C.L. Thomas Chooses InteQ's Monitoring and Management Solution to Support Corporate and Distributed Retail Environment.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 InfraSolve Leveraged to Monitor Critical Network, Servers and Databases InteQ Corporation, a leading provider of proactive IT infrastructure monitoring and management services, today announced that C.L. Thomas, Inc. (CLT CLT total lung-thorax compliance. , Inc.) is deploying InfraSolve(TM), InteQ's outsourced solution for maximum application and infrastructure availability. InfraSolve is being utilized to monitor and manage the critical network, servers and databases that support C.L. Thomas' corporate infrastructure and distributed retail environment. CLT, Inc., based in Victoria, Texas, owns and operates a chain of 102 convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. under the Speedy Stop name and 10 wholesale fuel, lubricant and chemical distribution sites in Texas and New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). under the Thomas Petroleum name. InfraSolve will enable CLT, Inc. to meet stringent demands for IT infrastructure performance and service quality, allowing internal IT staff to focus on core business objectives. "With locations distributed across Texas and New Mexico, any lapse in system uptime could have a severe effect on our business," said Jared Hurta, director of technology for CLT, Inc. "With InfraSolve, we are granted the piece of mind that our infrastructure will run smoothly, enabling us to focus on more strategic projects to support our core business." InfraSolve proactively manages a company's application, database, network and systems infrastructure by providing problem identification, diagnostics and resolution for maximum application and infrastructure availability. InfraSolve is an outsourced solution that provides 24X7 IT monitoring, management, reporting and problem resolution for all components in the IT infrastructure including networks, servers, databases and applications. Infrastructure components currently being monitored for CLT, Inc. include Cisco routers and switches, as well as servers from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and 3Com, which are running on the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 2000 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. . "InfraSolve will enable CLT, Inc. to benefit from proactive monitoring and problem resolution, while improving infrastructure availability and lowering staffing costs for infrastructure management," said Maureen Ellenberger, 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 InteQ Corporation. "InteQ's InfraSolve processes are founded on the IT Service Management Best Practices workflow principles, enabling InfraSolve to consistently deliver the fastest administration and problem resolution available in the most secure manner." For more information on InteQ's services, visit http://www.inteqnet.com. About C.L. Thomas C.L. Thomas, Inc. owns Speedy Stop, a convenience store chain that provides premium fuels and groceries and is one of the largest suppliers of Exxon gasoline 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. . CLT, Inc. also owns Thomas Petroleum, which is Chevron's largest lubricant distributor in the United States. Thomas Petroleum also markets fuel and chemicals to end use customers in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. About InteQ InteQ is a leading provider of flexible monitoring and management services, which proactively improve business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets while lowering operational costs by delivering maximum IT infrastructure visibility and analytical functionality. With service delivery based on IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library, www.itil.co.uk) One of the more comprehensive as well as non-proprietary and publicly available sets of guidelines for "best practice" IT services management, owned by the British Office of Government Commerce (OGC). ) best practices and years of technical expertise, InteQ handles the day-to-day proactive monitoring and management of IT infrastructure and applications, allowing organizations to focus on business-critical IT issues. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Bedford, Mass., InteQ has received funding from Merrill Lynch Ventures, Mercury Interactive, Hewlett-Packard, Charles River Ventures and M/C M/C Machine (mechanical engineering) M/C Motorcycle M/C Miscarriage M/C Multiple Choice M/C Maitre de Cabine Venture Partners. For more information, visit InteQ's Web site at www.inteqnet.com or call 1-888-4IT-MGMT. |
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