ZipTie Open Source Network
Management Project Adds Enterprise-Class Capabilities
Enhanced Scalability and Security Provide Compelling Alternative to
Proprietary Tools
AUSTIN, Texas (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 25, 2007 --
AlterPoint, Inc., a leading
provider of network governance software, today announced the latest
release of the ZipTie open source
project. In response to the growing demands of the ZipTie user
community, and the increased involvement of network equipment vendors,
the project has evolved into an enterprise-class management system that
supports hundreds of users, scales to thousands of devices and
significantly improves security, giving large enterprises a viable
alternative to closed, vendor-centric element management systems.
Originally launched as an open, network inventory management framework,
ZipTie has developed into a comprehensive toolkit for network operations
for complex, distributed network environments. Over the last three
months, the project has gained significant momentum, doubling its user
base to more than 6,000 and attracting network administrators from large
enterprises.
The advanced capabilities of the ZipTie 2007.09 release provide
increased standardization, scalability and security as follows:
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A centralized user authentication mechanism that ensures appropriate
access to network assets, ensuring a single point of control over
network device access and operations management
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A centralized server that provides a common management platform for
network administrators, eliminating siloed network operations and
improving accuracy and control
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An “open network model”
that normalizes disparate network configuration data into a
standardized inventory database, eliminating the need for vendor
specific tools and skills
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Improvements to the ZipTie Development Environment that enable network
equipment providers and community members to build open device
adapters, tools and applications which will be available to the entire
ZipTie community
As a result of these newly released features, ZipTie can now scale to
more than 100 simultaneous users and 10,000 managed devices, providing a
robust, open source alternative to proprietary element management
systems.
“The appeal of open source software and
community-based development is certainly not limited to small networks
and basic inventory features,” said Kartick
Suriamoorthy, ZipTie’s community manager. “ZipTie
users have been loud and clear about this and have helped shape the
future direction of this project to include more valuable
enterprise-class capabilities.”
In a related announcement, AlterPoint and a number of industry-leading
network equipment vendors, including Citrix Systems, Force10 Networks,
Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Radware, Riverbed Technology and Vyatta,
announced today the ZipTie Open Network Alliance, a group of like-minded
technology vendors committed to promoting open manageability and
interoperability of multi-vendor networks through the ZipTie community.
The latest release of ZipTie is available for download at www.ziptie.org.
About ZipTie
In November of 2006, AlterPoint sponsored the ZipTie open source project
and contributed code under the Mozilla Public License (MPL) to offer an
open framework for multi-vendor network inventory management to help
network administrators and engineers, hardware vendors and software
developers break free of limited, proprietary hardware element
management systems. To download the ZipTie toolkit, or for more
information about ZipTie, please visit www.ziptie.org.
About AlterPoint, Inc.
AlterPoint network governance solutions optimize network spend and
better align IT with business imperatives. The world’s
most respected enterprises rely on AlterPoint to curb hardware
over-provisioning, reduce specialized labor, lower the cost of
compliance, and improve the availability of network services. AlterPoint’s
open, comprehensive network CMDB combines operational and business data
to automate, analyze and optimize network change, compliance, security
and equipment lifecycles. Multiple stakeholders benefit from AlterPoint’s
customizable analytics and dashboards for impact assessment, faster
troubleshooting, compliance scorecards and trend analysis. Founded in
2001, AlterPoint is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more
information, please visit www.alterpoint.com.
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States and other jurisdictions. All other company or product names
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