▁called ▁the ▁Char on ▁products ▁as ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Al pha ▁and ▁V AX ▁platform ▁em ulation . ▁Next ▁to ▁Trans itive ▁( called ▁IBM ▁Power VM ▁since ▁the ▁take - over ▁by ▁IBM ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁St rom as ys , ▁the ▁supp lier ▁of ▁Char on , ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁a ▁major ▁player ▁in ▁overall ▁main frame ▁em ulation ▁technology . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁St rom as ys ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁G art ner ▁C ool ▁V endor . ▁ ▁Product ▁Name ▁ ▁St rom as ys ▁product ▁name ▁Char on ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁Greek ▁myth ology . ▁In ▁ancient ▁Greece , ▁Char on ▁was ▁the ▁fer ry ▁man , ▁whose ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁transport ▁the ▁dead ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁called ▁St y x ▁to ▁H ades . ▁The ▁St rom as ys ▁emulator ▁provides ▁virtual ization ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁DE C ▁hardware ▁allowing ▁old ▁operating ▁systems ▁such ▁as ▁Open V MS ▁to ▁continue ▁working ▁without ▁change . ▁Fig ur atively ▁speaking , ▁CHAR ON ▁“ s aves “ ▁data ▁and ▁applications ▁and ▁makes ▁them ▁available ▁for ▁future ▁use ▁beyond ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁ob sole te ▁hardware . ▁ ▁V endor ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁take - over ▁of ▁Digital ▁Equ ip ment ▁Corporation ▁( DE C ) ▁by ▁Com pa q ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁H ew lett - Pack ard ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁former ▁manager