Avocent Announces Integration of Flagship DSView 3 Platform with
LANDesk Server Manager Software
Combined Solution Creates Unmatched Ability to Monitor and Manage
Servers to Ensure Continual Availability
LAS VEGAS (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) May 21, 2007 --
Avocent® Corporation
(Nasdaq: AVCT) today announced initial integration of its DSView®
3 management software platform, used to access and control data center
devices, with LANDesk Server Manager, an enterprise software solution
used to manage and protect data center and non data center servers. The
combination of the two solutions enables comprehensive in-band as well
as out-of-band management of servers and related IT infrastructure and
ensures optimal server and data center performance and availability.
“This integration is another proof point of
the synergies we are achieving through the combination of Avocent and
LANDesk technologies. This new capability helps ensure that data centers
or server rooms are always on and always fully available –
regardless of their location,” said Dave
Perry, executive vice president of Avocent. “We
will continue to introduce integrated solutions that help our customers
reduce operating costs and keep systems available.”
Avocent’s DSView 3 software platform enables
secure, centralized management of IT assets in geographically dispersed
data centers. The software allows IT administrators to remotely access,
monitor and control target devices, such as servers, routers and
intelligent power strips, on multiple platforms at numerous locations.
Using out-of-band management, the software can be used to reach and
restart servers or other devices that are not functioning or responding
to in-band commands, regardless of the state of the equipment’s
operating system.
LANDesk Server Manager supports rack-mounted and blade servers with
low-impact services that let users choose the level of management
coverage – from device discovery to extended
performance analysis, security and configuration control. It enables
enterprises to take inventory, provision, patch, monitor and to
instantly assess server health and ensure optimum availability.
“Avocent is the first vendor to offer a
combined in-band and out of band solution that helps companies manage
their heterogeneous data centers,” said Mr.
Perry. “It is well - suited to enterprises
with large distributed data centers as well to as medium-sized
businesses with fewer servers.”
The new integrated software solution will be available the first week of
July.
Combined product highlights:
Bare metal provisioning – in a
template-based method that creates reusable and highly repeatable
systems configuration to ensure that servers are built in a consistent
and reliable way with minimal human intervention. This includes
configuring server hardware and installing operating systems, drivers,
software and all necessary patches to ensure that a server is secure.
Patch management – ensures that
servers are continuously examined for vulnerabilities and patches
applied to maintain the server in a healthy and secure state. This
includes such tasks as vulnerability monitoring, testing and deployment
of patches.
Remote problem resolution – provides
proactive monitoring and predictive failure detection to alert users of
problems as soon as they occur, or in some cases before they occur.
Should a server, regardless of its location, become unstable, the new
solution can utilize out-of-band connectivity to diagnose the problem
remotely and bring the server back to a productive state.
About LANDesk
LANDesk, an Avocent company, is a leading provider of systems, security,
and process management solutions for desktops, servers and mobile
devices across the enterprise. LANDesk enables thousands of
organizations to easily deploy and use end-to-end management solutions.
LANDesk is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices located
in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Additional information is available at www.landesk.com.
About Avocent Corporation
Avocent delivers IT operations and infrastructure management solutions
for enterprises worldwide, helping customers reduce the cost and
simplify the management of complex IT environments via integrated,
centralized in-band and out-of-band hardware and software. Additional
information is available at: www.avocent.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking
statements as defined within the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding the development
of new systems and management solutions and Avocent's growth and
expansion into these and other new markets. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including
the risks associated with the integration of the LANDesk businesses and
technologies, risks associated with general economic conditions, risks
attributable to future product demand, sales, and expenses, risks
associated with product design efforts and the introduction of new
products and technologies, and risk associated with obtaining and
protecting intellectual property rights. Other factors that could cause
operating and financial results to differ are described in Avocent's
reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Avocent, the Avocent logo and The Power of Being There are registered
trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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