VM_Software_(company)

VM Software

VM Software

1980s software company

For the software company founded in 1998, see VMware.

VM Software[1] was a software company whose product line focused on mainframes running IBM's VM/CMS operating system.

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History

VM Software was formed under that name in 1981.[2] They had 11 products named VMxxxxx, with features that complemented the systems-oriented capabilities that IBM's software provided. With the 1987 arrival of IBM's 9370 mid-range mainframe, VM added VMCenter II to its product line.[1][3]

The chain of acquisitions by which the company changed names and ownership is VM Software, Systems Center Inc,[4] Sterling Software,[5] Computer Associates. VM Software's mailing address, under Systems Center and Sterling remained 1800 Alexander Bell Drive but addressed as "VM Software Division."[6]

Product summary

Among their offerings were:[7]

  • VMAccount - facilitating chargeback
  • VMArchive - facilitated queue-based user-initiated saving and restoring of individual or groups of files
  • VMBackup - intended for doing full system saves, but permitting user-initiated queued file restores.
  • VMBatch - more features than IBM's CMSBATCH

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "VM Software Inc". The Washington Post. May 2, 1988.
  2. [2]
    "Systems Center Inc".
  3. [3]
    which they marketed in some countries as VMCentre II "VM Software unveils VMCentre II Integrated Product". March 15, 1988.
  4. [4]
    "New Database Management systems". Computerworld. April 17, 1989. p. 1. Systems Center, Inc. (formerly VM Software, Inc.)
  5. [5]
    Andrea Adelson (April 2, 1993). "Sterling Software to Buy Systems Center". The New York Times.
  6. [6]
    E. Amrehn. "Web Server Solutions for VM/ESA - z/VM operating System" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    Which VM is right for you?. VM Software inc. p. 16.


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