BULL Evidian Introduces OpenMaster 7.0
An intelligent software suite for the management of
information systems and telecoms under Linux
With Expert Systems for advanced correlation, the OpenMaster
7.0 software suite reduces operating costs and enhances the
quality of services of information systems and telecoms
Paris,
April
26, 2005 -
Bull Evidian today announced release 7.0 of its OpenMaster software suite. In addition to Windows and UNIX, it is now also fully Linux compliant. This new version is dedicated to the reduction of IT secured infrastructure administration costs as well as to the improvement in service management of critical applications and web service platforms under Apache.
In addition, OpenMaster 7.0 strengthens its mediation portfolio to the latest 3GPP R5 standards for mobile telephony. OpenMaster 7.0 also provides further services dedicated to the four main mobile telephony providers.
OpenMaster 7.0's key differentiation is its business centric process management capabilities, including an intelligent correlation of all customer service resources.
OpenMaster 7.0 distinctive assets are:
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A drastic reduction of operating costs thanks to intelligent correlation based on expert system technology. This technology dramatically reduces the flow of alarms for the operators, identifies in real-time critical application and system faults, provides a business process impact analysis and takes immediately remedial measures.
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A secured administration designed to manage sensitive resources in compliance with the company security policy.
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Outstanding performance, including a capacity to handle several million alarms per day.
OpenMaster 7.0, under Linux, is dedicated to management infrastructures cost reduction
Offering a large choice and selection of possibilities and adaptive to the specific requirements of each company, OpenMaster 7.0 under Linux enables the deployment of a management platform at a very low cost, delivering an overall performance 20% superior to those provided by traditional UNIX based platforms.
OpenMaster 7.0: applications intelligent management
Version 7.0 truly enhances OpenMaster's Information System analysis functionalities and correlation with innovative topology analysis capabilities, taking into account new alarm types and the possibility to have several concurrent correlation processes, so as to be able to handle hundreds of alarms at the same time.
In addition, OpenMaster 7.0 innovates in 3 areas of application management:
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Selective critical applications management: based on new generation agents, OpenMaster 7.0 enables a selective management of applications such as Oracle, SAP, BEA Weblogic and Tuxedo.
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Complete Web Apache server management with the overall management of web service platforms under Apache, in terms of availability, performance and control of security components (alerts). Bull Evidian has chosen an Open Agent type of software technology, 1st component of web services management.
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Secured management of sensitive resources in compliance with the company security policy.
OpenMaster 7.0: Enhanced management capabilities for telecom services
OpenMaster extends its range of mediation capabilities to the latest 3GPP R5 standards for mobile telephony, in partnership with the main telco services providers.
The OpenMaster and OpenMaster for Telecom software suites - which complete the OpenMaster suite with dedicated applications are being used all over the world by security sensitive industries: T-Mobil, DFS (German air traffic control), EADS, Ericsson, France Telecom Orange, Gie CB, Teligent, Thales, etc&.
As performing solution for the management of telecom infrastructures and the quality of services, OpenMaster 7.0 is an important component of Bull's security offer, particularly in the arena of supervision and network security control.
Availability: OpenMaster 7.0 is available as of April 30, 2005.
About Bull, Architect of an Open World
As one of the leading European IT companies, Bull delivers open, flexible and secure information systems. The group helps public and private sector customers transform their information systems, applying its know-how and expertise in three main areas:
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Capitalizing on its extensive mainframe experience, Bull designs and produces robust, innovative and open servers, based on industry-standard technologies;
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Building on its alliances with leading ISVs, Bull develops and implements flexible and interoperable application infrastructures which give business processes the freedom to evolve;
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Bringing together recognized expertise in end-to-end IT security, Bull secures data and exchanges that are so critical in preserving customers' business integrity.
Bull has a particularly strong presence in the public, healthcare, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and defense sectors. Its distribution network and business partners cover more than 60 countries worldwide.
For more information visit: http://www.bull.com
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