Boole & Babbage Announces COMMAND/POST Connect MVS 1.2, First Enterprise Management Solution to Fully Integrate Management of IBM CMOS Processors; Unique Functionality Enhances Leadership in Parallel Sysplex Management.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1996--Boole & Babbage Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOL), the leader in Enterprise Automation solutions for managing distributed systems, today announced COMMAND/POST connect MVS 1.2, a new product that allows COMMAND/POST customers to immediately consolidate management of IBM CMOS 967X processors into a comprehensive, enterprisewide single point-of-control.

Industry research shows that 70 percent of companies deploying client/server applications include the mainframe as a critical component of their distributed systems, making it increasingly important to integrate mainframe systems management into an enterprisewide control point. COMMAND/POST connect MVS 1.2 consolidates filtering and outboard automation capabilities for IBM CMOS 967X processors with the COMMAND/POST enterprise management system.

This enhanced release facilitates the consolidation and integration of Parallel Sysplex management with COMMAND/POST by providing the ability to directly communicate with the OS/2 workstation-based CMOS hardware management console (HMC).

"The complex nature of communicating with the CMOS processor's OS/2 management console creates fresh challenges for streamlining users' management to a central focal point," said Felicity Coldicott, senior product marketing manager, distributed systems, Boole & Babbage. "With the added capabilities in this release, IT organizations can further streamline management of all types of IBM MVS processors into COMMAND/POST for centralized, consolidated control."

COMMAND/POST connect MVS 1.2 delivers the unique ability to filter CMOS HMC messages and initiate automated and/or remote IPL, IML and standalone dump processes from COMMAND/POST. The new release also provides "heartbeat checking" which automatically generates a warning alert when an MVS system console is idle. Further plans call for similar support for Hitachi and Amdahl processors' hardware consoles.

The COMMAND/POST connect MVS 1.2 product option is available now and pricing begins at $5,000. For further information, call 800/544-2152.

The COMMAND/POST enterprisewide automated systems management product is the cornerstone of the Boole & Babbage Enterprise Automation offering. COMMAND/POST provides a central point-of-control for availability, fault management and automated operations of complex, multivendor environments. COMMAND/POST can alert an IS manager to problems and respond automatically to any systems and network events to fend off trouble conditions. It safeguards the overall efficiency of enterprise systems and improves staff productivity by automating many common procedures.

Boole & Babbage is the worldwide leader in availability, performance and storage management solutions for distributed systems. Its Enterprise Automation solution set manages application availability from end-to-end, maximizing uptime and reducing operational costs for even the most complex IT enterprises. Through advanced interoperability with leading frameworks and a flexible architecture easily scaled to customer requirements, Boole & Babbage products provide a comprehensive systems management and automation solution for all applications, networks, and computers -- from the mainframe to the desktop. -0-

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