BMC Software is First Enterprise Systems Management Vendor to be Awarded Certification for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.Business Editors/High-Tech World HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2000 PATROL(R) Solution Advances Management of Windows 2000 Server Family Provides Customers with Total Enterprise Support for Their Windows 2000 Environment 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) ), the leading provider of solutions for application service assurance(TM) that ensure availability, performance and recovery of companies' business-critical applications, today announced it has become the first enterprise systems management vendor to be awarded Certification for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000. BMC Software has earned Microsoft's approval to carry the &uot;Certified for Microsoft Windows&uot; logo on 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 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft certification A series of programs that provide certification of competency in Microsoft products. Administered throughout the world at Microsoft centers as well as colleges and universities, the certification exams consist of both core topics and elective material. will assure customers of PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server that their Windows 2000 environment will run predictably and reliably, thereby reducing the overall time and cost spent operating the application. &uot;BMC is proud to be the first enterprise systems management vendor to meet the stringent requirements set forth in the logo guidelines and to be certified by Microsoft for Windows 2000 Server,&uot; said Bob Kruger, vice president for E-business and Windows NT-based solutions at BMC Software. &uot;BMC is committed to providing customers with the highest quality and most comprehensive management solutions that not only monitor, but more importantly pinpoint, measure, report, correct and predict problems across the entire enterprise. Our top priority is to provide true end-to-end service-level management that is both scalable and reliable and supports the enterprise e-business environment.&uot; The PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000-based solutions deliver in-depth monitoring of Active Directory, a crucial part of the Windows 2000 architecture, ensuring its operation at optimum levels. Additionally, BMC Software offers several new and unique monitoring features for users of Windows 2000 including configuration options so users can determine the extent to which Windows 2000 monitoring is implemented. Items that PATROL will monitor include distributed file systems (DFS (Distributed File System) An enhancement to Windows NT/2000 and 95/98 that allows files scattered across multiple servers to be treated as a single group. With Dfs, a network administrator can build a hierarchical file system that spans the organization's LANs and ), dynamic DNS See DDNS. , availability and Windows Management Instrumentation Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification. . Additionally, PATROL features remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a enabling users to set up PATROL on a supported platform and remotely monitor a server with limited resources. Created by Microsoft in cooperation with key business customers and third-party developers such as BMC Software, the Application Specification for Microsoft(R) Windows 2000(R) provides a clear, concise guideline to help developers create applications that dramatically reduce the cost of business computing without sacrificing reliability and manageability. &uot;We are pleased to see that BMC Software is one of the leaders advancing the value of the Windows 2000 Server family,&uot; said Deborah Willingham, vice president, Windows Marketing, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . &uot;BMC Software is playing a major role in providing leading-edge comprehensive management solutions.&uot; Taking a cue from Microsoft, all PATROL by BMC Software solutions for Windows 2000 and Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. are uniquely packaged to match Microsoft's own packaging of Windows 2000 and BackOffice. New tools include improved control over PATROL configurations; extensive reporting capabilities through tight integration with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. ; and a Microsoft Management Console A Windows NT/2000 feature that provides a common environment for running management software from Microsoft and third parties. Any type of administration service such as network management, antivirus management, disk management and authentication can be created as a Microsoft Management snap-in that allows PATROL data to integrate with application information. &uot;Through our partnership with BMC Software, Compaq customers have always received the application service assurance they need to keep their critical systems up and performing,&uot; said Steve Kirchoff, Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Enterprise Solutions and Services Group, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. . &uot;We chose technology from BMC to provide manageability of Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. for our Insight Manager users, and we're excited about continuing our joint efforts in Windows 2000 environments. Compaq's collaboration with BMC is another proof point of our commitment to provide customers with the easiest transition to Windows 2000.&uot; &uot;BMC's relationship with Microsoft and Compaq allows us to provide our customers with the ultimate in comprehensive system management for Windows 2000,&uot; said Kruger. &uot;We are proud to say that PATROL is the only management product installed at the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC MPSC Michigan Public Service Commission MPSC Missouri Public Service Commission MPSC Mississippi Public Service Commission MPSC Maryland Public Service Commission MPSC Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC Microsoft Partner Solution Center ), a facility dedicated to the demonstration and implementation of high availability solutions. Customers of Microsoft Windows 2000 can confidently look to BMC Software and Compaq to provide them with value-added advanced diagnostic capabilities, thereby giving them more time to focus on what they do best.&uot; Availability and Pricing PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server will be generally available in April. PATROL for Windows 2000 Advanced Server and PATROL for Microsoft BackOffice are pending certification and will also be available in April. Other products, such as PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server -- Perform and PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server -- Predict, will be available and logo certified later this year. Pricing for the PATROL for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server will begin at approximately $785. 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 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 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& 500, with calendar year 1999 revenues exceeding $1.6 billion. BMC Software is headquartered in Houston, Texas, 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. Microsoft and the Microsoft product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. (c) 2000 BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved. |
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