Mike,
GraphOn Corporation (Nasdaq:GOJO) (www.graphon.com), developer of Bridges
Web-enabling software, today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP)
has licensed and integrated GraphOn Bridges for UNIX into the new HP
ServiceControl Manager.
HP ServiceControl Manager, introduced today, is a suite of high-powered
management tools for multiple HP-UX based HP 9000 servers. HP ServiceControl
Manager can be used for central, consistent and highly scalable management of
huge numbers of HP UX servers from any Internet-connected Windows(R) PC. GraphOn
Bridges for UNIX provides a Web-based GUI for the x-window based integrated
tools within ServiceControl Manager.
With GraphOn Bridges, any Windows(R) PC running Internet Explorer 4.01 or later,
or Netscape 4.5 or later can use the suite of powerful tools in HP
ServiceControl Manager to administer large networked systems of HP-UX servers in
multiple clusters of up to 64 managed nodes from any Internet connection.
Today, a substantial portion of the cost of maintaining a server can be tied to
administration. When a system goes down, 40 percent of the time it's caused not
by failure of technology or applications, but by the incorrect actions of the
system's operators or administrators. HP ServiceControl Manager with its
role-based security capability improves the efficiency and reduced downtime
caused by operator error and old-fashioned node-by-node management. It extends
the reach of system management tools from single nodes to entire systems of
networked clusters, allowing a single server to manage more HP-UX servers than
ever before.
"We believe GraphOn Web-enabling some of HP's ServiceControl Manager integrated
tools will add unprecedented convenience to any IT department dealing with
systems administration," said Worldwide Marketing Director for Business Critical
Computing, Mark Hudson. "HP ServiceControl Manager is designed to reinforce the
processes and best practices of effective IT management by centralizing
administration and enabling single management tasks to be executed on multiple
systems."
"GraphOn Bridges' thin client, server-based architecture means a system manager
can take charge, even from off-site locations where the administrator has only a
modest Windows laptop and a standard phone line," said GraphOn CEO and
President, Walt Keller. "While HP provides highly reliable and sophisticated
network hardware and software, GraphOn provides a Web access to some of HP's
powerful administration tools integrated with ServiceControl Manager to manage
HP-UX networked systems efficiently, any time, anywhere."
HP's ServiceControl Manager integrates the key products of the HP-UX
ServiceControl system management tool suite such as System Administration
Manager (SAM), Ignite/UX, Software Distributor (SD/UX), System Configuration
Repository (SCR), Event Monitoring Service (EMS) and Common HP-UX commands. |
