ROC Software rolls out Task Services

HP 3000 software provider ROC Software has announced the general availability release of its cross-platform job scheduling solution, ROC Task Services.

The software offers all new, cross-platform scheduling capabilities to bridge mixed-platform user requirements between MPE and non-MPE environments. The product’s Web Services architecture provides a solution with the streamlined advantages of leading-edge technology and open industry standards.

ROC officials said Task Services “is designed to address the simple need for coordinating workloads between MPE and open systems platforms, by offering distributed scheduling services that interface with ROC Software’s Maestro for MPE workload management solution. ROC Task Services supports Linux, HP-UX, Solaris and Microsoft Windows 2000. The company said the Task Services release is the first of several product releases scheduled for this year.