NetIQ AppManager Suite Helps U.S. Army Easily Manage Web-based Personnel Records System With More Than 500,000 Users and 135 Million Document Pages.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2003 NetIQ Selected for Its Ability to Manage Large Scale, Multi-Tiered, Mixed Environment With Automated Management Capabilities NetIQ Corp. (Nasdaq:NTIQ), a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, today announced that the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local is successfully operating a Web-based personnel records system, comprising more than 135 million document pages, using NetIQ(R) AppManager(R) Suite. The U.S. Army's Personnel Electronic Record Management System (PERMS) team has rolled out an unprecedented Web capability called Official Military Personnel File (OMPF OMPF Official Military Personnel File OMPF Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (UN) OMPF Operation and Maintenance Processor Frame ) Online to enable the quick and reliable retrieval of records for hundreds of thousands of Active, Reserve and National Guard soldiers. OMPF Online utilizes software that includes Java and other applications running on BEA WebLogic A software suite from BEA Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (www.beasys.com) that is used to deploy Web and SOA applications. The core product is BEA WebLogic Server, a J2EE application server. application server software, UNIX systems from Sun and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle databases and several Windows-based services such as Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. . System architects recognized early in the planning process that transitioning such a large volume of records to the Internet would require a systems management solution to help ensure the performance and availability of the OMPF Online. The PERMS team, in consultation with its IT management arm -- Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Information Technology -- selected AppManager because of its ability to manage a large scale, multi-tiered, mixed environment with automated management capabilities that enabled them to avoid hiring additional staff engineers. "For this project, we put a number of solutions through extensive testing and AppManager excelled in all aspects," said Dr. Steve Warner, Northrop Grumman's technical director for the project. "AppManager offers a straight-forward installation, is easy for administrators to use and helps us ensure the availability of a highly distributed, heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. ." As the program scaled from 600 to more than 500,000 users, AppManager saved the PERMS managers significant time by diagnosing and resolving problems as well as forecasting increases in usage based on activity and growth analysis reporting. "NetIQ's AppManager Suite is critical to helping us manage fast and efficient access to millions of documents for Army personnel," said Jim Riggs Jim Riggs is a saxophonist and professor at the University of North Texas. He was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1941. Riggs performs regularly with the Dallas and Fort Worth Symphonies. A recording artist himself, he has instructed many prominent alumni of the Jazz Studies program of UNT. , program director of the U.S. Army Personnel Electronic Record Management System. "We've used it to lend credibility to our system architecture, validate our design, maintain the integrity of our systems and supply the metrics for projecting and planning for future growth." For more than a decade, the U.S. Army has been in the process of moving its personnel records from paper and microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. to electronic format. The overall project has a goal of storing, safeguarding and improving the management of its electronic personnel records. Personnel records are crucial to the career advancement and morale of those in the military. For example, selection boards use these records to determine a soldier's qualifications for advancement in rank. Individuals in the Army can now check their records online and request updates and corrections electronically. "Once you introduce an Internet service, you can't close the door," Riggs said. "Your customer base only keeps growing. We've been able to keep pace with the demands on our system -- up to 300 hits per second per server -- and have made a quantum leap quantum leap n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. in handling the records needs of our Army personnel around the world." About NetIQ AppManager Suite NetIQ AppManager Suite assures the performance and availability of mission-critical servers and applications across Windows, 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). and Linux platforms through proactive monitoring and quick diagnostics and recovery. It also helps optimize the utilization and productivity of IT resources through advanced reporting, analysis and automation. In addition to delivering the broadest and deepest management view into the IT infrastructure, AppManager provides a robust architecture that is easy to use, quick to deploy and capable of scaling to thousands of servers. About NetIQ Founded in 1995, NetIQ Corp. (Nasdaq:NTIQ) is a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions. Historically focused on the Windows management market, NetIQ now delivers cross-platform solutions that enhance business performance resulting in higher returns on infrastructure and Web investments. NetIQ products are sold across all continents directly and through a network of authorized NetIQ partners and resellers. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with development and operational personnel in Houston, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; Bellevue, Wash.; Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ; and Portland, Ore. For more information, please visit NetIQ's Web site at http://www.netiq.com or call (888) 323-6768. NetIQ and AppManager are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetIQ Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |
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