Aelita Software Releases Server Consolidation Wizard for Enterprise Windows Networks; On-the-fly Consolidation Supports Move to Fewer, More Powerful Servers.Business Editors & High Tech Writers COLUMBUS Columbus. 1 City (1990 pop. 178,681), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc. 1828 on the site of a Creek village. , Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 Aelita Software, which provides award-winning Microsoft-centric products to Fortune 1000 companies worldwide, today released Server Consolidation Wizard Instructional help in an application or system development environment that guides the user through a series of multiple choice questions to accomplish a task. For the most part, wizards are more effective than the help menus found in most applications, which often border on the atrocious. (TM), a complete software solution that enables online data migration and server consolidation with zero server downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. . Consolidating servers with Server Consolidation Wizard allows enterprise network administrators to optimize optimize - optimisation and simplify their systems infrastructure by reducing the number of supported servers without impacting users or network operations. "Our vision is to make the management of complex networks simpler," said Ratmir Timashev, Aelita's president and 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. . "Our customers are increasingly looking to server consolidation as one way to accomplish this. With the release of Server Consolidation Wizard we have leveraged our data migration experience to provide a zero impact approach to server consolidation." Aelita Server Consolidation Wizard supports the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 2000, and NetWare platforms as well as alternative storage devices, such as network attached storage appliances. It provides flexible, complete migration of data, including files, folders and shares with on-the-fly updates of security settings to eliminate server downtime during the consolidation. Aelita's unique RegWalker(TM) technology automatically updates client computers and share mappings as part of the consolidation, so that any server changes are transparent to end users. Server Consolidation Wizard not only provides zero impact on users, it also controls the impact of the consolidation on network resources. Data movement agents and migration jobs can be managed from a central location and file copying File copying is creation of a new file which has the same content as an existing file. All operating systems include file copying in the user interface, like "cp" in Unix and "copy" in MS-DOS; operating systems with GUIs usually provide copy-and-paste or drag-and-drop can be scheduled for off-peak hours. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Timashev, the release of Server Consolidation Wizard is another example of Aelita's market-driven product development process in which the company involves its customers in the development cycle to reduce development times and ensure products meet the rapidly changing requirements of real world enterprise networks. "Our sales engineers are on the front lines of network administration so they know what administrators need to do their job," Timashev said. "With Server Consolidation Wizard we have delivered a comprehensive tool that allows our customers to seamlessly consolidate multiple workgroup servers into a single enterprise server and thereby experience increased availability and reduced management costs." Aelita has included Server Consolidation Wizard in its Controlled Migration Suite, a complete solution for Windows 2000 and Exchange Server migration that includes powerful Active Directory planning, migration, reporting, and delegation management tools. About Aelita Software Aelita Software provides a comprehensive set of enterprise network management tools that deliver improved control, usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. , and security. Focusing on the Microsoft platform, Aelita has fully developed solutions for Windows 2000 migration and domain reconfiguration, directory management, security analysis, systems monitoring, and configuration recovery. The company also provides consulting and software development services for Microsoft enterprise networks. Aelita Software is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. and can be reached at (800) 263-0036. The company is on the World Wide Web at www.aelita.com. |
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