Agilent Technologies' Firehunter Combines With HP WebQoS To Provide High-quality, Reliable Internet Business Operations.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999-- Integrated Solution Offers Online Businesses Advanced Control, Monitoring and Management Tools for Exceptional Performance During Periods of Heavy Demand Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company today announced the integration of the Agilent Firehunter family of end-to-end Internet service-assurance solutions with HP WebQoS -- a policy-based, peak-load management system. The solution will help online businesses ensure the availability and high performance of Web-based e-services and manage the extremes of operating on the Internet. As part of an ongoing strategic relationship between Agilent's Firehunter group and HP, the companies will work together to provide a complete set of solutions for end-to-end quality of service (QoS) and to extend their lead in delivering performance monitoring, management and control of business-critical e-services. Firehunter provides Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) and Enterprise Service Providers (ESPs) with an easily customized solution for proactively monitoring, managing and reporting on the performance and availability of business-critical Internet services, such as Web, e-mail, news and 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. . Firehunter monitors compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) and provides preemptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. alerts for service degradation. HP WebQoS functions on the Web server as an Internet "facilitator" to help ensure consistent response times for end users. HP-developed admission control technologies enable WebQoS to provide policy-based, service-quality enforcement and to prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. access and performance for key users and Web applications. Firehunter tracks and graphically reports on end-to-end service performance and integrates WebQoS user-session measurements into service-level and SLA-management views and reports. Future integration will include Firehunter alerts that cue cue, n a stimulus that determines or may prompt the nature of a person's response. cue Psychology Any sensory stimulus that evokes a learned patterned response. See Conditioning. WebQoS controls to maintain service quality for priority users. Together, Firehunter and WebQoS provide real-time management and control of Internet-based services. Benefits include: -- Business-grade QoS for e-business applications -- ISPs and ESPs can gain market share based on the assured quality and high performance. -- Reduced costs -- Firehunter and WebQoS can quickly flag performance problems and implement controls, freeing administrators to perform more cost-effective tasks. -- Customer satisfaction -- automated service performance and SLA-compliance reporting save time and effort and improve customer satisfaction. -- Capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. -- better visibility into Web-site activity enables service providers to both plan effectively for spikes and peaks, and to maintain performance and satisfy customers. -- Timely, accurate performance and compliance verification -- the systems provide customers with end-to-end viewing of service performance, active control of Web-server loading to help assure compliance with SLAs, and SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. "report cards." "Firehunter and WebQoS enable users and enterprises to pinpoint problems quickly and to automate corrective actions A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or , such as admission control," said Roberto Medrano, general manager of HP's E-Services Division. "Service providers can feel confident that priority customers are getting good service consistently and that priority business transactions are not interrupted during periods of high traffic." "Firehunter and WebQoS provide users with clarity about the performance of their Internet services and the means to implement controls that maintain performance," said Tom White, senior vice president and general manager of Agilent's Communications Solutions Group. "The systems' integration produces a total control management loop for assured quality of service. Firehunter's real-time compliance monitoring and reporting capabilities enable verification of SLA performance and help instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. confidence in the
Internet as a business tool."
U.S. Pricing and Availability The Firehunter and WebQoS integrated solution is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2000. The products are priced at $1,495 for Firehunter/L; $14,950 for Firehunter; a starting price starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of $35,000 for Firehunter/PRO; $8,000 per Web server for HP WebQoS Priority; and $12,000 per Web server for HP WebQoS Premium. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing computing - computer and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of electronic services. HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 83,200 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies, Inc. is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With 42,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies, as a subsidiary of HP, is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion in fiscal year 1999. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at http://www.agilent.com. |
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