ASG Launches ASG-TMON for eBusiness; Integrated Software Solution Provides Monitoring and Management of eBusiness Infrastructures.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2003

ASG, a worldwide enterprise software and professional services provider to Global 5000 companies, announced today the release of ASG-TMON(TM) for eBusiness, an integrated software solution for monitoring and managing eBusiness infrastructures.

ASG-TMON for eBusiness monitors, proactively manages and reports on the eBusiness infrastructure, which includes Web applications functions, connection points and components of enterprise software. Utilizing client/server technology, ASG-TMON for eBusiness ensures the performance, availability, scalability and transaction integrity of an eBusiness infrastructure built around an application server. It incorporates several robust features that make it the ideal choice for Web application developers, operations managers and line of business managers.

ASG-TMON for eBusiness provides the following features:

-- Self-monitoring and based on client/server technology

-- Policy-based performance management with multi-condition

detection and corrective action 

-- Quick problem isolation at the tier, component, J2EE method

and database levels

-- SNMP interface that integrates seamlessly with network

management products

-- Web-based user interface

-- Low-overhead, real-time application performance and

availability monitoring

-- Correlation of performance to transaction path to establish

systems performance, availability and events for the Web

application servers and database servers

-- Detailed method-level statistics for servlets, EJBs, JDBCs and

others for real-time or historical diagnosis

"ASG-TMON for eBusiness is the ideal solution for maintaining the overall health of a company's investment in its eBusiness infrastructure," said Douglas Hobbs, ASG senior product manager. "ASG-TMON for eBusiness provides full lifecycle management support of Web applications, enabling customers to grow their eBusiness infrastructures without having to forfeit their development management tool for a production management tool."

ASG-TMON for eBusiness is comprised of the ASG-TMON for eBusiness Fenway feature and the ASG-TMON for eBusiness PathFinder feature. The Fenway feature provides the foundation for the integrated solution, and it includes Agents, a Management Server, a Report Manager, a Performance Center and Specific Applications Managers (SAMs). The PathFinder feature auto-discovers all of the potential transaction paths within an eBusiness application infrastructure and maps out the dependant resources to isolate the exact problem causing eBusiness transaction failures or degradation.

About ASG

ASG's business is to partner with clients to improve productivity and significantly enhance performance through the intelligent use of technology. Founded in 1986, ASG is a privately-held global enterprise software and professional services firm that provides a full range of software solutions in the Security Management, Applications Management, Operations Management, Information Management, Performance Management, and Infrastructure Management arenas - including business re-engineering, systems integration, and systems development. ASG has 900 employees, $175 million in revenues, 7,000 customer sites, and 18,000 software licenses worldwide. ASG is headquartered in Naples, Florida, USA, with over 45 offices serving the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia/Pacific. Inc. magazine recognized ASG as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States, with a three-year growth rate of 394 percent. For more information, visit ASG at http://www.asg.com.

To schedule an interview with Douglas Hobbs or other ASG professionals, contact Eric Sommerton at 239/435-2015, or e-mail [e-mail].