AlterPoint Achieves "Designed For EMC Smarts" Status.Enables Tight Integration Between AlterPoint's Intelligent Network Change and Configuration Management Software and the Advanced Correlation and Analysis of EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. [R] Smarts[R] Software AUSTIN, Texas -- AlterPoint, Inc., a leader in advanced network management solutions, today announced its DeviceAuthority software has achieved "Designed for EMC Smarts" status - EMC Corporation's (EMC) premier recognition of quality and value for service assurance management software. This solution, which is available to members of the EMC Smarts Application Developer Program, demonstrates DeviceAuthority has successfully met EMC's comprehensive criteria for software quality design, development and implementation. By combining AlterPoint's DeviceAuthority with EMC Smarts software, enterprise IT organizations and service providers can now more effectively monitor, manage and enforce network compliance, security, change and inventory to maximize IT performance and reduce risk. The two technologies complement one another, providing integrated real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. and historical insight into network configuration and availability. This insight enables customers to better solve related issues at their root cause, rather than relying on the limited visibility provided by "siloed" fault and performance management systems that only see local, discrete symptoms. More specifically, the solutions enable: * Real-time notification of configuration changes - DeviceAuthority notifies the Smarts software when a configuration change occurs, including the "who, what, when and where" of the configuration change, as well as any hardware or software modifications associated with the change. * Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. problem resolution - Once identified, problems can be resolved quickly by launching DeviceAuthority and implementing the appropriate configuration change. "By providing DeviceAuthority as an integrated offering based on the EMC Smarts platform, AlterPoint is taking a leadership position in the area of Network Change and Configuration Management," said Margaret Rimmler, EMC's Vice President, Resource Management Software. "The offering's status as 'Designed for EMC Smarts' demonstrates AlterPoint's commitment to the EMC Smarts platform and reflects the high quality of its offering." "AlterPoint is extremely pleased to join the EMC Smarts Application Developer Program, and is proud that DeviceAuthority has achieved this important status," said Scott Harmon, 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. of AlterPoint. "We expect to realize significant marketplace momentum from this recognition and are looking forward to working alongside EMC to bring these tightly integrated, high-value offerings to market." The EMC Smarts Application Developer Program helps ISVs, VSPs and SIs target, design, develop and go to market with successful offerings based on the Smarts platform. As members, partners can submit their offerings to be considered for "Designed for EMC Smarts" status, which ensures their offerings have met all requirements for accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. on the Smarts platform. To learn more about DeviceAuthority and the EMC Smarts Application Developer Program, please visit http://software.emc.com/products/app_portfolio/app_portfolio.htm. Smarts software is a key piece of EMC's resource management portfolio. EMC's resource management solutions empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems IT today at thousands of enterprise and midsize companies to optimize optimize - optimisation the delivery of services to the business. EMC's market-leading solutions in storage, network and application management are widely recognized today as the leading applications for resource management. About DeviceAuthority DeviceAuthority is an enterprise-class software product that delivers real-time visibility, automation and governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. of complex, multivendor IT network infrastructures. DeviceAuthority allows IT staff to better assess the impact of changes across network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, load balances, wireless access points, etc.), more effectively fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). , harden hard·en v. hard·ened, hard·en·ing, hard·ens v.tr. 1. To make hard or harder. 2. To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship. 3. overall security, improve the analysis of network failures and performance problems, and optimize planning for business changes. DeviceAuthority scales to support the largest enterprise networks, integrating with the leading network and systems management technologies. About AlterPoint, Inc. AlterPoint develops advanced network management solutions that maximize network visibility, ensure network compliance and optimize network infrastructure investments. The world's most respected enterprises rely on AlterPoint to proactively manage and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. their complex, multi-vendor networks. Founded in 2001, AlterPoint is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.alterpoint.com. EMC and Smarts are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. and its subsidiaries. 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