Bull Announces Support for Compaq Servers, Desktops Under Its ISM/OpenMaster Software Suite.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1997-- Servers running Compaq Insight Manager software now integrated within Bull's ISM/OpenMaster enterprise management environment Bull announced today that its ISM/OpenMaster distributed enterprise management software suite now provides support for Compaq servers and desktops. The new software, ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq, now available worldwide, was developed in cooperation with Compaq Computer Corp. With this collaboration, Compaq joins Bull's ISM See ISM band. Partner Program and Bull becomes a Compaq Management Partner, establishing a basis for ongoing cooperation. Compaq customers and ISM/OpenMaster users with Compaq servers, desktops and workstations now have a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. solution for control of their essential hardware systems and components. ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq delivers a comprehensive system management solution that gives customers a single, unified view not only of their Compaq systems but all other enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. resources. Therefore, it extends investments of customers' chosen management solution by providing efficient monitoring and dispatch A dispatch or dispatches can refer to:
ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq requires Compaq Insight Management agents 2.60 or greater, which are included with Compaq servers at no charge. For existing ISM/OpenMaster users, the license fee of the ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq application is $1,875 per ISM/OpenMaster server. For new users, the license fee is $13,125, and includes the core ISM/OpenMaster software suite services. In either case, ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq allows management of a virtually unlimited number of Compaq objects. ISM/OpenMaster provides a comprehensive solution that responds to customer needs for easy-to-manage servers, desktops and workstations in mission critical enterprise management areas, including software distribution, system and network fault isolation and monitoring, asset management and security. With ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq, users move easily from a global enterprise view to a detailed view of the configuration of Compaq servers, while staying inside the single, powerful and tightly integrated ISM/OpenMaster management environment. Support for the Compaq agents is fully integrated within the ISM/OpenMaster suite and graphical display environment. Providing a graphical representation of Compaq systems on the ISM Monitor map, ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq establishes an easy visual identification of Compaq server, workstation and desktop health status through color-coded icons based on hardware fault conditions. Unique icons for critical subsystem A unit or device that is part of a larger system. For example, a disk subsystem is a part of a computer system. A bus is a part of the computer. A subsystem usually refers to hardware, but it may be used to describe software. views of the server or desktop, with easy to read event descriptions and recommended actions, are also featured. In addition, with the ISM/OpenMaster core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , information gathered from Compaq devices enters the enterprise-wide ISM/OpenMaster object database. This information is then available to other ISM/OpenMaster applications to provide a secure and comprehensive global monitoring and control capability for asset management, system and network operations. Customer benefits include increased responsiveness, higher levels of service to end users plus increased productivity of support staff. "Our partnership with Bull is great news for Compaq customers because it brings to their desktop integration strategies a powerful, integrated global enterprise management solution based on the best technologies," said Steve Kirchoff, vice president, management solutions, Compaq Computer Corp. "With ISM/OpenMaster for Compaq, our customers are able to control and secure their enterprise computing assets and applications while optimizing software deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. through their distributed environments. This capability contributes to the goal of making Compaq products the best managed under ISM/OpenMaster." "Compaq is well-positioned to extend its leadership role in server, workstation and desktop computing computing - computer to the next level, that of distributed enterprise computing," said Claude Derue, Bull's director of worldwide product marketing for ISM/OpenMaster. "Making that transition a reality requires a comprehensive, customer-proven system, network and security management solution such as ISM/OpenMaster that also maximizes customer return on investment. Bull is pleased to be working with Compaq as a partner." About ISM/OpenMaster ISM/OpenMaster is the most customer-proven, distributed integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. , system and security enterprise management solution in the world. Built on an object-oriented architecture, it provides an open integration framework and growing suite of management and security tools for the management of multivendor environments. More than 18,000 ISM systems licenses are in use at customer sites worldwide. The ISM business unit was founded in 1992 and functions as an independent software vendor within Groupe Bull Groupe Bull (also known as Bull Computer or simply Bull) is a French computer company based in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, outside Paris. The company has also been known at various times as Bull General Electric, Honeywell Bull, CII Honeywell Bull . With operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and the Far East, the ISM software business generated $86 million in revenues in 1996, an increase of 72 percent from 1995. Information on ISM/OpenMaster is available toll-free by calling 800/285-5727, and via the World Wide Web at http://www.openmaster.com About Bull With a presence in more than 85 countries, more than 21,000 employees and combined revenues of more than $4.7 billion in 1996, Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and IT services through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners and its own integration expertise. Based in France, the company's North/South America headquarters are in Billerica, Mass., with significant R&D, marketing and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in Phoenix, Ariz. Bull is recognized for innovative products such as Escala servers, Sagister multiframes, CP8 smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. , plus infrastructure software such as ISM/OpenMaster for the management of systems and networks. The company's Web address is http://www.bull.com -0- Compaq Insight Manager is a trademark of Compaq Computer. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Bull HN Information Systems Inc. Bill Bradley For other uses, see Bill Bradley (disambiguation) and William Bradley. William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. , 978/294-5812 bill.bradley@bull.com |
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