ballentine_m@apollo.uucp (Mike Ballentine) (11/05/87)
LICENSE SERVER, NEW PORTS EXTEND APOLLO'S INDUSTRY STANDARD NCS CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts, October 20, 1987 -- Apollo Computer Inc. has introduced the Network License Server(tm) (NLS), which is based on Apollo's Network Computing System(tm) (NCS) and provides a viable alternative to the two traditional approaches to licensing software -- single-CPU licensing and site licensing. It is the first product to implement the concept of concurrent usage licensing, which allows a fixed number of end users to concurrently access an application independent of their location on the network. Apollo also announced new ports to five computing environments for NCS, extending NCS to the full range of computing systems -- from PCs to supercomputers. The systems supported by NCS through these new ports -- MS-DOS for IBM PCs and compatibles, Cray, UNIX System V, DEC ULTRIX, and SunOS -- join the expanding base of NCS-supported computing systems which already included Berekely 4.2 and DEC VAX/VMS. Like NCS, NLS is an open product with its source code readily available. NLS complements the concept of network computing by providing a unified network-wide mechanism to manage software licenses. Without the concurrent usage software licensing provided by NLS, software vendors, up until now, have been forced to license their software on a single-CPU basis only. This inhibits network computing by restricting the free flow of applications and users across the various systems in heterogeneous networks. Other components of Apollo's network computing program complement NLS by providing distributed data access, sharing of network computing resources, a common network-wide user environment, and distributed software development tools. For more information, contact your local Apollo representative. Jim Barbagallo Apollo Computer Public Relations (617) 256-6600 UUCP: ...{mit-erl,mit-eddie,yale,uw-beaver,decvax}!apollo!barbagallo USPS: Apollo Computer, 330 Billerica Rd., Chelmsford MA
bae@lll-aftac.arpa (Hwa Jin Bae) (11/11/87)
In article <38485103.8cd8@apollo.uucp> ballentine_m@.UUCP (Mike Ballentine) writes: >LICENSE SERVER, NEW PORTS EXTEND APOLLO'S INDUSTRY STANDARD NCS [stuff deleted] >Apollo also announced new ports to five computing environments for >NCS, extending NCS to the full range of computing systems -- from PCs >to supercomputers. The systems supported by NCS through these new >ports -- MS-DOS for IBM PCs and compatibles, Cray, UNIX System V, DEC >ULTRIX, and SunOS -- join the expanding base of NCS-supported >computing systems which already included Berekely 4.2 and DEC VAX/VMS. [stuff deleted] I read one of the early review of NCS in UNIX Review and have been very interested in the product - sounded like a very good way of connecting together a set of heterogeneous computers distributing their computation. Have some questions though. When are they (maybe now?) available? What other systems are supported? Any plans for any other systems? What is the exact terms for distribution - you say its source is available openly? Thanks much.. -------------------------------------------------+-------------------------- Hwa Jin Bae (415) 463-6865 | Control Data Corporation bae@{lll-tis.ARPA,lll-aftac.ARPA} (Internet) | 4234 Hacienda Drive {ames,ihnp4,lll-crg}!lll-tis!plseca!hbae (UUCP) | Pleasanton, CA 94566