<s>
Vinzant	B-General_Concept
Software	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
company	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
Hobart	O
,	O
IN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vinzant	B-General_Concept
Software	I-General_Concept
develops	O
and	O
markets	O
enterprise	O
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
products	O
for	O
platforms	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
and	O
MPE/ix	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1988	O
by	O
David	O
Vinzant	O
and	O
has	O
solely	O
focused	O
on	O
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
since	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
getting	O
started	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
Vinzant	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
worked	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Novell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SQLFile	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
OS/2	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
flexible	O
development	O
tool	O
that	O
created	O
screens	O
and	O
reports	O
that	O
accessed	O
data	O
stored	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
SQL	O
and	O
Oracle	B-Application
Server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Novell	O
announced	O
the	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
Loadable	O
Module(NLM )	O
version	O
of	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
SQL	O
and	O
the	O
SQLFile	O
System	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
was	O
shipped	O
to	O
thousands	O
of	O
users	O
worldwide	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Novell	O
's	O
'	O
Client	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
Starter	O
Kit	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vinzant	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
selected	O
by	O
Oracle	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
the	O
installation	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
Server	O
for	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
SQL-based	O
products	O
developed	O
by	O
Vinzant	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
include	O
the	O
SQL	O
BASIC	O
Library	O
which	O
allowed	O
compiled	O
BASIC	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
and	O
the	O
SQL	O
Server	O
Connectivity	O
Pack	O
which	O
allowed	O
SQL	O
Server	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
Novell	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Vinzant	O
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
emerging	O
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
and	O
batch	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ECS	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
central	O
point	O
of	O
control	O
for	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
ECS	O
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
Unix	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
the	O
Global	O
Event	O
Control	O
Server	O
(	O
Global	O
ECS	O
or	O
GECS	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
IP-based	O
architecture	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
computers	O
and	O
processes	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
ECS	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
product	O
offering	O
from	O
Vinzant	B-General_Concept
Software	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
event-driven	B-Application
enterprise	B-Application
level	I-Application
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
native	O
Agents	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
and	O
MPE/ix	B-Operating_System
that	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
managed	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
point	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
browser-based	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
traditional	O
time-based	O
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
supports	O
triggers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
file	O
or	O
completion	O
of	O
another	O
job(s )	O
or	O
batch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
and	O
batch	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
are	O
tools	O
to	O
help	O
manage	O
data	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
systems	O
by	O
automating	O
operations	O
,	O
improving	O
quality	O
,	O
reducing	O
costs	O
,	O
and	O
improving	O
resource	O
utilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
uses	O
are	O
scheduling	O
file	B-Protocol
transfers	I-Protocol
,	O
database	O
updates	O
,	O
report	O
generation	O
,	O
compilations	O
and	O
backups	O
.	O
</s>
