Lucent Technologies and Houston Associates Team to Provide Mission-Critical Network Operations Management Solution to Defense Information Systems Agency.MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
Houston Associates, a world-class provider of telecommunications, systems engineering, and management services to government, and Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) today announced a teaming partnership to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA 1. (body) DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency. 2. (standard) DISA - Data Interchange Standards Association. ), Network Operations Common Operating Picture (NETCOP NETCOP Network Common Operational Picture NETCOP Network Operations Common Operational Picture (DISA pilot program) ) project objectives aimed at providing a real-time correlated situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in picture of networks, applications, systems and information assurance status. "Houston Associates conducted a rigorous selection process to determine the most efficient and cost-effective way to streamline the management of DISA's complex and unique global network operations," said Lt. General Alonzo Short, U.S. Army (ret.) and president and COO of Houston Associates. "Lucent clearly demonstrated that it has a robust correlation engine and easy rules creation, which translate into technical and cost benefits to meet DISA's goals of deploying mission-critical communications in field operations." "Being selected by Houston Associates in support of the DISA's NETCOP project underscores Lucent's commitment to the federal government's drive toward network-centric solutions," said Liz King, Lucent's vice president for strategic alliances and new business development. "With its massive scalability, flexible user customization features and ease of integration, we are confident Houston and DISA will find our Integrated Service Assurance (ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ) solution to be an extremely valuable network management tool for one of the world's most sophisticated and demanding networks." Lucent is providing its Integrated Service Assurance (ISA) Operations Support System (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) software, introduced in November 2003, as well as professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , including installation, testing, software integration, consulting services and related training. By consolidating enterprise fault and performance information, Lucent's ISA software can help DISA NetOps personnel detect and identify the root cause of enterprise problems, correlate them with trouble tickets, and identify affected customers, services, and applications. As a result, DISA can ensure enterprise services continue to operate at required levels of service quality. With the Lucent solution, DISA can provide NetOps Situational Awareness management and monitoring capabilities of disparate network operations security A process of identifying critical information and subsequently analyzing friendly actions attendant to military operations and other activities to: a. identify those actions that can be observed by adversary intelligence systems; b. centers (NOSCs) and network operations centers See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. (NOCs) around the world, ensuring uniformity and optimal service quality across the DoD's information infrastructure. For more information on Lucent's OSS portfolio, visit: www.lucent.com/oss. Preparations for deployment of Lucent's ISA OSS solution in the DISA enterprise is expected to begin later this fall following a thorough prototype phase conducted by the Houston Associates Team and DISA. About Houston Associates, Inc. Houston Associates, Inc. provides world-class telecommunications and systems and software engineering services to government and industry. We specialize in the design, installation, management and maintenance of mission critical, high-performance wire line and wireless networks that support the communication of integrated voice, data, video, and imagery in a wide-area environment. Our long term relationships with Defense-related R&D centers has enabled us to acquire and develop unique capabilities at the cutting edge of advanced communication technologies. At the same time, our support of NATO forces See: force(s). in the Balkans and similar mission-critical assignments has provided us the experience of applying those technologies in real world operational environments. www.hai.com About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest 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. . Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com. |
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