Thanks James but I already had read this anouncement. Is there any other
info out there ?
Thanks to all.
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Alain Menezes
ASLK-CGER Services GIE Tel.: +32 2 228.55.74
Rue Fossé-aux-Loups, 48 Fax.: +32 2 228.83.69
1000 Bruxelles Email:
a.menezes AT aslk-cger DOT be
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Shanks [SMTP:James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM]
> Sent: mercredi 2 décembre 1998 15:38
> To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> Subject: New Product - Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity
>
>
> Alain Menezes wrote :
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Any of you heard about "Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity" ?
> > Any insight on its position in regard to NetView and T/EC ?
> > Any info will be appreciated.
> > Thanks
>
> > Al
>
>
> > ---------------------
> > Alain Menezes
> > ASLK-CGER Services GIE Tel.: +32 2
> 228.55.74
> > Rue Foss
> Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity Increases Availability of
> Business-Critical Applications
>
> New Product Significantly Reduces Time Required to Identify
> and
> Resolve Network Problems
>
>
> AUSTIN, Texas--Nov. 30, 1998--Tivoli Systems Inc. today announced
> the
>
> availability of Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity, a new,
> easy-to-use
>
> product that allows customers to quickly locate and resolve network
>
> problems. Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity automatically
> identifies
>
> the root cause of a network failure and forwards this information to
> the IT
>
> administrator directly through the Tivoli Enterprise Console. As a
> result,
>
> customers can more quickly diagnose and resolve network failures and
>
> increase availability of business-critical systems and technology.
>
>
> Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity, which can be deployed in
>
> production in less than one hour, collects real-time network topology
>
> information and alarm notifications from Tivoli NetView or HP OpenView
>
> Network Node Manager. It relies on the fact that every problem in a
>
> networked system generates a particular set of symptoms. Tivoli
> Manager
>
> for Network Connectivity combines these characteristic symptoms with
>
> topology information to create a table of unique, problem-identifying
>
> codes. The incoming alarm notifications are quickly compared with
> these
>
> codes, enabling fast root-cause determination. This automated
> analysis
>
> reduces the time normally required to identify the cause of network
>
> downtime from hours to minutes because it eliminates the need to
> manually
>
> search for the cause of a network failure.
>
>
> "As companies increasingly rely on IT to run their businesses,
> it's
>
> more important than ever for them to reduce network downtime," said
> Richard
>
> L. Ptak, vice president and research director at D.H. Brown &
> Associates.
>
> "Research shows 90% of the time required to fix a network failure is
> spent
>
> trying to identify its root cause. Tools like Tivoli Manager for
> Network
>
> Connectivity, which automatically deduce the cause of a network
> problem,
>
> allow customers to correct problems before they negatively impact
> their
>
> business."
>
>
> Unlike other products, Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity
> provides
>
> customers with an out-of-the-box solution that automatically updates
> itself
>
> when network topology changes. No programming is required, which
> provides
>
> customers with a fast return on investment and saves hours of ongoing
>
> maintenance efforts.
>
>
> Because it integrates with Tivoli Enterprise, Tivoli Manager for
>
> Network Connectivity also assists a customer's service desk personnel
> by
>
> allowing them to open a service ticket within Tivoli Service Desk.
>
> Customers can also use Tivoli Decision Support with the new product to
>
> provide better information about the reliability of various network
>
> technologies. This information can then be used to assist customers
> in
>
> planning and procurement decisions.
>
>
> "The addition of real-time network analysis capabilities rounds
> out the
>
> integration of network and systems management provided by Tivoli
>
> Enterprise," said Martin Neath, executive vice president, Tivoli
> Systems.
>
> "Every minute of network downtime costs money because any interruption
> can
>
> affect business processes and mission-critical applications. Tivoli's
>
> Manager for Network Connectivity is like having the collective
> experience
>
> of many, many network administrators available, at any time, to find
> the
>
> root cause of a network problem."
>
>
> Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity takes advantage of
> technology
>
> patented by System Management ARTS, Inc. (SMARTS), a leading
> developer of
>
> real-time network analysis applications for self-healing networks.
>
>
> Availability
>
>
> Tivoli Manager for Network Connectivity 1.0 is currently
> available.
>
> Pricing is $25,000 per server. For more information, visit
>
> http://www.tivoli.com/o_products/html/netcon.html.
>
>
> About Tivoli Systems
>
>
> Tivoli Systems Inc. provides the industry's leading open, highly
>
> scalable and cross-platform management solutions that span networks,
>
> systems, applications and business-to-business e-commerce. Leading
>
> companies around the world use Tivoli software and compatible
> third-party
>
> products to reduce the cost and complexity of managing networks,
> systems,
>
> databases and applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tivoli is
> an
>
> IBM Company. Tivoli distributes its products worldwide through a
> network
>
> of global sales offices, systems integrators, resellers and IBM sales
>
> channels. For more information, visit Tivoli's World Wide Web site at
>
> http://www.tivoli.com.
>
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