Agilent Technologies and HP Sign Strategic Reseller Agreement for Agilent's Firehunter, Allowing HP to Offer End-to-End Internet-Service Management Solution for E-business.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)--Dec. 2, 1999-- Firehunter Integrates with HP Internet Products to Provide the First Comprehensive, Deliverable Solution that Addresses Rapid Innovations in the E-world 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., a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company, today announced a strategic agreement that allows HP to sell Agilent's popular Firehunter family of Internet service-assurance solutions. Firehunter integrates with HP's industry-leading Internet-management solutions -- OpenView IT/O and Network Node (networking) network node - (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host". Manager, OpenView Observer, WebQoS, and several others -- to provide one of the first deliverable, end-to-end Internet management solution that keep pace with the accelerating changes in e-world services and technology. Firehunter is one of the fastest-selling lines of Internet service-assurance solutions on the market today. The software provides vital functionality for proactive management of the performance and availability of business-critical and value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. , including mail, news, Web, 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. and e-commerce. Firehunter allows Internet-, enterprise- and application- service providers to not only monitor and report effectively on core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. but to go one step further by monitoring and reporting on service level agreements (SLAs) in real time on a per-customer basis. Users can quickly troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug. real and potential problems, increase operational efficiency and verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. optimal service for increased customer satisfaction. "The world of e's -- e-services, e-business, e-commerce, e-talk -- has enormous potential for service providers if they can maximize efficiency, provide the highest-quality service and adapt quickly to fast-paced innovations in technology," said Tom White, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Communications Solutions Group. "HP's Internet management solutions, combined with Agilent's Firehunter product suite, will allow service providers -- Internet and enterprise -- to do just that. Firehunter's unique technology is a crucial component in a comprehensive solution that will establish a new standard in QoS in the extremely competitive and rapidly changing arena of e-business. "Customers around the world have found that Firehunter actually pays for itself within the first few months of operation," said White. "Service providers can combine Firehunter with HP's extensive range of powerful Internet management solutions to assure the highest caliber of service across their entire infrastructure and realize immediate revenue gains. This agreement establishes an important strategic relationship between Agilent and HP. We expect to work together to deliver the highest quality and most robust solutions for e-business, now and in the future." For more information about Firehunter, visit http://www.firehunter.com. For more information about HP Internet solutions, visit http://www.hp.com. About Agilent Technologies, Inc. Agilent Technologies is a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s 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 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 Technologies had net revenue of nearly $8 billion in fiscal year 1998. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found at http://www.agilent.com. |
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