Data Communications Names Manage.Com as One of the Top 25 Hot Startups for 1998.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1998--Manage.Com, the leader in Web-centric management solutions and developer of FrontLine Manager(TM), today announced that it has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Hot Startups for 1998 by Data Communications Magazine in its Dec. 7, 1998 issue. Manage.Com develops Web-centric management solutions for the extended enterprise -- rapidly moving E-Businesses that are leveraging the Web to extend their business, reach new customers and connect with partners through a variety of 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. , hosting, extranet and intranet-based services. This community is using the Web to both run and manage their business. Manage.Com has harnessed Web-technologies such as XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , Java and CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. to break away from the network management pack and bring change to an industry mired in broken management models and stagnated by incremental variations to existing management paradigms. In commenting on its selection of Manage.Com, Data Communications wrote, "Rather than just slapping a browser onto an 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, Manage.Com relies on Java applets to gather performance stats from network devices and connections. What's the payoff? The vendor's FrontLine Manager outperforms today's management systems, costs half as much and doesn't demand pricey add-ons and customization." FrontLine Manager, which began shipping in September of 1998, addresses the limitations of today's management applications by applying the Web to deliver speed, simplicity, cost savings and mobile intelligence to the largely ignored, yet vast, middle-market. Based on a Common Information Model (CIM) object-oriented database, the solution ensures complete investment protection and open, forward Web-based interoperability. Using a simple-to-use browser interface, local IT managers have a unified view and control over their organization's network, servers, and desktops. "Manage.Com set out to fundamentally change the way management is delivered by using the Web to manage the Web," said Jeff Thiemann, Manage.Com's president and 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. . "An award from an industry thought leader such as Data Communications Magazine validates to users that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Current management models are broken and the Web provides a completely new way to manage business infrastructure. Call it E-Management for E-Business." About Manage.Com Founded in 1997 and based in Santa Clara, Manage.Com develops and markets Web-centric software solutions to manage the extended enterprise. Manage.Com moves management control beyond physical enterprise boundaries to allow businesses to reliably deliver extranet, intranet and Internet services to partners, customers, business units and suppliers. The company's founders and management team have developed enterprise management systems for companies like Hewlett-Packard (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP, www.hp.com), Cisco Systems (NYSE:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer , www.cisco.com), Bay Networks (NYSE:NT, www.baynetworks.com), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) , www.sun.com) and IBM (NYSE:IBM, www.ibm.com). A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , Manage.Com has raised over $3.5 million in venture financing from U.S. Venture Partners (USVP USVP United States Venture Partners ). Customers wanting more information about Manage.Com and its products can contact the company at 408/567-9990, send electronic mail to info@manage.com, or visit the company's Web site at www.manage.com. Sales: (408/888) 567-9990 ext. 626 sales@manage.com. Support: 877/862-6243 support@manage.com. |
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