HP Delivers Industry's First "Carrier-Grade" Internet Service-Management Solution for Large LSPs Worldwide.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998-- Fall Internet World 98 HP Firehunter/PRO Helps Service Providers Profitably Deliver Premium, Verifiable Services to Gain a Competitive Advantage Hewlett-Packard Company today introduces HP Firehunter/PRO, the industry's first Internet service-management solution that enables very large ISPs and enterprise IT organizations to deliver Internet services with quality that can be ensured and verified with service-level agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) management. HP Firehunter/PRO enables end-to-end, "carrier-grade" performance, which is critical for on-time service delivery and service-level guarantees that corporate business customers demand today. The announcement was made here at the Internet World '98 conference and exhibition, which runs through Oct. 9. HP Firehunter/PRO is a highly customizable and scalable Internet service-management software solution designed for ISPs and enterprise IT organizations worldwide. It is ideal for organizations that run more than 60 Internet servers and handle on-time service delivery to business subscribers with mission-critical requirements, or for large corporations moving to Internet-delivered services. HP Firehunter/PRO comes standard with built-in service models for managing core Internet services such as e-mail, news and basic Web-server capabilities common to most ISPs and enterprise IT organizations. It can be extended easily to manage new emerging Internet services such as Virtual Private Networks (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. ), electronic commerce, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and voice-over-IP (VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a ), and can be integrated with existing management tools, such as HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. Network Node (networking) network node - (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host". Manager. HP also provides professional consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for on-site customization. "Large corporate customers are moving to the Internet en masse en masse adv. In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol. [French : en, in + masse, mass. and demanding guaranteed service quality from their providers," said Tom White, HP vice president and general manager of the Communications Test Solutions Group. "HP Firehunter/PRO is HP's answer to helping service providers that want to overcome the current shortfalls of the public Internet and profitably expand their businesses with large corporate customers. HP Firehunter/PRO helps the delivery of mission-critical Internet services with the reliability and quality assurance to give these businesses a competitive edge." HP Firehunter/PRO extends the core capabilities of HP Firehunter, which is designed for small to midsize ISPs. The advanced capabilities and features of HP Firehunter/PRO result in carrier-grade Internet service management, enabling large ISPs to deliver premium, verifiable services that operate at peak performance. These features include the following: -0-
-- SLA management, which captures requirements from SLA contracts,
monitors guaranteed service levels and sets thresholds for
pre-emptive alerts on possible violations on a per-customer
basis. Improved visibility of service-level performance and
automated monitoring of service agreements significantly reduces
SLA violations and SLA contract management costs;
-- service-level reporting, which provides reporting on a
per-service, per-customer basis, on-demand or scheduled
reporting. These SLA "report cards" verify compliance across all
Internet services and validate the service quality delivered to
ISP customers;
-- scalability through the diagnostic measurement server (DMS) and
agent architecture. A composite service model can be partitioned
easily across multiple DMSs to accommodate constantly changing
services and establish management of new services quickly. It
supports large-scale national and international Internet
environments; and
-- customization for enabling the extension of existing service
models with new measurements and addition of new views and
reports for tailored solutions that fit particular ISP
service-management needs.
-0- U.S. Pricing and Availability HP Firehunter/PRO is expected to be available in November for $100,000. Standard software supplied with the solution requires customization and configuration for the specific ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. environment in which it is deployed. HP Firehunter/PRO is delivered through HP's Solution Services Organization. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing computing - computer , Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about the family of HP Firehunter products can be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.firehunter.com. Notes to Editors: Sales information may be obtained by calling 800/452-4844 ext. 6146. Please do NOT use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available 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. . Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets. If you choose to review this item, your readers will receive the quickest response to their inquiries by mailing them to Hewlett-Packard Company, Test and Measurement Organization, 5301 Stevens Creek Stevens Creek is a creek in Santa Clara County, California. The creek flows from the Santa Cruz Mountains into Stevens Creek Reservoir. It continues through Cupertino, Los Altos, and Mountain View before emptying into the San Francisco Bay. Blvd., MS 54LAK LAK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Laos Kip. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , CA 95052. |
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