Seagate NerveCenter Pro Introduces First End-to-End Event Correlation Across Network Devices, UNIX Systems, Windows NT and Netware Servers; New software lets HP OpenView users "look behind the router" for detailed cross-domain correlation of network and system events.

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1996--Seagate NerveCenter Pro(TM), a new version of the Seagate NerveCenter event correlation system from Seagate Enterprise Management Software (Seagate EMS), lets users of the Hewlett-Packard OpenView Solution Framework for the first time correlate data collected from network devices, UNIX systems, and Windows NT and Novell NetWare servers across an enterprise network.

Seagate NerveCenter Pro is an event correlation application which uses behavior models to correlate network conditions, identify critical problems, filter-out superfluous events and take appropriate actions. In addition to correlating SNMP events, Seagate NerveCenter Pro adds the capability to manage and correlate OpenView OperationsCenter (OpC) messages from UNIX systems and Seagate LANAlert messages from Windows NT and NetWare servers. Notification of correlated events can be sent to any OpenView Network Node Manager or OpC console.

Events from multiple sources can now be correlated to pinpoint problems that previously required operator analysis. In the case of a server with an IP and an IPX stack, for example, the status of each stack can be correlated and an automatic notification sent to indicate which stack is down -- or that the server, itself, has a problem.

Seagate NerveCenter Pro also dramatically improves the automatic identification of a problem's root cause by cross-correlating events from multiple nodes and device interfaces into a single alarm message. If a router with 100 devices behind it fails, for example, the operator will receive a single message reporting the router failure, versus the 101 alarms triggered by each affected device.

Roselie Buonauro, Seagate EMS vice president of marketing, said, "We've responded to requests from HP OpenView users who have made Seagate NerveCenter the industry-leading event correlation system by increasing the depth and breadth of its correlation capabilities. Integrating HP OpenView, OperationsCenter and Seagate LANAlert with Seagate NerveCenter is in line with our mission to merge Seagate EMS tools and those of our partners into genuine heterogeneous cross-domain solutions."

In addition to cross-device correlation, Seagate NerveCenter Pro introduces a vastly improved filter for event traps that captures variable bindings used by device vendors, as well as standard trap headers. This capability provides improved support for proxy agents and other non-standard SNMP and system events.

Seagate NerveCenter Pro, scheduled for release in March, supports HP OpenView Network Node Manager 3.3 and 4.0 and OperationsCenter 2.0 and 2.1. The software operates on HP-UX 9.0.5 and 10.0, SunOS 4.1.3 and Solaris 2.4 platforms. An enterprise Seagate NerveCenter Pro license is currently priced at $15,000.

Seagate Enterprise Management Software, the joining of NetLabs, Inc., Network Computing, Inc., Frye Computer Systems, Inc., and Creative Interaction Technologies markets a suite of software for information systems managers and network administrators to manage the behavior of networks and systems, and deliver network and systems services. Software products are sold worldwide, directly, through VARs, system integrators and OEM partners.

Seagate Enterprise Management Software is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc. Seagate(R) stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SEG." -0-

Note to Editors: Seagate NerveCenter Pro is a trademark of Seagate Enterprise Management Software. Seagate is a registered trademark of Seagate Technology, Inc. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Seagate Enterprise Management Software

Roselie Buonauro or Robert Quillin, 408/342-4500

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William Orrange or Janis Ulevich, 415/329-1590