JD Edwards to provide e-business software on Itanium Compaq Proliant

Enterprise software big boy JD Edwards is to port its web-enabled enterprise and supply chain applications onto 64-bit Compaq ProLiant Itanium processors. Compaq and JDE previewed the joint solution at JDE’s Focus 2001 user group conference in the US. JDE has a long-standing relationship with Compaq: the firm is part of the Compaq TrailBlazer programme, which gets the application development community and early adopter companies closer to emerging 64-bit architecture for Microsoft’s 64-bit Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition and Linux-based applications on Compaq servers. “Compaq and J.D. Edwards are teaming up to offer mid-enterprise customers enhanced power with the new Itanium processor,” says Michael Madden, chief technology officer at JDE. “This architecture provides our customers the advanced computing power they need in today’s data intensive marketplace.” And James Mouton, vice president, enterprise servers at Compaq, expects the alliance to bring more advanced IT to industry users more quickly. “Through joint development in the Compaq TrailBlazer program, Compaq and JD Edwards will bring the high-performance benefits of Itanium-based solutions for enterprise and supply chain management to market more rapidly.” Itanium is forging a name for itself in high-end servers. It’s the first to be based on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) architecture, and incorporates new technologies, features and capabilities for this level. EPIC allows users, for example, to take advantage of its large memory addressability, massive register resources, and parallel execution capabilities. Additionally, Itanium-based systems offer better data transaction security and performance for e-commerce.