Agilent Technologies Firehunter Group Joins Sun Developer Connection Program.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2000 PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 Program Enhances Firehunter's Ability to Reach Sun's Majority Segment of the Internet Service Provider 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. Market 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 Firehunter business unit has joined the 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. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) Developer Connection program (SDC SDC Silver Dollar City SDC Security Door Controls SDC Student Development Center SDC San Diego Chargers SDC Science Data Center SDC System Development Charges SDC Studebaker Drivers Club SDC San Diego, California (border patrol sector) ). SDC is comprised of developers of Sun technology-based commercial and Internet service-provider and applications solutions, and provides access to co-branding, co-marketing and co-selling opportunities with Sun to make products visible to the thousands of Sun customers around the world. Agilent Firehunter is a leading provider of service-assurance solutions for the service-provider industry, which includes Internet-, enterprise-, application- and network-service providers. Sun Microsystems is the service-provider industry's largest supplier of hardware and software. Over 90 percent of Firehunter customers run Firehunter applications on Sun servers, and these applications are the only service-assurance solutions based entirely on Java(TM) technology, Sun's popular platform-neutral programming language. "The cooperative and complementary efforts of these two industry leaders can significantly benefit the rapidly growing number of organizations entrusting mission-critical business to the Internet," said Tom White, senior vice president and general manager of Agilent's Communications Solutions Group. "The Sun Developer Connection program enhances Agilent's ability to provide leading-edge service-assurance solutions to a huge market segment -- the majority of service providers who operate on the Sun platform." For more information, visit Firehunter representatives in the SunTone Partner Pavilion at SuperComm, Atlanta Convention Center, Atlanta, June 6 to 8. About Agilent Firehunter The Firehunter family of service-assurance solutions for e-businesses provides vital functionality for proactively managing the performance and availability of business-critical services. Firehunter supports service-level monitoring and reporting in addition to service-level agreement (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. ) management, resulting in assured, verified service levels for optimal quality of service and customer satisfaction. These powerful capabilities enable service providers to troubleshoot rapidly, improve operational efficiency, enhance business planning and realize immediate revenue gains. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) 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 approximately 43,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies 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. In fiscal year 1999, the businesses comprising Agilent, then a subsidiary of HP, had net revenue of more than $8.3 billion. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. Note to Editors: Java is a U.S. trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
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