BMC Software To Deliver PATROL Application Management Module for Arbor Software's Essbase; Automated Application Management Solution Eases Cross-Enterprise Deployment of OLAP Server.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1996--Arbor Software (Nasdaq: ARSW ARSW Annual Report of the Secretary of War ), a leading provider of client/server software for business planning, analysis and management reporting today announced an agreement with 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. that will provide automated application management capabilities for Essbase, Arbor's multidimensional database See OLAP. server. BMC Software will link the PATROL product, the industry leading application management solution, with Essbase to facilitate the management of enterprise-wide On-Line Analytical Processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions (OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. ) applications. Common Essbase database and application management tasks such as resource monitoring, database recovery, and performance optimization will be automated by PATROL. Essbase service levels will be maximized, providing increased user productivity, greater applications availability and faster response times. PATROL Knowledge Module for Essbase The PATROL KM for Essbase contains a rule base of information about managing Essbase databases. The rule base is implemented by the PATROL agent which can then monitor, manage, and take corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or for Essbase databases and applications in a managed environment. The contents of the PATROL KM for Essbase rule base were jointly specified by Arbor, BMC Software and Essbase users. "More than 550 major corporations are using Essbase for management-critical OLAP applications," said Kirk Cruikshank, Arbor's vice president of marketing. "We are pleased that BMC Software has recognized Arbor's market and technology leadership and has selected Essbase to be the first OLAP server managed by PATROL." "The PATROL KM for Essbase will bring tremendous benefits to Essbase users," said Leland Putterman, vice president of worldwide marketing for BMC Software. "PATROL will effectively automate the management of Essbase OLAP applications, and will continuously optimize Essbase performance." About Essbase Essbase is used for planning and analysis applications which require a defined analytical structure, consolidated actual, projected and derived data, multi-user, read/write data access and consistently fast response time regardless of database size. Essbase operates effectively within a data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse strategy or as a standalone, departmental solution. Essbase operates on servers running Windows NT OS/2 and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). across all major networks connected to Windows, Macintosh and UNIX clients. About PATROL The PATROL product suite from BMC Software automates and centralizes the control of all the critical elements in distributed application management including data, databases, servers and applications. PATROL consists of intelligent agent(s), management console(s), and Knowledge Modules (KMs). KMs are encapsulated 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. Availability and Pricing The PATROL Knowledge Module for Essbase is planned for availability in the second half of calendar 1996. It will be sold and supported by BMC Software. Pricing for PATROL KM for Essbase begins at $1000 depending on the quantity and server size. About BMC Software BMC Software, 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) ) 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. Pursuing its strategy to develop Cooperative Enterprise Management Solutions, BMC Software is partnering with complementary vendors to leverage the company's 16 years of experience in the management and movement of data to deliver tightly integrated management solutions across the enterprise. With annual revenues in excess of $340 million, BMC Software is the world's 12th largest independent software vendor and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. About Arbor Software Arbor Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ARSW) develops and markets client/server software for business planning, analysis and management reporting. Arbor's products are used by more than 550 corporations spanning a broad range of industries and business applications including Bank of Boston, Emery Worldwide, Fidelity, Intel, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , Neutrogena, Pennzoil, PEPSICO, Prudential and Sears. Arbor has over 80 application, services, tools and platform partners, including Comshare, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft See Microsoft and IBM. . Arbor's products are sold direct, as well as through system integrators and VARs worldwide. Arbor's offices are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Sunnyvale, Washington D.C. and London. More information on Arbor products and services can be found on Arbor's World Wide Web (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. ) site at http://www.arborsoft.com. -0- Note to Editors: Essbase is a registered trademark of Arbor Software Corporation. BMC Software, the BMC Software logo and other products or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software, Inc. in the USA and other select countries. CONTACT: Arbor Software Corp. Joanna McMillan, 408/541-4035 jmcmillan@arborsoft.com or BMC Software Lisa Cradit, 713/918-8800 |
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