Colubris Networks and Micromuse Deliver Netcool Ready Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAVAL, Quebec Laval (pronounced  ) is a city and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Greater Montreal Area. It is located on Île Jésus, across the Rivière des Prairies from Montreal. and WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003 Leading Provider of Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area Solutions Integrates with Micromuse's Netcool(R) Solutions to Provide Enhanced Monitoring and Performance of Colubris' Product Line Colubris Networks, a leading provider of Wi-Fi hot-spot solutions and VPN-based secure wireless networking See wireless network. solutions, today announced that Micromuse (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 : MUSE), the leading provider of service and business assurance software, has certified Colubris' Wi-Fi wireless LAN solutions as Netcool(R) Ready(TM). Colubris has been a Micromuse Alliance partner since October 2002 and is the first Wi-Fi solutions company to receive the Micromuse Netcool Ready designation. The integration of Netcool's IT service and availability solutions with the Colubris product line enhances Colubris' capabilities for monitoring wireless infrastructure, and allows network and IT operations teams to address problems before they affect network uptime. Colubris' award-winning Wi-Fi wireless LAN solutions incorporate security features such as VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , enhanced security and firewall technologies in a one-box solution that is easy to deploy and cost-effective to manage. Additionally, Colubris works closely with Internet and communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. to deliver hot-spot solutions to mobile professionals. Many of Colubris' enterprise and service provider customers are already using Netcool solutions, making the integrated offering a natural fit to help enhance management of existing network infrastructure for these organizations. "The integration of Colubris and Micromuse's Netcool solutions benefits our mutual customers by enabling further network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. capabilities to ensure that systems and services are running at peak performance," said Jim Ciociolo, vice president of business development and carrier sales of Colubris Networks. "While Colubris currently makes the industry's most trusted wireless LAN products, when combined with Netcool, the solution further enhances value for customers by enabling them to prevent costly network and application downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. ." "We are pleased that Colubris' Wi-Fi solutions have received the Netcool Ready designation as this integrated offering will provide customers with increased performance and availability," said Darin Layman LAYMAN, eccl. law. One who is not an ecclesiastic nor a clergyman. , vice president of alliances and solutions marketing at Micromuse. "This integrated offering will not only help our customers improve quality of service, but also reduce their total cost of ownership." Availability The Colubris integration with Netcool is immediately available. Micromuse Netcool customers who are currently on maintenance may obtain a copy of the certified integration module at http://support.micromuse.com/downloads/integrations/index.html. Micromuse customers can contact the support group at 1-800-NETCOOL (638-2665) or support@micromuse.com. About the Micromuse Alliance(TM) Program The Micromuse Alliance Program provides Micromuse and its Alliance partners with a formal program to cooperatively pursue business, technical and marketing opportunities. The goals of the program are to provide flexibility, choice, and quick time-to-market for our customers through the development of integrated, viable solutions. Since its launch in 2000, the Micromuse Alliance Program has welcomed over 100 software and hardware vendors who offer best-of-breed solutions that are complementary to the Netcool suite of applications. About Netcool Micromuse's Netcool(R) software suite provides businesses with the assurance that their networks, services and applications are working. By allowing our customers to see what's happening throughout the infrastructure in realtime, Netcool applications enable them to respond to problems before network-based business services are affected. Netcool suite applications install out-of-the-box, deploy rapidly and scale as networks grow. Micromuse's flagship, Netcool/OMNIbus(TM) application, includes a library of off-the-shelf software modules that allow our customers to collect and consolidate fault information from more than 1,000 environments spanning voice and IP, cable/broadband, switches and routers, and enterprise management systems. About Colubris Networks Colubris Networks is a global leader in providing highly secure, manageable and cost-effective Wireless LAN solutions for enterprise and government networks, Hot Spot and large-scale carrier deployments. Its award-winning Wi-Fi certified See Wi-Fi Alliance. product family of purpose-built enterprise and public access offerings seamlessly integrate into existing customer networks, providing maximum cost-effectiveness and management simplicity. Colubris embeds strong tools such as Virtual Private Networking, enhanced security and Firewall technologies into its open, industry-standard solutions. For more information visit the company website at http://www.colubris.com or contact us at info@colubris.com. About Micromuse Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of service and business assurance software solutions. The Netcool(R) software suite provides organizations with the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business intelligence allows organizations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse customers include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → ^DeltaCom, J.P. Morgan Chase, T-Mobile and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif. 94107. Tel: (415) 538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com Micromuse and Netcool are registered trademarks of Micromuse Ltd. All other trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are the properties of their respective owners. Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the following: fluctuations in customer demand, the Company's ability to manage its growth (including the ability to hire sufficient sales and technical personnel), the risks associated with the expansion of the Company's distribution channels, the risk of new product introductions and customer acceptance of new products; the rapid technological change which characterizes the Company's markets, the risks associated with competition, the risks associated with international sales as the Company expands its markets, and the ability of the Company to compete successfully in the future, as well as other risks identified in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission Filings, including but not limited to those appearing under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the Company's Web site. |
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