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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October, 2, 1997
TCSI Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-19377 68-0140975
(State of incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California 94501
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 749-8500
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Item 5. Other Events.
On October 2, 1997, TCSI Corporation issued a press release, a
copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 28.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TCSI Corporation
By: /s/Ram A. Banin
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Ram A. Banin
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 2, 1997
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
28. Press Release, dated October 2, 1997
TCSI TEAMS WITH UNIDATA, INC. TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TELECOM SOFTWARE
SOLUTIONS
TCSI SolutionCore First to Offer Relational Database and Object-
Oriented Database Support
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For additional information contact:
Leigh Salvo Caroline Carmagnol
TCSI Corporation Price Public Relations
(510) 749-8653 (650)373-1515
[email protected] [email protected]
TCSI TEAMS WITH UNIDATA, INC. TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TELECOM SOFTWARE
SOLUTIONS
TCSI'S SOLUTIONCORE FIRST TO OFFER RELATIONAL DATABASE AND OBJECT-ORIENTED
DATABASE SUPPORT
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA - October 2, 1997 - TCSI Corporation (Nasdaq: TCSI),
the global provider of software to the telecom industry, and Unidata, Inc.,
the Denver based data management company and leading provider of object
database management systems, today announced they have signed an agreement
to incorporate Unidata's advanced database technology into TCSI's network
management software solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, future
generations of SolutionCore, TCSI's advanced development environment for
telecom management systems, will feature an enhanced architecture that
delivers object storage solutions that can be mapped to either relational
or object databases. This feature will enable telecommunications solution
providers to offer increased flexibility and independence to their
customer's data storage needs. SolutionCore is expected to incorporate
Unidata's product by early next year.
"Object technology is booming in the telecom industry. While many
customers still favor relational technology, object-oriented databases are
now becoming more mainstream. Unidata's expertise in this area increases
the flexibility of TCSI's products by providing our customers transparency
between relational and object database technologies," said Ram Banin,
president and CEO of TCSI. "This agreement with Unidata exemplifies our
teaming approach of incorporating best-of-class technology of other vendors
into our software and services in order to provide superior solutions to
our customers."
Unidata's O2 products are fully compliant with the Object Database
Management Group's interface. This means the same application will run
directly on top of any relational database or on top of SolutionCore,
without recompiling. This feature from Unidata makes TCSI the first
company to deliver full database independence in its telecom platform.
"This is a situation where we clearly responded to the needs of our
customers, prospects, and the telecom marketplace. Enabled by our
technology, TCSI's SolutionCore will be the first telecom development
environment to offer traditional data storage or a high performance object
database. We are extremely proud of this alliance," says Francois
Bancilhon, CTO of Unidata, Inc.
About O2 C++ to Relational Binding Product
The O2 C++ to Relational Binding product is a middleware product that
bridges the gap between C++ applications and relational databases. The
product follows the ODMG 1.2 standard. From a description of C++ classes
it generates an equivalent relational schema and methods to process objects
in a relational database. The product includes a set of classes to manage
persistent pointers, collections, transactions, exceptions and databases.
About Unidata, Inc.
Unidata is a leading provider of high-performance object database systems.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Unidata, Inc. was founded in 1986 and
provides data management software, application development and middleware
solutions for businesses worldwide.
Unidata customers span a variety of industries, including
telecommunications, defense, manufacturing, utilities, energy, finance,
insurance, medical and geographical information systems. With major
subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Australia, and France, Unidata has
achieved success selling through its 27 sales/distribution offices in 17
countries and an international channel of over 600 Value Added Resellers
(VARS).
The company's major partners include Bull, Siemens-Nexdorf, IBM, IONA,
Hewlett-Packard, SGI, Sun and Microsoft. Customers include Ford Motor
Corporation, Renault, Peugeot, British Telecom, Bellcore, Xerox, Alcatel,
the Rome Airport, LHS, the Korean Patent Office, Thomson, Motorola, Sun,
Cap Gemini, Aeorspatiale, France Telecom, National Westminster, Grolier,
and Swiss Bank. Unidata, Inc. can be found on the Internet at
http://www.unidata.com for its home page, or at [email protected] for
email.
TCSI Corporation Product and Services
TCSI provides integrated products and services to many of the world largest
and most successful telecom companies. TCSI offers SolutionServicesTM, a
full range of services including consulting, customized development,
deployment, maintenance, and training, SolutionCoreTM, TCSI's industry-
leading application environment, enables the rapid development and
deployment of advanced element, network, and services management systems.
TCSI's SolutionSuitesTM are integrated packages of applications components
to automate the management processes of Intelligent Network, Broadband, and
Digital Cellular services and networks.
About TCSI Corporation
TCSI is a leading provider of integrated software products and services for
the global telecom industry. A recognized innovator in object-oriented
technology, TCSI products and services enable telecom service providers and
equipment manufacturers to rapidly meet the growing demand for integrated
and automated management of a wide range of networks and services. TCSI
serves its customers in offices throughout North America, Europe, and the
Pacific Rim.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as that term
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected. Such risks include, but are not limited to, the Company's
ability to integrate in a timely basis O2's technologies into the Company's
complex network management software solutions, the timing of significant
customer orders, and capital spending patterns of the Company's customers.
Further risks are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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