GPCA-OIS4x Console Hardware Migration Solution
Preserve Your DCS Investments Using Virtualization Technology
It is a known fact that the DEC Alphastations and DEC devices are obsolete but it is also a fact that the DEC technology and VMS OS is one of the most reliable computer technology ever created. Besides reliability, the 64-bit microprocessor technology and its processing speed was way ahead of its time compared to other processors in the market. The VMS OS also provides Windows GUI known as OpenVMS and the OS is efficient in large network environments and it is susceptible to hackers and virus attacks due to its high level encryption technology. It is such a pity that the OIS40 series and DEC technology have to be decommissioned due to hardware obsolescence.
Due to the strength of the synergized solution between the OIS40 Series Application, DEC Alphastation CPU and OpenVMS OS, a team of DEC personnel has decided to buyout the rights to develop a complete range of DEC Alphastation virtualization products. GPCA saw the strength in the OIS, DEC and VMS technology and has decided to work with Stromasys to develop a solution that can incorporate
the strength of DEC and VMS on a multi-core Intel processor and 64-bit Windows OS.
The Alpha Hardware Virtualization allows users of HP Alpha computers to move their application software and user data to a non-Alpha patform without having to make changes to their software and data. Alpha Hardware Virtualization is a software solution that replaces Alpha hardware. This approach is best understood when you view the Alpha Hardware Virtualization Software as a special interface between the old Alpha software and a new hardware platform. Simply spoken it presents the Alpha hardware interface to the original Alpha software, so the existing software will not notice a difference.
This means no changes at all have to be applied to the existing software. Your user programs and data can be copied to a new platform and run for many more years. Replace your Alpha system by a combination of an AMD or Intel 64 bit platform and our Hardware Virtualization Software. Alpha Emulation separates your existing Alpha software from the different host hardware it will be running on.
The virtualization concept of the Alphastation on a Windows platform is illustrated below:
Due to the strength of the synergized solution between the OIS40 Series Application, DEC Alphastation CPU and OpenVMS OS, a team of DEC personnel has decided to buyout the rights to develop a complete range of DEC Alphastation virtualization products. GPCA saw the strength in the OIS, DEC and VMS technology and has decided to work with Stromasys to develop a solution that can incorporate
the strength of DEC and VMS on a multi-core Intel processor and 64-bit Windows OS.
The Alpha Hardware Virtualization allows users of HP Alpha computers to move their application software and user data to a non-Alpha patform without having to make changes to their software and data. Alpha Hardware Virtualization is a software solution that replaces Alpha hardware. This approach is best understood when you view the Alpha Hardware Virtualization Software as a special interface between the old Alpha software and a new hardware platform. Simply spoken it presents the Alpha hardware interface to the original Alpha software, so the existing software will not notice a difference.
This means no changes at all have to be applied to the existing software. Your user programs and data can be copied to a new platform and run for many more years. Replace your Alpha system by a combination of an AMD or Intel 64 bit platform and our Hardware Virtualization Software. Alpha Emulation separates your existing Alpha software from the different host hardware it will be running on.
The virtualization concept of the Alphastation on a Windows platform is illustrated below:
The GPCA-OIS4x Testimony
The GPCA-OIS4x has been first deployed successfully in October 2009 in Malaysia and there are over 30 units deployed in the power industry world-wide today, mainly in the Power Generation Industry in South East Asia. The solution has been proven to be extremely reliable, and the performance and the ease of maintenance of the OIS40 Series consoles are significantly improved with the GPCA-OIS4x console hardware migration solution. The innovative breakthrough is a cost saving success story for end-users who wants to preserve their Bailey OIS 40 Series consoles / OpenVMS technology.