Amdahl Announces Software to Manage Technical, Operational and Financial IT Assets.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1997-- A+ Software Group also announces strategic partnership with PS'SOFT for access to asset management technology Amdahl Corporation's A+ Software(TM) Group today announced A+Qualiparc(TM) Asset Management Software as part of its A+ Software Application Management Suite. This announcement coincides with a strategic OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and software agreement that Amdahl signed with PS'SOFT of Paris, France, which developed the Qualiparc software. A+Qualiparc allows large corporate enterprises to effectively track and manage the technical, operational and financial dimensions of their IT hardware and software assets as they cope with rapidly growing and changing computing computing - computer environments. The A+ Software Group integrated A+Qualiparc to operate seamlessly with the Amdahl A+EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management (TM) Application Deployment Software, enabled by Novadigm(R). A+EDM acts as the asset discovery tool for A+Qualiparc Asset Management software which maintains the asset database. A+EDM shares and updates the A+Qualiparc database with the latest inventory status. The A+Qualiparc database contains detailed information about hardware and network configurations, off-the-shelf and custom software, the user community, catalogs, contracts and suppliers. Integration of these two systems increases the proactive capabilities of the A+Software Application Management Suite, and offers a powerful solution for discovering and managing corporate assets. A+Qualiparc software allows customers to optimize their resources, direct change, and anticipate evolution. It gives customers the ability to identify the current value of their IT assets, where the applications are operating, and how well they are being utilized. It also manages the financial and operations aspects of asset acquisition, depreciation and ongoing operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales of all IT assets. "IT Asset Management tools, which enable management of enterprise distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. from a technical, operational and financial perspective, are an essential component of systems management," said Alison Palmer, research analyst, Hurwitz Group, Inc. "The addition of A+Qualiparc Asset Management software to the A+ Software Group's suite extends the comprehensive integrated solution to include these capabilities." A+Qualiparc Asset Management Software centers around a comprehensive data repository See repository. of hardware and software assets, and user information. A+ Qualiparc uses the database to manage use of all corporate IT assets, including workstations, servers, applications, networks, and portable telephones, and provides IT management with extensive reporting capabilities. A+Qualiparc also interoperates with industry standard asset discovery and distributed systems management tools and databases, preserving a customer's investment in existing technologies. The A+Qualiparc suite maximizes IT resource utilization and improves the productivity of the computing facilities, the IT staff and the user community. The suite includes optional components which use the Asset Management database to pass information to their help desk, asset acquisition, bar code inventory, IT workflow management, and reporting functions. "The OEM agreement between Amdahl and PS'SOFT allows the A+ Software Group to deploy proven, high-volume asset management and helpdesk solutions for their large enterprise customers," said Patrick L'Henry, 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 PS'SOFT. "The Qualiparc software suite together with the A+EDM software distribution platform and large-scale deployment capabilities will guarantee rapid returns on investment and major cost reductions for Amdahl customers." Enabling Services The A+ Software Enabling (programming) software enabling - (Or "enabling") Modification of the design or implementation of software to allow internationalisation to take place. In particular, enabling may refer to the modification of software to support double-byte character sets, hence "Unicode Services group offers consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" related to distributed systems and application management implementations for the A+ Software Group, and integration of third party applications. This group provides architectural assessment services to help customers better understand and document their IT environment to plan for efficient implementation of the A+ Software Solutions. It also provides pilot, prototype and production deployment services to assist customers in designing and implementing their enterprise systems and application management activities. About the Amdahl A+ Software Group Amdahl provides integrated enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. solutions designed to meet the needs of the leading, most compute-intensive environments around the world. In 1992, responding to the changing needs of customers, Amdahl expanded its offerings to include open systems servers, systems management software, and related consulting services. The A+ Software Group offers software and services focused on deploying, optimizing and managing applications across the enterprise. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , Amdahl combines hardware and software products and service methods with best-of-breed offerings to create customized solutions that help clients gain a competitive advantage in their industries. About PS'SOFT PS'SOFT, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1987, has specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. in Asset Management since 1991. Headquartered in Paris, France, PS'SOFT has over 800 commercial and government installations around the world, ranging in size from 500 to over 150,000 IT units under management -0- Amdahl is a registered trademark and A+ Software, A+EDM, and A+Qualiparc are trademarks of Amdahl Corporation (company) Amdahl Corporation - A US computer manufacturer. Amdahl is a major supplier of large mainframes, UNIX and Open Systems software and servers, data storage subsystems, data communications products, applications development software, and a variety of educational and . Novadigm is a registered trademark of Novadigm Inc. Qualiparc is a trademark of PS'SOFT. All other trademarks or product names are property of their respective owners. -0- Note to Editors: Amdahl news releases are available on the Internet at http://www.amdahl.com, the Amdahl Corporation's home page. The Amdahl home pages provide current, in-depth information on Amdahl offerings and solutions for enterprise computing. CONTACT: Amdahl Corporation Sandy Garcia, 408/737-5565 garcia@oes.amdahl.com or The Benjamin Group Jim Graham Jim Graham is a politician from Washington, D.C. He is currently a Democratic member of the Council of the District of Columbia, where has served as an elected councilmember for Ward 1 since 1999. Jim Graham is an openly gay, naturalized immigrant from Scotland. , 408/559-6090 jgraham@sv.tbgi.com |
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