MEDIA RELEASE
 
For Immediate Release
December 18, 1998

MVS SOLUTIONS INC.
TO INTEGRATE ITS FAMILY OF BATCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
WITH IBM’S SYSTEMPAC

Markham, ON Canada, December 18, 1998 – MVS Solutions Inc., the leader in automated batch workload management solutions for JES2, today announced a software delivery agreement with IBM to integrate its batch management products with IBM’s OS/390* SystemPac* offering.

Through the agreement, MVS Solutions’ flagship product ThruPut Manager^®, and its family of optional components, are now available to users of IBM’s OS/390 operating system in an integrated system replacement package.

For over 10 years, ThruPut Manager has been the leading technology in batch automation solutions for S/390* customers. ThruPut Manager automates the management of batch workload standards, batch throughput, resource dependency and resource utilization for MVS and OS/390 installations with JES2. ThruPut Manager simplifies Parallel Sysplex* implementation, and enhances the recent batch facilities of Workload Manager introduced with OS/390 Version 2.

SystemPac is a fee-based service from IBM for OS/390 which provides users with a customized and integrated OS/390 system, including associated subsystems and independent software vendor products, complete with current maintenance upgrades. It allows OS/390 customers to save time and effort in acquiring, installing and testing new software solutions. By purchasing MVS Solutions’ products through the OS/390 SystemPac offering, customers realize benefits and savings through the ease of installation which SystemPac provides.

"ThruPut Manager’s unique and powerful batch management capabilities are only possible due to the product’s close coupling with JES2. SystemPac will eliminate the complexities involved to install ThruPut Manager and it’s operating system interfaces," said Jose Danobeitia, President of MVS Solutions Inc. "SystemPac also ensures that all prerequisite software levels are in place and dependency errors will be avoided."

"Having MVS Solutions’ ThruPut Manager products integrated with OS/390 via SystemPac provides customers with a more complete system replacement software package," said John Speacht, S/390 Global Offering Executive, IBM Global Services. "By including these products in SystemPac, IBM extends and enhances the value of OS/390 for mission critical applications."

Founded in 1987, MVS Solutions Inc. through its ThruPut Manager product, has provided quality batch automation solutions to MVS installations worldwide. For more information, you can visit the MVS Solutions Inc. web site at www.mvssol.com or contact the company directly at 905-940-9404.

For further information, contact:

Murray L. Martin
Manager, Sales and Marketing
MVS Solutions Inc.
8300 Woodbine Avenue
Markham, Ontario
L3R 9Y7
905-940-9404
mmartin@mvssol.com

ThruPut Manager is a registered trademark of MVS Solutions Inc.