Frank Soltis
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Frank Gerald Soltis (born 1940), an American computer scientist, was IBM's Chief Scientist for the System i computers. Based on his Ph.D. research, his pioneering architecture of technology-independent machine interface (TIMI) and single-level store has appeared in these eight generations of IBM hardware: System/38 in 1978, the CISC AS/400 in 1988, the RISC AS/400 in 1995, the web server AS/400e in 1999 (supporting HTTP and TCP/IP), the eServer iSeries, the System i5, the System i, and Power Systems running i (April, 2008).
[edit] Career
In 1968, Soltis completed his PhD in electrical engineering from Iowa State University.[1] His PhD dissertation was titled "Automatic Allocation of Digital Computer Storage Resources for Time-sharing".[2]
In November 1968, he took a position with IBM in Rochester, Minnesota. Soltis led the design of the "Amazon" instruction set architecture, an extended version of the 64-bit PowerPC architecture; the Amazon architecture is implemented by the RS64, POWER4, and POWER5 processors used in the IBM iSeries and pSeries computers.
As of 2008, in addition to his IBM responsibilities, Soltis was an adjunct professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Minnesota where he teaches graduate courses on high performance computer design.[3][4]
Soltis retired from IBM on December 31, 2008.[5]
In February 2009, Vision Solutions, a leading high availability and disaster recovery solutions provider in IBM Power Systems markets, announced Dr. Frank Soltis has joined the Vision Solutions Technology Advisory Board (VTAB). Soltis will share his experience and insight as he helps guide product strategies.[6]
Soltis' By Design column appears in System iNEWS magazine.[7] His books include Inside the AS/400 and Fortress Rochester, The Inside Story of the IBM iSeries.
[edit] Books
- Soltis, Frank G. (1997). Inside the AS/400, Duke Press. ISBN 1-882419-66-9
- Soltis, Frank G. (2001). Fortress Rochester: the Inside Story of the IBM iSeries, NEWS/400 Books. ISBN 1-58304-083-8
[edit] References
- ^ "Department of Computer Science - Alumni Database". Iowa State University. http://www.cs.iastate.edu/alumni2/phd.jsp. Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ Soltis, Frank Gerald (1968). Automatic Allocation of Digital Computer Storage Resources for Time-sharing. Iowa State University. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=757454531&Fmt=7&clientId=79356&RQT=309&VName=PQD. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "The AS/400's Grandfather Talks Past, Present, and Future". ITJungle Volume 17, Number 25 -- June 23, 2008. http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh062308-story01.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Graduate School Catalog - Electrical Engineering". University of Minnesota. http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/grad/programs/g061.html#faculty. Retrieved on 2008-06-30.
- ^ "Frank Soltis Calls It Quits". SystemiNetwork.com. http://blogs.systeminetwork.com/isnblogs/maxedout/2008/11/frank_soltis_calls_it_quits.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-19.
- ^ "Vision Solutions Names Dr. Frank Soltis to Advisory Board" (PDF). VisionSolutions.com. http://www.visionsolutions.com/Downloads/releases/VTAB-Italy-%20France-Road-Shows.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-02-12.
- ^ "By Design". System iNetwork. http://systeminetwork.com/department/design. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
