disk
space thereby improving the performance of the entire system.
* Optimal Data Integrity features allow for improved synchronisation of data
and more importantly, greater trust in the reliability and accessibility of
an enterprise's data.
* Greater Control and Convenience provided by a groundbreaking utility
called Command Center for Vision Suite(TM). Newly created by Vision
Solutions' engineering brain trust, Command Center for Vision Suite manages
high availability via a singular graphical user interface (GUI) across all
operating platforms, including OS/400, UNIX, Windows and Linux, making it a
truly unique utility in the information availability industry. Vision
Solutions is proud to offer demonstrations of Command Center for Vision
Suite(TM) and announces that it will be a standard part of Vision Suite
Enterprise Edition in the near future.
* Clustered Environment ensures continuous - near 100 percent or 99,999% to
be exact - application and information resiliency. Achieving this level of
continuous availability is only possible with a multiple system approach or
cluster.
* Unparalleled Functionality provided by two important new features that
support OS/400 V5R1. Data Area and Data Queue Journaling significantly
streamlines and simplifies the replication process. Journal Minimal Data
allows users to record only the changed portion of data within a record,
thus reducing the bandwidth required to replicate changes to a backup
system.
According to Vision Solutions CTO Alan Arnold, "The exceptional quality and
functionality of Vision Suite (TM) Enterprise Edition is proof of the
commitment to technological excellence and industry leadership that the
company has come to be known for over the years."
Mike Tomashek, director, development server group, for IBM added, "Vision
Solutions is actively involved with IBM in the development of the iSeries'
high availability cluster solution. We greatly value the expertise and
leadership they bring to the industry."
Vision Solutions also announced yesterday the launch of a unique new product
offering called Vision Suite (TM) ClusterAdvantage (TM) Program. The
ClusterAdvantage Program is a services-rich offering that provides customers
with the most powerful and effective software, consulting services and
educational programs needed to make their enterprise continuously available.
Nicolaas Vlok, CEO of Vision Solutions and IDION Technology Holdings, said:
"Vision Solutions is committed to bringing the best products to market. We
are pleased to say that Vision Suite Enterprise Edition is not just best in
its class, but also is the only solution that promises such a high level of
functionality. For instance, our data integrity features and new graphical
user interface called Command Center for Vision Suite (TM) cannot be matched
by any of our competitors. This is how Vision Solutions has become the No.
1 information availability management provider, and how we will strengthen
our leadership position. Vision Solutions recently recorded a solid
performance for Q3 2001, with revenues growing 44% albeit from a low base.
2000. Vision also grew revenues sequentially during the first three quarters
of 2001. The introduction of this new product should have a further
beneficial effect on the company's market share into the future."
Johannesburg, 20 November 2001
Enquiries:
IDION Technology Holdings Tel: 011 517 1500
Corn Arnold, Corporate Communications
www.idion.com
College Hill Tel: 011 447 3030
Julia Kerr
JohnPaul Waites
Notes to Editors:
About Vision Solutions
Vision Solutions provides software to ensure that a company's mission-
critical data is always available, no matter what, and is the No. 1
information availability vendor for the IBM eServer iSeries (AS/400). The
company serves customers in virtually every industry around the world, with
44 percent of Fortune 100 companies claiming Vision Solutions as their
trusted partner, according to a recent study by Dun & Bradstreet. Vision
Solutions has sold 4,300 licenses in 70 countries and boasts more than 1,700
customers.
Vision Solutions is an IBM (NYSE: IBM) Premier Business Partner and
maintains strategic alliances with Microsoft, J.D. Edwards, Oracle,
Informix, Midas-Kapiti, Compaq, Sybase, Baan, Aldon, Progress and Pentasafe.
Vision Suite (TM) is the most recommended and widely deployed software
solution for high availability, disaster recovery and continuous operations
for the iSeries. SYMBIATOR is a cross-platform software solution that helps
enterprises share critical business information across different systems,
networks and languages. Vision Solutions also provides extensive services,
support and education to its customers through its CustomerCare Response
Centers. Vision Solutions is a member of the IDION group of companies. For
more information about Vision Solutions, please visit the company's website
at www.visionsolutions.com For a detailed list of new product features for
Vision Suite Enterprise Edition, please visit the What's Hot section of the
Vision Solutions website at www.visionsolutions.com
The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with
the descriptive term "server" following it.
About IDION Technology Holdings Limited
IDION was founded in 1994 and listed on the JSE Securities Exchange SA in
1998. Vision Solutions and IDION Solutions are wholly owned subsidiaries of
IDION Technology Holdings. For more information about IDION, please visit
the company's website at www.idion.com
