Availigence Chooses BMC Software's SiteAngel to Deliver Enhanced Performance and Availability to Customers.Business Editors/High Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2001 BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Web Site Monitoring See Web analytics. with SiteAngel Now Available with the Availigence Solution BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. ), the leading provider of enterprise management solutions, today announced that Availigence, an IT Infrastructure Management Firm focused on risk management, has signed a Technology Solutions Agreement for BMC Software's SiteAngel(TM) service to deliver Web performance monitoring to their customers. Availigence manages customers' information technology infrastructure to ensure the availability, reliability, security and performance of the E-infrastructure 24 hours a day, 365 days a year -- all for a predictable fixed cost. "Simulating the end-user experience is by far the best way to manage a Web site and SiteAngel allows us to do this. With this additional offering, our customers can now go to their Availigence Web portal See portal. to get a real-time view of the performance and effectiveness of their Web site along with all their other critical systems and applications," said Michael Luscombe, director of sales and marketing, Availigence. "Our services are designed to mitigate risks and ensure exceptional performance and availability which is now enhanced with the addition of SiteAngel. BMC Software's SiteAngel is an excellent addition to our portfolio of best-in-class data collection tools." "By utilizing the Web, any size business can be as successful as the largest enterprise if they have the right tools," said Clay Davis Senator R. Clayton "Clay" Davis is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Isiah Whitlock, Jr.. Davis is a corrupt Maryland State Senator with a reputation for pocketing bribes. , vice president, marketing and business development, Service Provider Solutions, BMC Software. "Our SiteAngel service will give Availigence's customers 24x365 access to the status of their Web site's performance and availability allowing them to deliver the best service to their customers." Customers can purchase SiteAngel separately or as part of a complete Availigence solution that uses a customized combination of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) Refers to ready-made merchandise that is available for sale. See MOTS. (software) COTS - commercial off-the-shelf. See commercial software. ) software and open source software to generate actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. "on-demand" information pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to the health of the customer's e-Business infrastructure. The continuous and precise tracking and analysis of clients' unique usage patterns is done from Availigence's Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. where the intelligence is then used by Availigence technicians for proactive network and Web infrastructure management and maintenance. Availigence detects the factors that put a network at risk and takes immediate action to prevent breakdown. About SiteAngel by BMC Software SiteAngel is an online service that monitors the performance and availability of static and dynamic Web pages A Web page that is returned to the user with custom content based on the results of a search or some other request. Also known as "dynamic HTML" or "dynamic content," the "dynamic" word is used with Web sites to refer to custom results individualized to each user in contrast to the to simulate the true end-user experience at an e-business Web site. SiteAngel is unique in its ability to record, playback and re-record a multi-step Web transaction from within a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. without requiring the user to install any software. SiteAngel excels at ease-of-use and no programming or scripting is required. For more information on SiteAngel visit http://www.bmc.com/siteangel?p052901r. About Availigence Availigence is an IT Infrastructure Management Firm with a proven solution for proactively managing critical corporate systems and applications. This service is provided on a 24x365 basis to ensure the availability, reliability, security and performance of the client's IT infrastructure at the highest levels. Availigence's clients include Hamilton Beach / Proctor-Silex, Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. University's Computer Science Department, MayoClinic.com and AmericanGreetings.com, one of the highest-traffic Web sites in the world. Additional information about Availigence is available at www.availigence.com or by calling 804/521-3055. Learning Universe Join BMC Software for a global gathering of information technology managers and technical staff from around the world at its annual global user conference, Learning Universe, June 3 - 7, 2001 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center in Florida. Show attendees will gain valuable insight on attaining end-to-end service level management. Additionally, members of the media will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with BMC Software's senior executives. To register today, see updates and get a full description of the sessions and curriculum for Learning Universe 2001, visit www.bmc.com/learninguniverse/ or call 800/254-1420. About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE:BMC), is the leading provider of enterprise management solutions that assure business availability - maintaining and optimizing business-critical systems with automated infrastructure management and unique service management capabilities. BMC Software is a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2001 revenues exceeding $1.5 billion and offices worldwide. For more information, please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com. BMC Software, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. (c) 2001 BMC Software, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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