A&E Television Networks Selects Aptegrity to Manage Mission-Critical Web Applications; Leading MSP to Manage Web sites for Media Company's Growing Internet Business.Entertainment & Technology Editors FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 2, 2001 Aptegrity, Inc., the leading provider of Web application management services, has signed an agreement with A&E Television Networks to oversee the monitoring, management and optimization of the international media company's proprietary Web sites. "In the past year, the AETN AETN Arkansas Educational Television Network (PBS) Interactive Web sites have experienced tremendous growth in traffic, e-commerce and content offerings," said Todd Tarpley, Vice President of AETN Interactive. "Initially we turned to Aptegrity to guide us through a transition phase, and the success of that project lead us to extend our relationship. Rather than continue to maintain the sites internally, we made the decision to have Aptegrity monitor and manage the sites so that we can focus on what we do best - creating great content for our customers to enjoy." "We are thrilled to be working with AETN as the company's Internet business grows," said Brad Galle, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aptegrity, Inc. "The combination of this award-winning media brand with our technical expertise will give consumers a diverse communications experience." AETN Interactive, a division of A&E Television Networks, develops interactive content and communities that extend AETN's core brands of history and biography. The AETN Interactive Web sites, including www.AandE.com, www.HistoryChannel.com and www.Biography.com, serve as an online companion to the AETN cable and digital networks, magazine, and catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. licensing and direct response businesses. Featuring original databases, content exhibits, games and speeches, the AETN Interactive sites attract an average of approximately one million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month. In addition, over 3,000 products are available from the AETN Interactive online store, including the entire World of A&E print catalog. A best-in-class solution for Web applications management was necessary to ensure the availability of these applications. When Aptegrity signed onto the project in June 2000, the existing Web architecture required a migration effort that would enhance network stability and scalability. Since the migration, Aptegrity has monitored, managed and optimized the applications, which has enabled AETN Interactive to continue to maintain and grow its Web presence efficiently and effectively. Aptegrity's ongoing services for AETN Interactive include monitoring solutions to ensure system availability, a corrective maintenance Maintenance actions carried out to restore a defective item to a specified condition. See also preventive maintenance. program, quality assurance services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. and performance management, and customized content management. About A&E Television Networks (AETN) A&E Television Networks, a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation The Hearst Corporation is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media. , ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Inc. and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming to magazine publishing, Web sites, music CDs and home videos, as well as nationwide educational support initiatives. AETN is composed of A&E Network, The History Channel*, The Biography Channel, History International, AETN Consumer Products, AETN International and AETN Interactive. The AETN Web sites include www.AandE.com, www.Biography.com and www.HistoryChannel.com. About Aptegrity, Inc. Aptegrity is the leading provider of application management solutions for custom, high-performance Web systems. One of the first management service providers (MSPs), the firm's services help some of the world's leading organizations monitor, manage and optimize mission-critical e-business applications. Aptegrity's application management services address the full spectrum of post-development challenges faced by IT groups and enable companies to minimize the drain on internal IT resources, focus on core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
"Aptegrity," and the Aptegrity logo are service marks of Aptegrity, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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