BMC Software's PATROL continues international momentum through contract with Deutsche Bank, the largest banking institution in Germany.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1996--BMC Software's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BMCS BMCS Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (UK) BMCS Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate (Naval Rating) BMCS Blue Mountains Conservation Society (Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia) ) German office Tuesday announced that it has signed a contract with Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (IPA: /'dɔɪ.tʃə/[1]) (ISIN: DE0005140008, NYSE: DB) (English: German Bank , the largest bank in Germany, for the use of 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. Software's PATROL application management product suite across all its national and international branch banks. Systems administrators will use PATROL to centrally monitor, manage and control all of Deutsche Bank's database systems and business-critical applications residing on more than 2,000 servers worldwide. This will allow Deutsche Bank to reduce the costs of supporting and monitoring its highly complex decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. systems. In addition, the contract signals continued momentum for the PATROL product suite in the global marketplace. "With PATROL, Deutsche Bank has found a highly professional system for database and application management, which enables us to locate problems at an early stage," said Jorg Wechsler, IT-department of Deutsche Bank. "It helps us to recognize potential problems and prevent them in advance." Deutsche Bank will integrate PATROL into its existing system management framework to carry out global database and application management for Oracle, DB2/2 and DB2/6000 database systems, as well as its Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. applications. PATROL will monitor the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , databases and applications resident on Deutsche Bank's more than 2,000 servers. Wechsler added, "By using only one tool for our network- oriented, heterogeneous, multi-tier environment we are able to monitor and control all our systems. We have permanent and efficient access to all current information which results in greater security and dependability, as well as increased competitiveness. In addition, the ability to integrate PATROL without much effort into our current system management framework is a major factor in reducing costs." "As PATROL has begun to dominate the domestic application and data management market, it is only natural to see the same kind of momentum happen globally for this highly scalable and robust product suite," said Max Watson, chairman and chief executive officer for 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. . "We look forward to working with customers like Deutsche Bank to solve their business-critical data needs across the global enterprise." About PATROL PATROL automates and centralizes the control of all the critical elements in distributed application An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications management -- data, databases, servers, middleware, applications and networks. PATROL consists of Intelligent Autonomous Agent An autonomous agent is a system situated in, and part of, an environment, which senses that environment, and acts on it, over time, in pursuit of its own agenda. This agenda evolves from drives (or programmed goals). (s), management console(s) and Knowledge Modules (KMs). Agents run on each managed server or workstation. KMs are intelligent product-specific expertise about how to manage objects in the environment. KMs provide the agent with more product-specific information, allowing a single agent to manage all the components and objects associated with a server. PATROL provides off-the-shelf solutions for monitoring and managing common components, along with extensibility to allow PATROL to be customized to manage any management scenario -- a combination unique to PATROL. About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMCS) is a worldwide developer and vendor of more than 100 software solutions for automating application and data management across host-based and open systems environments. A Forbes 500 company with annual revenues exceeding $400 million, BMC Software is the world's twelfth largest independent software vendor and is headquartered in Houston. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: BMC Software, the BMC Software logo and all other products or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software, Inc. in the USA and other select countries. The (R) and (TM) symbols indicate USA registration or USA trademarks. Other logos and products/trade names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. BMC Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer equal opportunity employer An employer or enterprise that does not discriminate against a job candidate, or subject him/her to adverse exclusionary criteria, based on race, sex, religion, or national origin. See Equal employment opportunity. . CONTACT: BMC Software, Inc., Houston Lisa Cradit, 713/918-8800 or BMC Software Germany Michael Obst, 011 49 69 664060 |
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