Burns & McDonnell Automates its Network Configuration Management using TrueControl.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Network Configuration Control Solution Delivers Increased Network Manageability and Business Uptime Rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. Networks(TM) the leading provider of business uptime solutions announced today that Burns & McDonnell, a leader in the engineering industry and in business for over 105 years, has implemented TrueControl(TM), the leading network configuration control solution designed to meet the needs of the most complex and demanding enterprises. With TrueControl, Burns & McDonnell has achieved increased efficiencies along with greater manageability of its network. "Burns & McDonnell deployed TrueControl for its real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. change detection and automation capabilities," said Jim Kelly For other persons named Jim Kelly, see Jim Kelly (disambiguation). James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills. , Enterprise Network Manager at Burns & McDonnell. "Our network team is constantly challenged with providing additional services to support our business. TrueControl automates our network management tasks and allows our network engineers to more easily deliver these new services." TrueControl offers a comprehensive set of features to manage the network configuration process at Burns & McDonnell. TrueControl allows network engineers to manage and deploy device firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. updates, enforce configuration policies across the organization, and provide additional network security by detecting network changes in real-time. TrueControl also creates a complete archive of configurations, providing an audit trail and easy recovery capabilities in the event of a network outage A network outage is an interruption in availability of a system due to the communication failure of the network. Network outages cost money directly to the organisation (for example Banks, Airlines, Online Transaction companies); or cost money indirectly to customers ISP, . "Burns & McDonnell has been running TrueControl for over six months. We chose TrueControl over several competitive products based on its advanced feature set," said Kevin Schwartz, Network Specialist with Burns & McDonnell. "We recently used TrueControl to quickly recover a router router Portable electric power tool used in carpentry and furniture making that consists of an electric motor, a base, two handle knobs, and bits (cutting tools). A router can cut fancy edges for shelving, grooves for storm windows and weather stripping, circles and ovals that was out of commission. In the past, we would have spent half a day to identify the problem, rebuild the configuration and get back up and running." "The statistics are staggering in that network downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. costs enterprises millions of dollars annually in lost productivity and sales. But the good news is that much of that cost is avoidable for the companies that adopt TrueControl," said Raghav Kher, 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 Rendition Networks. "We are delighted that Burns & McDonnell chose us to be a partner to help increase their business uptime. Our commitment to Burns & McDonnell, as with all of our customers, is to allow them to extract maximum reliability and value from their network infrastructure." Pricing and Availability TrueControl version 3.0 is available today. Pricing is based on the number of managed nodes and begins at $19,950 for 50 managed modes. For more information about TrueControl and to arrange an evaluation, email sales@renditionnetworks.com or call 425-636-2121. About Rendition Networks Rendition Networks is the leading provider of network configuration control software. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , TrueControl, tracks and regulates changes -- in real-time -- across routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers to provide greater accountability and insight for network changes, thereby dramatically reducing downtime and increasing the efficiency of a company's IT organization. TrueControl is recommended by Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony as the network configuration control solution of choice for its customers. Rendition Networks is privately funded by Menlo Ventures, BV Capital, Vulcan Ventures, Madrona Venture Group and Northwest Venture Associates. More information is available at: www.renditionnetworks.com. |
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