Heroix Releases Windows NT/2000-based Remote Console Management Software: RoboCentral V3; Supports NT / UNIX Interoperability.Business/Technology Editors NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 Heroix Corporation, a leader in eBusiness infrastructure management software, today announced the latest version of its RoboCentral remote console A terminal or workstation in a remote location that is used to monitor and control a local computer. management software. Heroix RoboCentral Version 3.0 provides a graphical Event Monitor, superior scalability, and a host of new features. The new release enables organizations to use a single Windows NT/2000 server to consolidate consoles and remotely manage hundreds of UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux, and OpenVMS systems, as well as bridges, routers and other eBusiness infrastructure components. Customer Experience: Yellow Pages needed a remote management solution for their UNIX and OpenVMS consoles during off-hours. They chose Heroix RoboCentral:
RoboCentral was the ideal choice. (It) gives support teams the
ability to recover crashed systems from home without having to
visit a site. This means that when support staff receives a page
saying a system is unavailable, the system can be rebooted (or
analyzed if the system is unrecoverable) within five minutes.
Kevin McGhee, Yellow Pages Systems Manager
Increased Scalability: Heroix RoboCentral v3 achieves increased scalability via streamlined event detection and intelligent pattern matching 1. pattern matching - A function is defined to take arguments of a particular type, form or value. When applying the function to its actual arguments it is necessary to match the type, form or value of the actual arguments against the formal arguments in some definition. . This enables RoboCentral to manage hundreds of system consoles from a single 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. or 2000 server, which can be located anywhere in the IT enterprise. New Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to : Heroix RoboCentral GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. now includes an Event Monitor, offering monitoring and management of all system consoles from a single display. The Event Monitor displays open event counts and event details from managed systems throughout the enterprise. Personalized event views can also be created, focusing attention on systems or events of particular interest. Other Improvements: -- Heroix RoboCentral now fully integrates with Heroix RoboMon eBusiness infrastructure management software. RoboCentral v3 can write events directly to the RoboMon Event Database, providing a single event repository for the enterprise. -- Heroix RoboCentral's new Dynamic Re-Configuration feature allows administrators to add new system consoles, modify user profiles, etc., without disruption to the RoboCentral service. This ensures uninterrupted access to mission critical systems. -- Heroix RoboCentral's powerful Automatic Failover is now more resilient to system and network loss. System logs and events may also now be duplicated on an alternate RoboCentral server, guaranteeing uninterrupted logs, even in the event of a server failure. About RoboCentral Heroix RoboCentral is software designed to consolidate system consoles for UNIX, Linux, and OpenVMS systems, as well as bridges, routers, and other eBusiness infrastructure components. RoboCentral allows organizations to use a single Windows NT/2000 server to monitor and manage these servers and devices from any location. About Heroix Heroix Corporation delivers award-winning software products that guarantee the availability and performance of multi-platform eBusiness infrastructure and applications. Companies in over 40 countries rely on Heroix's integrated management suite to monitor and manage their Microsoft(R) Windows NT/2000, UNIX, and OpenVMS applications, systems, and networks. Heroix software detects problems, reports and graphs performance data, and centrally monitors such wide-ranging technologies as Exchange, IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. , SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , Citrix, Terminal Server, Oracle, Proxy Server Also called a "proxy," it is a computer system or router that breaks the connection between sender and receiver. Functioning as a relay between client and server, proxy servers are used to help prevent an attacker from invading the private network. , Cisco, Insight Manager, and more, as well as business performance data such as Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Founded in 1975, Heroix is an authorized Microsoft Certified Solution Provider (MCSP MCSP Microsoft Certified Solution Provider MCSP Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus MCSP Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (UK) MCSP melanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan MCSP Master Certified Sales Professional ), with US headquarters in Newton, Mass., and EMEA/AP headquarters in Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City (wĕl`ĭn), city (1991 pop. 40,665), Hertfordshire, E central England. It is a garden city, founded by Ebenezer Howard in 1920. Its industries produce a variety of products, including radio and television sets. , UK. Contact Heroix at 800-229-6500 or www.heroix.com |
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