BMC Software Brings Premier SNMP Architecture to PATROL, Making it the Most Open Application Management Solution; Acquisition of PEER Networks.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1995--BMC Software, Inc. (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) ) Wednesday announced it has acquired San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.-based PEER Networks, reinforcing 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 leadership position in the networked system management market. PEER Networks is the leading developer of open, extensible Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. ) management agents and agent development tool kits. 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. will incorporate PEER's SNMP architecture into its current line of open systems products, as well as continue to sell it as a stand-alone product. The acquisition provides BMC Software with the most open SNMP functionality available, providing maximum scalability for any SNMP environment to its highly acclaimed PATROL product. The integrated PATROL/PEER agent architecture provides best-of-breed SNMP integration and automated management for databases and applications. "Scalability and interoperability continue to be two of the most important features our customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. in an enterprise-wide management solution," said Leland Putterman, vice president of worldwide marketing for BMC Software. "Adding PEER Networks' industry-leading technology to our suite of products will provide customers with easier ways to interoperate between management platforms and provide them with the infrastructure needed to incorporate manageability into their applications." PEER Network's OPTIMA(TM) PEER Network's OPTIMA or Open Protocols, Tools and Integrated Management Architecture represented a new approach to systems management when it was released in March 1995. The OPTIMA architecture supports multiple agent and sub-agent protocols, includes powerful development tools that make it easy for customers to add SNMP management to their products, and can integrate proprietary SNMP sub-agents into the OPTIMA environment. "By acquiring PEER Networks, BMC Software brings financial resources that will accelerate development of PEER's agent capabilities and architecture," said Thomas Bonomo, president of PEER Networks. "Customers ultimately benefit from this type of acquisition because they'll see new functionality brought to the market faster and integrated into a larger suite of products." PEER Networks' diverse customer base includes OEMs, systems integrators and large end-user organizations. PEER's software has been incorporated into products by manufacturers of bridges, routers, hubs, gateways, modems, switches, communications devices and software/database applications that interface with a network. The list of companies to which PEER has licensed its technology include Oracle(a) Corp., Motorola, AT&T, CS First Boston First Boston Corporation was a New York-based investment bank, founded in 1932 and acquired by Credit Suisse in 1988, when it became 'CS First Boston'. Globally referred to as Credit Suisse First Boston after 1996, the First Boston part of the name was phased out in 2006. Corp. and Tandem. About BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. is a leading developer and vendor of Cooperative Enterprise Management Solutions (CEMS CEMS Community of European Management Schools CEMS Continuous Emission Monitoring System CEMS Chemical Engineering & Materials Science CEMS Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectroscopy CEMS Comprehensive Engine Management System CEMS Centralized Error Management System ) that automate application and data management across heterogeneous legacy and open systems environments. BMC Software is cooperating with leading vendors throughout the computer industry to provide its customers with integrated enterprise-wide data, system, application and network management solutions. BMC Software has a 15-year history of industry-leading product development for large-scale computing environments. BMC Software 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 and currently offers more than 80 products. -0- Editor's Note: BMC Software also announced today the acquisition of HawkNet, Inc. Please contact BMC Software or Eastwick Communications to obtain a copy of the release. NOTE: BMC Software, the BMC Software logo and all other products or service names are registered trademarks of BMC Software, Inc. in the USA and other selected countries. The (R) and (TM) symbols indicate USA registration or USA trademarks. (a) Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp. Other third party logos and product/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 Eastwick Communications Barbara Bates, 415/306-4195 |
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