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HP OpenView SMART Plug-In Certified for Seamless Integration with Baan Company Enterprise Applications

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The latest development from Hewlett-Packard Company aims to enhance application availability and return on system investment. The HP OpenView SMART Plug-In has been certified to integrate seamlessly with Baan Company enterprise applications under the Certified Application Provider Program (CAPPS) from BaanERP. This integration allows users to monitor the activity and health of multiple Baan Company servers in an enterprise, ensuring that Baan Company applications are running at peak efficiency.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP OpenView SMART Plug-In has been certified to integrate seamlessly with Baan Company enterprise applications under the CAPPS program.
  • The SMART Plug-In allows users to monitor the activity and health of multiple Baan Company servers in an enterprise.
  • Brad Elmenhurst, system management and performance engineering manager in the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, has seen a drastic reduction in impact on end users with the implementation of the SMART Plug-In.
  • Boeing DCAC/MRM has made a significant investment in the SMART Plug-In to deploy it throughout the program.
  • Define and Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) is a major business process re-engineering effort at Boeing.
  • The HP OpenView SMART Plug-In for Baan IV is a specific application extension of HP OpenView IT/Operations, providing central management of the Baan Company environment.
  • The SMART Plug-In increases application availability and reduces IT maintenance efforts, resulting in an overall reduced total cost of ownership of Baan Company applications.
  • Baan Company enterprise application software is an integrated family of business-management software products for manufacturing, distribution, finance, transportation, service, and project activities.
  • HP OpenView continues to lead the enterprise-management arena in providing integrated solutions that enable IT managers to efficiently deliver high-quality service to their users.

Statistics:

  • The HP OpenView SMART Plug-In is certified to seamlessly integrate with Baan Company enterprise applications under the CAPPS program.
  • Over 100,000 networks worldwide have HP OpenView installed.
  • HP OpenView has more than 200 partners offering management solutions on major platforms, including Microsoft Windows and HP-UX.
  • The HP OpenView SMART Plug-In has resulted in a drastic reduction in impact on end users for Boeing DCAC/MRM.
  • The SMART Plug-In has increased application availability and reduced IT maintenance efforts, resulting in an overall reduced total cost of ownership.

Sources:

  • Hewlett-Packard Company, "HP OpenView SMART Plug-In Improves Application Availability and Return on System Investment," Business Wire, October 12, 1998.
  • Baan Company, "About Baan Company," Baan Company website, accessed at [no date specified].
  • HP OpenView, "About HP OpenView," HP OpenView website, accessed at [no date specified].
  • HP, "About HP," HP website, accessed at [no date specified].

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