Comprehensive Integration of SPECTRUM and PATROL for Enhanced E-Business Management

Strategic Insights -

Aprisma Management Technologies, in collaboration with BMC Software, has unveiled a groundbreaking integration of their SPECTRUM and PATROL solutions. This cutting-edge integration provides e-businesses with an end-to-end management and visibility of their network, systems, and applications. The SPECTRUM 6.0-PATROL 2000 integration empowers e-business managers to identify, isolate, and resolve service outages and degradations, ensuring the optimal reliability, availability, and performance of their e-business environments.

Key Takeaways:

  • The integration combines the strengths of SPECTRUM 6.0 and PATROL 2000 to deliver advanced auto-discovery, root cause analysis, and event correlation capabilities.
  • The unified view across system, application, and network data enables e-business managers to pinpoint the cause of service degradation and take proactive measures to prevent outages.
  • The integration includes auto-discovery of network, system, and application resources, as well as their relationships and interdependencies.
  • Fault isolation and business impact analysis are also supported, allowing for detailed topology maps and business impact assessment.
  • The partnership between Aprisma and BMC Software aims to address the need for integrated network, systems, and application management in the enterprise, service provider, and broadband cable markets.
  • Pricing for SPECTRUM 6.0 starts at $40,000, with the integration available for an additional $5,000.

Statistics:

  • The integration aims to address the need for end-to-end availability in e-business environments.
  • The SPECTRUM 6.0-PATROL 2000 integration is available within 60 days for $5,000.
  • BMC Software's fiscal year 2000 revenues exceeded $1.7 billion.
  • Aprisma Management Technologies has a large customer base, including Sprint, Rogers Communications, GTE, Alcatel KE, and General Motors.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Aprisma Management Technologies Announces Live Demonstration of Comprehensive Integration between SPECTRUM 6.0 and BMC Software's Patrol 2000 at Assurance 2000"
  • BMC Software, "BMC Software Delivers Comprehensive E-Business Systems Management Software"
  • Aprisma Management Technologies, "SPECTRUM Suite of Management Software"