BMC Software Announces Support of Sun Microsystems' iForce Initiative.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000 Program Designed to Provide Customer With the Most Efficient and Secure Methods of Achieving Their E-Business Goals 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. Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS BMCS Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (UK) BMCS Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate (Naval Rating) BMCS Blue Mountains Conservation Society (Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia) ), a leader in providing solutions that enable application service assurance(TM), today announced support for the iForce(TM) initiative from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . As a participant in Sun's broad-based dot.com initiative, BMC Software is also participating in the SunTone(SM) Certification and Branding Program, helping to deliver best-of-breed, customized e-business products and services to its customers. BMC Software has been participating with other SunTone Applications Council members in the collaborative development with Sun of the SunTone Application Level 1 Guidelines, which have just been finalized See finalization. and released. These guidelines specify how applications and software products can meet application-hosting requirements for scalability, availability, security and management practices. The guidelines specify the requirements that a software product must meet in order to achieve the SunTone Certified See certification. status. Certifications will begin in Q2 of 2000. 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(R) Product Line to Seek Certification BMC Software will seek SunTone Application certification for its PATROL Application Management suite of products, having been selected to participate in the SunTone applications pilot certification program getting underway this month. These products provided centralized control 1. In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units. 2. In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of of applications and databases, including configuration management solutions in a distributed computing environment See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks . PATROL for E-business Management solutions are the key to e-vailability(TM) and were developed to achieve the most fundamental requirement -- providing a holistic, end-to-end management solution to ensure that the enterprise is available for business anytime. PATROL features a number of sophisticated, easy-to-use, Web application; Web site analysis; Web server; firewall and network analysis management products designed to monitor and improve end-user response time and maintain overall enterprise integrity. BMC Software expects that PATROL will be one of the first applications to receive SunTone Application Certification. "Along with Sun Microsystems, BMC Software recognizes that our customers are relying on e-business to meet their business goals. Availability of applications for e-business has become the most crucial part of the IT infrastructure today," said Wayne Morris People called Wayne Morris include:
"Each participant in today's announcement was chosen based on their leadership in the area of products and services for the `Net Economy' and their ability to provide the best customized solutions for customers. BMC's contributions to the SunTone Certification program guidelines in areas ranging from application development to ASP deployment are proving invaluable," said Jeannette Kennedy, director, ASP Market Development, Sun Microsystems Inc. "The BMC 'OnSite' program is complementary to and enhances the SunTone Certification program by extending a Service Provider's capabilities in providing the highest service levels demanded by today's dot.com businesses." BMC Software OnSite BMC Software recently introduced the industry's first certification and branding program for e-business called BMC Software OnSite. The OnSite symbol provides end-users with the confidence and trust that their e-business experience will be available 24 x 365. The heart of the BMC Software OnSite certification begins with a commitment to BMC Software's Service Assurance(TM) management methodology. Charter partners of this program include Applicast, Corio, Interliant, Motley Fool and NaviSite. In addition, Sun Microsystems, Compaq, Microsoft and iPlanet joined BMC Software in reinforcing their strategic alliance and commitment to BMC Software OnSite. Sun Tone Applications Council BMC Software was one of the founding participants in the Sun Tone Applications Council, announced October 12, 1999 at Telecom '99 in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland. This council consists of more than 60 industry-leading ISVs, software developers, and service providers participating in or moving into the fast-growing applications hosting and service provisioning industries. Best practices from the collective expertise of this council, together with Sun's long-standing network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. expertise, are being leveraged to develop the SunTone Certified applications. The SunTone Certified Program for Applications is being driven by the SunTone Applications Council. BMC Software's Assurance 2000 Join BMC Software for a global gathering of CIOs, top executives, managers and technical staff from around the world at its first-ever Assurance 2000 users group conference in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nev., May 21-26. Here's your opportunity to meet one-on-one with BMC Software executives and hear from keynoters, Bran bran, outer coat of a cereal grain—e.g., wheat, rye, and corn—mechanically removed from commercial flour and meal by bolting or sifting. Wheat bran is extensively used as feed for farm animals. Ferren, formerly of Disney, and physicist Michio Kaku Dr. Michio Kaku (加來 道雄 Kaku Michio, born January 24, 1947 in the United States) is a Japanese American theoretical physicist, tenured professor, and co-founder of string field theory, a branch of superstring theory. . With sessions focusing on e-business, Storage Management and Intelligent Service Management, Assurance 2000 is the ultimate application service assurance learning experience. To register today, see updates and get a full description of the sessions and curriculum for Assurance 2000, visit http://www.bmc.com/assurance2000 or call 800/254-1420. About BMC Software BMC Software is the leading provider of management solutions that enhance the availability, performance and recovery of companies' business-critical applications. This application service assurance(TM) strategy combines superior products with BMC Software Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and outstanding customer support to assure the e-business applications companies and their customers rely on most, stay up and running around the clock. For more than 19 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time world's leading companies have relied on BMC Software. BMC Software is among the world's largest independent software vendors, a Forbes 500 company and is a member of the S&P 500, with calendar year 1999 revenues exceeding $1.6 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the , with offices worldwide. For more information, visit BMC Software's Web site at http://www.bmc.com, or please call 800/841-2031 or 713/918-8800. 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) 2000 BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, SunTone and the SunTone Certified logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. |
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