To: MikeM54321 who wrote (8443 ) 6/14/2000 6:14:00 PM From: Redman Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9068
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.