APPLICATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF MONITORING AND CONTROL PRODUCTS

AST releases monitoring and control software engines. Scout, and element manager and "Monet", a manager of managers.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 11, 2003 --Application Science and Technology (AST) announces the release of two (2) new software based products designed to increase the networkability of devices.

Scout, an element manager, is designed for the remote management of devices over serial, TCP/IP, GPI/GPO, and SNMP communication. Scout is the workhorse of the product portfolio," said Michael Hurst of AST. It enables us to gather the outlying data and provide the monitoring and automation required for global network management." Scout communicates peer-to-peer with other Scout servers offering the network manager an unparalleled combination of power, low cost of ownership and simplicity of installation and operation. With the addition of Monet, ASTs Manager of Managers" product, global system management is at your fingertips with such centralized network features as fault, user, and database management as well as superior SNMP communication.

The Company is targeting its products initially in the Radio and Television broadcast markets. The Companys Research and Development team has spent years consulting with broadcast engineers in an effort to bring an end-to-end solution to the broadcaster. Product launches for subsequent applications are forthcoming.
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For more information contact:

Michael Hurst
Application Science and Technology
(310) 207-8030
mhurst@team-ast.com