Agilent Technologies' NETeXSIGHT Operation Support System Solution Awarded Sun Microsystems' SunTone Certification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Networld+Interop 2001 Booth No. 5928 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2001 NETeXSIGHT Joins Firehunter/PRO in Offering Sun-Approved Internet Service Assurance and Quality of Service Management 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that its NETeXSIGHT product has been certified See certification. under the SunTone(SM) Certification and Branding Program. With NETeXSIGHT and recently certified Firehunter/PRO, Agilent now offers customers two powerful, SunTone-certified service assurance solutions for managing uptime, end-to-end service quality and service level agreements (SLAs) on IP-based networks and services. "The SunTone certification program was developed to recognize and differentiate solution providers who employ best practices and deliver the highest quality products and services," said Tim Dwyer, vice president of Marketing and Sales for Sun's Network Service Providers Group. "NETeXSIGHT and Firehunter/PRO have both met our stringent requirements and guidelines for certification. Agilent's customers can depend on these powerful and reliable operation support system (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) solutions to help them better meet their customers' needs." NETeXSIGHT is an entry-level OSS solution for managing IP networks based on Agilent's carrier-grade NETeXPERT platform. It includes a Sun(TM) server prepackaged pre·pack·age tr.v. pre·pack·aged, pre·pack·ag·ing, pre·pack·ag·es To wrap or package (a product) before marketing. Adj. 1. with NETeXPERT software and an Oracle(R) database. Firehunter/PRO software complements NETeXSIGHT by offering extensive end-to-end passive and active service monitoring and reporting, as well as automated tracking and management of SLAs. This innovative product combination is a key enabler for IP-based service providers to more effectively attract and retain customers in today's highly competitive hosted-services market. "Together, NETeXSIGHT and Firehunter/PRO offer service providers a complete IP-based service assurance and QoS management solution built on a scalable platform," said Keith Miller
Keith Ross Miller, MBE (28 November 1919-11 October 2004), was a famous Australian Test cricketer and World War II pilot. , vice president and general manager of Agilent's Communications Management Communications management is the systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization, and between organizations; it also includes the organization and dissemination of new communication directives connected with an Solution business. "Agilent provides the best unified OSS solution in the industry, and SunTone certification is a powerful 'seal of approval' that demonstrates our dedication to offer customers the highest quality products, services and support." About the SunTone Certification and Branding Program Launched in May 1999, The SunTone Certification and Branding Program is a collaborative effort with industry-wide support, led by Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc., designed to give customers the confidence that the SP's operations and infrastructure have been evaluated and judged to be reliable and of high quality. The SunTone Certification and Branding Program currently has more than 1,400 service providers, independent software vendors and system integrator applicants, and over 90 SunTone certified solutions available to meet a variety of business needs. For more reference information, please refer to the SunTone certified press kits on Sun's Website at http://www.sun.com/suntone. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With 48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information about Agilent can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. Note to Editors: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, SunTone and the SunTone logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. Oracle is a registered U.S. trademark of Oracle Corporation, Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. |
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