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San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit Deploys Micromuse's Netcool Suite Netcool(R)/OMNIbus(TM) Application Helps Ensure Uptime of Public Transportation Systems' Enterprise Networks
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 18, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE chart, msgs), the leading provider of realtime fault management and service assurance software, today announced that Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) has selected Micromuse's Netcool(R) software as the core platform to manage its internal operational network infrastructure, which includes their data and transport network. Headquartered in Oakland, California, BART is the leading provider of mass public transit services in the San Francisco Bay Area.
"BART is the first rail transit operator in the world to introduce computer based electronic control systems to what was historically a mechanically-based industry," said Dave Warwick, Group Manager, Systems Engineering at BART. "With the Netcool suite, systems maintenance staff can view the status of our entire control systems from a single centrally located dashboard display instead of relying on a variety of computer windows. The Netcool solution is a focal point for receiving alarms from various network and computer systems. We were impressed with the Netcool software's ability to deploy rapidly and its off-the-shelf integration with the many different systems and devices across our network."
BART deployed Micromuse's flagship Netcool(R)/OMNIbus(TM) application as its core Operations Network Management solution. The Netcool/OMNIbus application provides realtime, end-to-end monitoring of the network and consolidates status data from equipment including Cisco routers, Cerent, and Lucent equipment, and SONET switches. In addition, the Netcool/OMNIbus application provides BART's network technicians with an intuitive, color-coded interface, helping them to quickly address infrastructure issues before they cause disruption in network services.
"BART's approach to systems management is extremely progressive in the transportation industry," said Lou Steinberg, Micromuse's Senior Vice President Marketing & Market Development. " The Netcool suite helps BART to maintain the uptime of the entire range of applications and services supported by its network. Netcool applications allow for unlimited scalability, which helps BART to better manage its network growth and constantly changing infrastructure."
About BART
BART was the first rail transit system constructed in the United States after WWII. Its design and construction in 1972 included several unique and highly advanced engineering concepts. Significantly, it was the world's first fully automatic railroad. Train Operators only close the train doors. A central fault-tolerant computer system dispatches and controls nearly 60 trains at any one time to a published schedule. Additional fault-tolerant computers vend fare-cards, collect fares, and provide system information to patrons automatically. All of these systems are networked via an extensive fiber-optic network.
Today the railroad carries over 340,000 patrons each weekday day throughout a four county area. BART is expanding rapidly in both ridership and service area. The railroad has expanded its track mileage nearly 20% in the last eight years and expects to continue this growth rate for the foreseeable future.
About the Netcool(R) Suite
Micromuse's Netcool(R) software suite collects management data from more than 300 management environments and network devices, including voice, data and Internet. Fault data is rapidly processed and filtered by the Netcool ObjectServer(TM), an in-memory database. The Netcool suite helps operators build views of service availability in realtime, helping them manage networks more efficiently. Because it is scalable and deploys rapidly, the Netcool suite helps service providers expand their networks as their markets grow.
About Micromuse
Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE chart, msgs) is the leading provider of realtime fault management and service assurance software. Micromuse's recent list of awards include the TeleStrategies OSS Excellence Award for Best New Product for the Netcool(R)/Visionary(TM) application, and Web Hosting Magazine Editor's Choice Award. In addition, Micromuse has been recognized in the Forbes 500, Bloomberg's Top 100 Stocks, the Barron's 500, Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 500, San Francisco Chronicle 500, Individual Investor's Index of America's Fastest Growing Companies and Network World's NW200. Micromuse customers include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Cellular One, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Telekom, Digex, EarthLink, ITC DeltaCom, MCI Worldcom, One2One, Verizon, XO Communications and a number of financial investment concerns. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107; (415) 538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com.
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