AdventNet Announces New Product for Management Service Providers, Web Hosting Providers and Network Service Providers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000 AdventNet, the Internet Management Infrastructure Company(TM), today announced the path breaking Web NMS See NetWare Management System. MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. Edition software product to the Web Hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , Management Service Provider, and Network Service Provider market place. AdventNet Web NMS MSP Edition has been specifically designed and architected from the ground up to address the unique management needs of the Service Providers. "The explosive growth in these markets and the pent-up demand for advanced management services have provided a unique market opportunity for AdventNet to be a leader," said Dr. Sridhar Vembu, Chief Evangelist of AdventNet, Inc. during the announcement today. "AdventNet is riding a new wave of disruptive technology A new technology that has a serious impact on the status quo and changes the way people have been dealing with something, perhaps for decades. Music CDs all but wiped out the phonograph industry within a few years, and digital cameras are destined to eliminate the film industry. change by enabling the service providers to offer sophisticated management capabilities on a subscription basis to their end customers. By equipping the Web Hosting and Management Service Providers with this compelling new Management Services Delivery Platform(TM), AdventNet has further enriched its four-year track record of offering pioneering management solutions," added Vembu. AdventNet Web NMS MSP Edition is a massively scalable, distributed, high-performance network and service level management portal software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. for pro-active management of networks and services. Positioned as the Management Services Delivery Platform(TM) of the future, the Web NMS MSP Edition is designed specifically for the loosely coupled See loose coupling. nature of the Internet with distributed monitoring probes at customer networks or hosting centers and a central NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, (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. ) which has the ability to segment customer data and provide many kinds of differentiated service Differentiated Service is a design pattern for business services and software, in which the service varies automatically according to the identity of the consumer and/or the context in which the service is used. offerings and reports. The customer-specific data segmentation brings to fruition the long-standing vision of customer network management nurtured by service providers. The monitoring probes which are Java-based software agents that run on many different platforms can be augmented with new functionality in real time by downloading new code into the probes. The AdventNet Web NMS MSP Edition not only enhances the competitive advantage of the service providers significantly but also their ability to offer differentiated and value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. management services to their clients. The Web NMS MSP Edition offers comprehensive self-service capabilities starting with quick and easy deployment of monitoring probes to customer sites enabling service providers to reap productivity advantages in provisioning their customers. By using the complete suite of development tools, training and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. offered by AdventNet, service providers can deploy customized solutions very quickly to have their revenues flowing almost immediately. "With our extensive R&D capabilities and a 125 person strong engineering team, we are the best partner to Web Hosting and Management Service Providers," said Sekar Vembu, Vice President of MSP Applications at AdventNet. "We have made a strong commitment to this market place and we intend to stay as the undisputed leader in providing this enabling technology to service providers," added Sekar. AdventNet Web NMS MSP Edition is in beta test and will be generally available by August 1, 2000. Pricing will be announced at the time of general availability. About AdventNet, Inc AdventNet, the Internet Management Infrastructure Company(TM), is the worldwide leader in providing Web and Java based network management software for OEMs, service providers, integrators and ISVs. Ease of use, scalability, reliability and extensive customizability are the hallmarks of AdventNet products. AdventNet products are powering solutions in many fast growing market segments, including e-commerce application management, optical networking, cable modem, DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , storage management, Web hosting and management service providers (MSPs). AdventNet enables superior solutions with rapid time to market advantages and all the benefits of new Internet technologies. AdventNet has offices in San Jose, Calif.; Edison, N.J.; and Chennai, India; with over 125 employees and more than 200 customers. For more information call 408/578-8700 or visit http://www.adventnet.com. Note to Editors: AdventNet, The Internet Management Infrastructure Company, and AdventNet Web NMS are trademarks of AdventNet, Inc. Java is a U.S. trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other company names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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