BladeLogic to Offer a Comprehensive Cross-Platform Solution for Systems Administration with HP.Business/Technology Editors LinuxWorld 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 2002 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002 LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2002 Booth #723-- BladeLogic, Inc. today announced it is offering system administrators a comprehensive solution for managing servers by integrating BladeLogic's server management software with Hewlett-Packard Company's ServiceControl Manager (HP SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. .) Together, these management products offer system administrators complete, seamless and secure access to Linux, 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). and Windows servers See Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. from a single SCM console. By integrating BladeLogic's software with HP SCM, operations staff can manage infrastructure and deploy software applications across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. from one central location. BladeLogic's server management software extends the system administrator's control and makes it easy to audit, configure and administer thousands of Linux, UNIX and Windows servers using familiar commands. BladeLogic Network Shell, a command line utility that serves as the basis for BladeLogic's software suite, is a script-based interface that lets system administrators view, compare and configure all of the servers on a network and automatically repair widespread problems, including inconsistent software installations, vulnerability to viruses and performance problems resulting from misconfigurations. Because BladeLogic Network Shell supports all leading 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. , administrators can use scripts they have already written to manage servers running not only Linux but also UNIX and Windows. BladeLogic Configuration Manager, the GUI-based complement to BladeLogic Network Shell, offers real-time views and snapshots of installed server assets for current or future comparisons. Once current settings are documented, the system administrator can use Configuration Manager to effectively deploy or remove the necessary files, directories, applications, patches and hot-fixes across multiple remote systems and platforms at the same time. SCM administrators can start and stop processes remotely, and manage user permissions to any server, folder or file, making the daily management of distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. much more efficient. "With this integration, Linux administrators can combine the tools they know and depend on from HP while leveraging BladeLogic's ability to view, monitor and update servers across all environments," said Dev Ittycheria, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BladeLogic. "Together, we are addressing the complex problems encountered by operations staff trying to manage more and more systems with fewer and fewer resources." "HP continues to deliver on its commitment to expand and enable the ongoing development and growth of Linux while improving its performance for customers," said Martin Fink, general manager, HP Linux Systems Operation. "Working with BladeLogic is proof of HP's long-standing commitment to optimize cross-platform server manageability while maintaining the highest level of security." BladeLogic's software suite is available from BladeLogic at www.bladelogic.com and (888) 492-6867. BladeLogic's customers include more than 50 Fortune 500 companies including AT&T Wireless, BellSouth, Fleet Bank, Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. It is made up by two independent but closely cooperating companies, Fidelity Management and Research Corporation (FMR Co. , Microsoft and Qwest. About BladeLogic Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., BladeLogic provides solutions that enable enterprises and service providers to securely provision and manage thousands of heterogeneous, distributed servers running different software configurations across a variety of operating systems including Unix, Windows and Linux from a single, open command and control console. The company has a proven track record of solving the server management problems of more than 50 of the most sophisticated and demanding Fortune 500 enterprise customers across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. For more information visit the Web site at www.bladelogic.com. |
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