[2] Eltrax Selected by Army National Guard Bureau to Design and Build Nationwide Enterprise Management System.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- ELTRAX Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELTX), partnering with Gain Systems, Inc., announced a $2.2 million dollar project, which will be substantially completed over the next six months, to deploy a state-of-the-art management system for the Army National Guard Bureau's Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. . Eltrax, a professional technology service provider, helps businesses solve their challenges with technology solutions unique to their needs. Eltrax utilizes a proven Plan, Build, Run(SM) methodology in which the client's people, business processes and technology platforms are considered in each stage of deployment, enabling clients to align technology with their business and operational goals. The National Guard Bureau's challenge was to rapidly deploy a managed national communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . This extensive voice, video and data network encompasses 54 states and territories, including 100 Distance Learning classrooms. The National Guard Bureau's network provides key components for bringing the Guard up to active duty readiness in a time of national or international military need. The National Guard Bureau chose Eltrax to design and develop an automated network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. and management solution to protect and enhance its vital wide area network operations. Eltrax will provide an open system architecture utilizing software tools from industry leading manufacturers including Concord (Nasdaq: CCRD CCRD Colorado Civil Rights Division CCRD Clear Certainty Rundown CCRD Center for Community Research and Development CCRD Climate Change Research Division (US DoE) CCRD Certified Chiropractic Rehabilitation Doctor ), Hewlett Packard (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ), Micromuse (Nasdaq: MUSE), and Veritas (Nasdaq: VRTS VRTS Veritas Software (stock symbol) VRTS Verification Requirements Tracking System ). The project will include platform integration, design of alarm filtering In network management, the ability to pinpoint the device that has failed. If one device in a network fails, others may fail as a result and cause alarms. Without alarm filtering, the management console reports all deteriorating devices with equal attention. and correlation, establishment of a tracking mechanism to monitor service level agreements, automating help-desk integration, and providing real-time and historical trend reporting. As an internal service provider to local State Area Readiness Commands (STARCs), the National Guard Bureau will be able to provide an end-to-end service level management approach insuring the dependable delivery and availability of its critical network services. Eltrax is a professional technology service provider offering innovative business solutions including Internet and network-based applications to enterprises worldwide. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is continually expanding their portfolio of services to new offices, business partners and agents worldwide. For more information about Eltrax, contact Don Hallacy at 770.612.3500, via email at dhallacy@eltrax.com or visit the Web site at www.eltrax.com |
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