<s>
PTC	B-General_Concept
Scheduler	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
based	O
batch	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
either	O
"	O
Agents	O
"	O
or	O
Telnet	O
connections	O
,	O
PTC	B-General_Concept
Scheduler	I-General_Concept
is	O
able	O
to	O
schedule	O
and	O
monitor	O
batch	O
processes	O
on	O
the	O
following	O
platforms	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
PTC	B-General_Concept
Scheduler	I-General_Concept
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PTC	O
’s	O
first	O
package	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
Job	B-General_Concept
Scheduling	I-General_Concept
solution	O
called	O
"	O
Job	O
Flow	O
Control	O
Facility	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
probably	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
systems	O
available	O
anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Honeywell	O
Bull	O
marketplace	O
has	O
eroded	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
twenty	O
years	O
,	O
so	O
PTC	O
has	O
expanded	O
its	O
product	O
set	O
to	O
support	O
many	O
operating	O
systems	O
including	O
Unix	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Vax	O
,	O
whilst	O
remaining	O
firmly	O
rooted	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
areas	O
of	O
expertise	O
in	O
Systems	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
Scheduling	O
tool	O
,	O
PTC	B-General_Concept
Scheduler	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
product	O
and	O
encompasses	O
over	O
twenty	O
years	O
of	O
direct	O
experience	O
gained	O
from	O
the	O
needs	O
and	O
wishes	O
of	O
many	O
large	O
(	O
200	O
servers	O
)	O
and	O
small	O
customers	O
(	O
1-5	O
servers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
also	O
incorporates	O
full	O
alert	O
escalation	O
ability	O
and	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
database	O
for	O
permanent	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
