Boole & Babbage Joins NetView Association to Advance Interoperability of Distributed Systems Management Products.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1995--In a move that reinforces its position as a leading provider of enterprise management systems, Boole & Babbage, Inc. (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 : BOOL) today announced that it has joined the NetView (TM) Association and is further integrating its COMMAND/POST (TM) and Ensign (TM) products with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation's NetView for AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . The move highlights Boole & Babbage's ability to integrate with 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. platform vendors by building on its strong relationship with IBM, a leading provider of systems management platforms. Joining the NetView Association positions Boole & Babbage's Ensign product as a primary tool for administration and automation in the distributed 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). environment and strengthens the position of its COMMAND/POST as an industry standard solution for fault and operation management of complex, non standard legacy environments. This announcement complements Boole & Babbage's relationship strategy with all the leading platform vendors. The current relationship with IBM's NetView for AIX provides further evidence of the company's commitment to deliver interoperability for its customers, no matter which SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. platform they use. "We anticipate a great deal of enthusiasm from our customers as they take advantage of the interoperability between NetView for AIX, COMMAND/POST and Ensign," said Saverio Merlo, senior vice president of marketing, Boole & Babbage. "As a member of the NetView Association, we are firmly committed to extending our degree of interoperability beyond alert sharing to seamless GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. integration." "IBM is pleased to pursue this latest advance in its relationship with Boole & Babbage," said Gale Meyer, manager of systems management technology relations, IBM Networking Software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . Division. "We are delighted to continue this relationship through Boole & Babbage's membership in the NetView Association and are pleased that the company has integrated its COMMAND/POST and Ensign applications into NetView for AIX. The integration benefits our mutual customers, giving them added flexibility and choice in implementing an effective management solution that can reach the non-SNMP `legacy' world." Boole & Babbage's COMMAND/POST is a comprehensive enterprise automation system that allows users to establish a central point of control for managing and automating all computers, networks and applications in the IS enterprise. COMMAND/POST provides a connection to legacy equipment that enhances the capabilities already provided by IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation. The Ensign product line provides administration and event management for distributed, multi-platform UNIX environments. Via its multi-point technology, Ensign can be tailored to the customer specific requirements for centralized control 1. In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units. 2. In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of and distributed administration. Ensign supports such applications as user systems, security and file administration, backup and recovery, event and alarm management and automation. Ensign seamlessly interoperates with NetView for AIX via the Open Ensign Gateway, which is currently in advanced customer test and is scheduled to be available this April. The NetView Association, sponsored by IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation, is a full-service direct support program for independent network and systems management application, SNMP MIB (1) (Management Information Base) The hierarchical database used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP) to describe the particular device being monitored. MIB objects are identified using ASN.1 syntax. See SNMP, RMON, OID and ASN.1. , and service vendors who support NetView products. Boole & Babbage is a worldwide leader in enterprise automation software for distributed systems. The company is committed to supporting open systems and the growing client/server market to help IS organizations reduce costs and increase systems availability. Boole & Babbage maintains strategic alliances with industry leaders to ensure its customers the most powerful, efficient solutions. Founded in 1967, Boole & Babbage sells more than 40 products in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. NetView is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Boole & Babbage is a registered trademark of Boole & Babbage, Inc. COMMAND/Post is a trademark of Boole & Babbage, Inc. CONTACT: The Weber Group Nancy Donegan, Janine Kromhout, 415/325-8300 |
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