NEON TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
AUSTIN, TX. – June 24, 2010 – NEON Enterprise Software LLC, a developer
and distributor of computer software for IBM mainframe computers, announced today that
it plans to file a complaint with the European Commission aimed at IBM’s on-going
anticompetitive and abusive conduct.
Neon notes that two other companies, t3 Technologies, Inc. and TurboHercules SAS have
also filed complaints with the Commission.
Neon has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Austin, Texas, alleging that IBM has engaged in
conduct that disparages Neon and its product zPrime, unlawfully interferes with customers
purchasing zPrime and violates United States antitrust laws.
The United States Department of Justice is currently investigating IBM for violating United
States antitrust laws.
Facts about zPrime
zPrime is a proprietary software product that enables IBM System z business application workloads
(IMS, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF and batch) to run on IBM’s equally fast, lower-cost zIIP or zAAP specialty
processors.
About NEON Enterprise Software
NEON Enterprise Software is a privately-held company with offices in Austin and Sugar Land, Texas that
provides innovative mainframe software solutions to the world’s largest corporations. NEON products work
to dramatically lower the cost of mainframe computing, and they enable organizations to take control of
the IT resources vital to their business success. For more information about NEON,
visit www.neon.com.
The NEON Enterprise Software logo and zPrime are trademarks of NEON Enterprise Software in the USA
and in other select countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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