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Sun Partners With BMC Software to Give Customers a Centralized Solution for Enterprise Monitoring, and Production, Output and Security Administration
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BMC Software Extends Reseller Agreement With Sun Microsystems
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000-- In an effort to offer more e-businesses powerful, availability-focused software, BMC Software Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCS - news), the leading provider of e-business systems management software, is extending its reseller agreement with Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW - news), whereby Sun Professional Services will
immediately begin reselling BMC Software's INCONTROL(TM) and PATROL® Enterprise Manager solutions.
``BMC's solution offerings support the growing challenge of delivering high service levels to enterprises with increasingly complex systems and performance demands,'' said Paul Rochester, vice president and general manager, Sun Professional Services. ``We're pleased to provide our customers these additional solutions to help them manage their mission-critical business systems.''
``Businesses today rely on their IT infrastructure to help deliver the utmost in customer service. Downtime simply isn't acceptable from the standpoint of lost revenue or poor customer satisfaction,'' said Bob Kruger, vice president and general manager, PATROL Business Unit, BMC Software. ``This expanded reseller agreement gives Sun customers access to
industry-leading software solutions to ensure the reliability and vitality of their critical IT systems and applications.''
The combined PATROL and INCONTROL solutions will provide Sun Professional Services with a solution to offer customers
that can enable significant ROI and measurable service levels. Sun Professional Services already resells PATROL Application Management, PATROL for Prediction and Capacity Management, PATROL for Performance Management and SQL-BackTrack(TM) solutions from BMC Software.
INCONTROL by BMC Software will provide Sun customers with a comprehensive solution that manages multiple platforms
and diverse applications from a focal point of control. With CONTROL-M®, organizations are able to schedule and manage
the different tasks running in the computing environment. Integration with PATROL allows CONTROL-M and the managed
systems to be monitored to proactively prevent downtime and ensure the availability of the applications, including those that touch transactions generated by a burgeoning e-business.
An intelligent, scalable product, PATROL Enterprise Manager provides a single enterprise-wide view of a user's environment and manages events from various incompatible platforms across varied geographic locations. Part of the newly integrated PATROL 2000 product line, it is an efficient way to monitor how effectively companies are meeting Service Level Agreements.
The information that is generated by an enterprise's various e-business transactions are distributed to the appropriate areas by using the CONTROL-D® product. Automation of the report and output processing empowers customers to make intelligent business decisions in real-time as information becomes readily available via the Web.
Additionally, BMC Software's CONTROL-SA® product enables enterprise-wide security policy implementation. Targeted
for large organizations, CONTROL-SA allows security administrators to manage and audit user access from a central point. Its extensive platform and application support provides a strong foundation for the organization's security architecture. As the recent recipient of Secure Computing Magazine's Academy Award for Best Security Management product in the market, CONTROL-SA provides organizations with a secure and scalable solution to ensure employees and business partners have
efficient access to IT resources.
About BMC Software
One of the world's largest independent software vendors, BMC Software delivers the most comprehensive e-business systems
management software with the fastest guaranteed implementation. This Service Assurance(TM) strategy enhances the availability, performance and recoverability of companies' business-critical applications. Companies can use this management methodology to demonstrate their ability to deliver optimal service to their customers and partners by joining BMC Software OnSite(TM), a certification program which includes solution implementation and regular HealthChecks performed by BMC Software Professional Services.
BMC Software is a Forbes 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, with fiscal year 2000 revenues exceeding $1.7 billion. The company is headquartered in Houston, with offices worldwide. For more information please visit BMC Software's Web site at www.bmc.com, or call 800/841-2031 or 713/918-8800.
BMC Software, BMC Software OnSite, the BMC Software logos, and all other BMC Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of BMC Software Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their
respective companies. (c) 2000 BMC Software Inc. All rights reserved.
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