BindView Introduces Managed Migration Initiative Offering Most Comprehensive Solutions for Microsoft Platforms.Business/Technology Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001 BindView Now part of Symantec Corporation, BindView Development Corporation (NASDAQ: BVEW) was founded in 1990 by Eric Pulaski - who remained as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer up until the acquisition by Symantec in December 2005. Unveils bv-Admin 4.1 Suite at Microsoft TechoEd Microsoft TechoEd 2001--BindView Corporation (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 : BVEW BVEW Binary View ), a leading provider of IT administration and security management solutions, announced today its Managed Migration Initiative, designed to enable customers to effectively manage their existing 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. operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and messaging environments and successfully migrate to new platforms. BindView announced three enhanced solutions that support this initiative -- the bv-Admin for Windows 2000 v.4.1, bv-Admin for Windows 2000 Migration v.4.1 and bv-Admin for Exchange 2000 v.4.1 products. The suite offers BindView customers a robust set of tools with improved speed and performance capabilities, powerful server consolidation features and the ability to decrease administration costs through roles based administration and efficient co-management. "Technologies and applications are constantly evolving, and for us to effectively and securely support our industry-leading networks, we must regularly upgrade our platforms," said Scott L. Grimes Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian decent and may refer to
Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the infrastructure services provider, Genuity, Inc. "Using BindView's bv-Admin solutions to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. our migration process has enabled us to spend less time focusing on administrative tasks, and more time focusing on planning and implementing issues surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. our new technologies and applications." For those organizations migrating to new platforms, BindView's bv-Admin v.4.1 products offer the option to separate migration into two steps, enabling more effective and strategic migrations. By utilizing BindView's solutions, organizations can consolidate their servers and users independently, allowing IT administrators to migrate data and user information separately. These two distinct migrations separate and simplify the steps involved and reduce the overall time needed to perform a successful migration. Additionally, BindView's bv-Admin solutions offer the trial migrate feature for server consolidation, enabling customers to perform a test or trial migration to determine the effects on users, groups and data before permanently - and as a practical matter, irrevocably ir·rev·o·ca·ble adj. Impossible to retract or revoke: an irrevocable decision. ir·rev - changing the structure of an organization's IT network. For those customers using the bv-Admin for Windows 2000 and bv-Admin for Exchange 2000 solutions, BindView offers enhanced administration and security management features, enabling IT administrators to more effectively assess, analyze and administer their IT infrastructures. "There is a demonstrated need for powerful and comprehensive management tools for migrating to and administering all platforms, including Windows 2000 and Exchange. Furthermore, organizations now understand the importance of secure and effective migration policies and efficient messaging environments," said David Ferris, president of Ferris Research. "Solutions such as BindView's bv-Admin v4.1 suite enable companies to address these needs and monitor the security and integrity of their IT infrastructures." Additional Benefits of the bv-Admin v.4.1 Suite The bv-Admin for Windows 2000, bv-Admin for Windows 2000 Migration and bv-Admin for Exchange 2000 solutions provide IT administrators with the following features and benefits: -- bv-Admin Single Console Integration: manages both data and user migrations using a new console with increased functionality and improved usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. , which results in reduced administration costs. -- Internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation : provides the exclusive technology that allows IT administrators to run BindView solutions on localized Translated into the spoken language of the country. See localization. version of Windows 2000 platforms. -- Trial Migration: enables IT administrators to perform trial migrations, allowing them to determine exactly which permissions should be updated and/or migrated before altering the existing IT infrastructure. -- Advanced Query and Reporting Capabilities: allows IT administrators to quickly document the progress of migration, administration and e-mail management projects. "We are always working to enhance Microsoft users' experiences with the Windows 2000, Active Directory and Exchange 2000 environments," said Bob O'Brien, group product manager for Windows at Microsoft Corp. "Solutions such as BindView's bv-Admin products help enable Microsoft customers to more effectively manage and administer today's broad and diverse systems." "The Managed Migration Initiative is the latest step taken by BindView to ensure that we are offering our customers the most comprehensive solutions to assess, analyze and administer the integrity of their IT infrastructures," said Kevin Weiss, chief marketing officer, BindView Corporation. "The bv-Admin 4.1 suite's enhanced capabilities, improved performance and robust functionality help ensure that our customers can successfully manage the administration and security challenges presented by daily administration of Microsoft environments as well as by migration projects." About BindView Corporation BindView, the leader in the vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. market, provides software solutions which enhance business performance by helping to ensure the integrity of the IT infrastructure. BindView's comprehensive software offerings secure and simplify the management and administration of network operating systems An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. , directories and related applications. By enabling corporate IT professionals to effectively leverage their existing technologies, BindView's award-winning products play a critical role in achieving business goals. More than 10 million licenses of BindView's solutions have been shipped worldwide to approximately 5,000 companies, including more than 75 of the Fortune 100 and 24 of the largest 25 U.S. banks. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's World Wide Web site at http//www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at (800) 749-8439 or at (713) 561-4000. Editors Note: BindView(R) and the BindView logo used in this document are trademarks of BindView Development Corporation, which may be registered in one or more jurisdictions. The names of products of other companies mentioned in this document, if any, may be the registered or unregistered trademarks of the owners of the products. |
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