BMC Software Launches LSI Logic to Enhance Peak Productivity and
Continuous Operation of SAP R/3 Availability and Performance
01:23 p.m Sep 14, 1998 Eastern
Two-Day PATROL Implementation Helps Customer Manage SAP R/3
Deployment and Production Across Worldwide Organization
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998--
BMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ:BMCS), a leading developer of Application
Service Assurance software solutions that improve the availability, performance
and recoverability of business-critical applications, today announced that LSI
Logic has selected BMC Software's PATROL(R) solutions to help manage
SAP(TM) R/3(TM) from deployment to production. LSI Logic, the world's
leading developer of system-on-a-chip technology, chose PATROL for its easy
implementation and effective ability to help plan R/3 deployments and ensure the
availability and performance of R/3 across LSI Logic's worldwide organization.
To achieve an aggressive R/3 deployment schedule and a rapid return on
investment, LSI Logic developed a best-of-breed framework to manage its R/3
enterprise, known as Global Enterprise Management Services (GEMS). LSI Logic
relies on PATROL as its best-of-breed R/3 application management solution
across the enterprise.
"After assessing some of the top system, database and application management
vendors, BMC Software's products proved to solve our business requirements,"
said David Bristow, manager of global enterprise management services with LSI
Logic. "PATROL's intuitiveness and flexibility allowed us to maximize staff
productivity and build an R/3 enterprise management solution that was easy to
deploy and expand for future growth. Consequently, we have successfully
managed and provided continuous availability and performance of R/3 to the
4,000 worldwide users we added recently."
PATROL: Helping LSI Logic Attain Successful Production of R/3
LSI Logic uses BMC Software's PATROL Knowledge Modules for R/3, Unix,
and Oracle to centrally and automatically monitor and manage the overall health of
the R/3 system from deployment to production. LSI Logic easily implemented
PATROL in only two days, aided by a few weeks of baseline planning using
BMC Software's best-practices. During development and deployment planning of
R/3, PATROL enabled the development team to plan additional system expansions
and better understand what the demands on the systems and processes would be
upon release to production. LSI Logic's development team conducted some
proof-of-concept work with PATROL to ensure integration into LSI Logic's
best-of-breed framework of solutions (GEMS). PATROL's flexible, autonomous
architecture allowed LSI Logic's team to customize BMC Software's enterprise
application management solutions for R/3 into its GEMS framework.
After only five months, LSI Logic successfully moved R/3 into production. IT
management and staff relied on PATROL to centrally monitor and manage the
availability and performance of R/3 as the system experienced heavy business
usage. Through PATROL's early autonotification and correction system, IT staff
isolated application availability issues and corrected faults before users
experienced any availability or performance problems. PATROL allows central
management and monitoring of all the critical enterprise components that
applications like R/3 rely on, including data, databases, operating systems,
middleware, networks and servers. With PATROL implemented and application
management under control, LSI Logic's IT management and staff can focus
resources on their next major IT initiatives and system enhancements.
"Customers are anxious to quickly implement and experience the benefits of their
R/3 systems and need comprehensive management solutions that can effectively
run and grow with the business," said Leland Putterman, vice president of
worldwide marketing with BMC Software. "We're proud to have supported LSI
Logic's R/3 business objectives and management goals. Through our Application
Service Assurance solutions, BMC Software delivers solutions that meet the
overall objectives of our joint customers -- optimizing the service of
mission-critical applications provided to end-users and achieving a quick return on
their investments."
About LSI Logic
LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI), the System on a Chip Company(R), is a
leading supplier of custom high-performance semiconductors, with operations
worldwide. The company enables customers to build complete systems on a single
chip with its CoreWare(R) design program, thereby increasing performance,
lowering system costs and accelerating time to market. LSI Logic develops
application-optimized products in partnership with trend-setting customers, and
operates leading edge, high-volume manufacturing facilities to produce submicron
chips. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, Calif.
95035, 408/433-8000, www.lsilogic.com.
About BMC Software
BMC Software Inc. is an industry leader in delivering Application Service
Assurance (ASA(TM)) solutions -- enterprise-level software and support that
improves the availability, performance and recovery of critical applications and
data in complex computing environments. BMC Software is the world's 12th
largest independent software vendor and a Forbes 500 company, with revenues
exceeding $730 million in fiscal 1998. The company is headquartered in Houston,
Texas, with offices worldwide. For more information, please call 800/841-2031
or 713/918-8800 or visit BMC Software on the Web at www.bmc.com.
BMC Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BMC Software, the BMC
Software logos and all other product or service names are registered trademarks or
trademarks of BMC Software Inc. in the USA and in other select countries. (R)
and (TM) indicate USA registration or USA trademark. SAP, R/3 and all SAP
product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP AG. Other products and company names herein may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
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