AvData Announces New LAN Management Service.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1999-- Aggressive Monitoring, Notification and Reporting Increases Network Confidence AvData Systems, Inc., a leader in remote enterprise network management, announced today the availability of its new LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. management service. By outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. the management of critical LAN devices, AvData helps organizations improve network reliability and performance without additional investment in staff. Aggressive monitoring, notification and reporting means AvData's new service, Managed Networks - Basic for LANs, relieves the strain on scarce IT resources and allows the IT organization to improve their success by delivering network confidence to their user community. AvData's new LAN management service enables network managers to increase network confidence - users will know that the network is secure, optimized, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. and will be up when they need it. The service provides 24 x 7 monitoring of servers, switches, hubs, internal routers and ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer segments, as well as immediate "alarm" notification and escalation es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. when device parameters exceed an established threshold. Also included are standard monthly reports and comprehensive, customizable web-based reports. "Network managers have been telling us that daily network performance issues are their biggest challenge in addition to retaining staff," says Jim Black
Jim Black (born 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music. , Chairman 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. at AvData. "Our new service directly addresses the growing day-to-day needs of corporate network managers and helps them focus on more strategic activities." "This expansion of our services is a natural progression in order to meet the needs of our customers," says Jim Miles, Chief Technology Officer at AvData, "We have been delivering network confidence for the WAN for more than 10 years. The expanded focus is on the availability and responsiveness of the network as a whole, now that the line between WAN and LAN is disappearing. Corporate network managers are facing the same challenges on the LAN that they do on the WAN, such as "daily tactical firefights" and a lack of expert personnel, and they need the same level of support, service and confidence throughout the network. Now, with AvData's LAN management service, they can have that same network confidence across the entire enterprise." Managed Networks - Basic for LANs Pricing and Availability Managed Networks - Basic for LANs is available immediately. It includes 24 x 7 monitoring, notification, standard escalation, comprehensive reporting and semi-annual network baselining. Monthly reports include event details, server performance overview and ethernet segment utilization. For servers, it also includes more than 100 pre-defined, web-based reports that can be accessed at anytime. A mid-sized LAN network including four servers, five 24-port hubs, one 12-port switch and one router router Portable electric power tool used in carpentry and furniture making that consists of an electric motor, a base, two handle knobs, and bits (cutting tools). A router can cut fancy edges for shelving, grooves for storm windows and weather stripping, circles and ovals is approximately $2,345 per month for the service. About AvData AvData Systems, Inc. delivers remote network management, as well as full life cycle services, for enterprises with mission critical networks including consulting and design, installation and integration, and a full range of managed network services. AvData's Network Solutions improve network confidence through increased network uptime, security, performance and cost-effectiveness cost-effectiveness pertaining to cost-effective. cost-effectiveness analysis a comparison of the relative cost-efficiencies of two or more ways of performing a task or achieving an objective. . For more than 10 years, organizations throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. have successfully out-tasked networking needs to AvData. Recently, the Company's commitment to customer service was recognized by Arthur Andersen's Enterprise Award for Best Business Practices in Customer Satisfaction(R). For more information, contact Victoria Bennett at telephone: 404-479-4582; E-mail: vbennett@avdata.com. AvData is located at 55 Marietta Street, Atlanta GA 30303; Telephone: 404-479-4800; Fax: 404-420-3072; Web Site: www.avdata.com. |
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