Xyplex Announces ControlPoint 4.0 Release

Strategic Insights -

Xyplex, Inc., a Raytheon company, has announced the immediate delivery of ControlPoint 4.0, the latest release of its SNMP-based device network management product suite. ControlPoint 4.0 provides features such as Templates and Aggregates, which enable network managers to effectively manage unrestricted permutations of Xyplex products via a simple graphical user interface (GUI). This release also extends RMON support to all Xyplex hubs and routers, providing a more comprehensive network management solution.

Key Takeaways:

  • ControlPoint 4.0 provides Templates and Aggregates, the industry's first network management tool set that creates a single management activity to effectively manage unrestricted permutations of Xyplex products.
  • Any combination of Xyplex routers, LAN switches, hubs, and remote access servers can be configured, updated, and managed with one simple point-and-click of the mouse.
  • ControlPoint 4.0 extends its RMON support to Xyplex router families, including the Network 3000 branch office routers and router modules for the Network 9000 enterprise hub.
  • Unique to Xyplex's RMON implementation, ControlPoint integrates router WAN statistics with traditional RMON LAN statistics for optimal management capabilities without compromising RMON interoperability.
  • The RMON History group allows network managers to determine the 'baseline' for their current network, enabling them to identify sudden changes to traffic patterns and optimize network performance.
  • ControlPoint 4.0 provides auditing capabilities that track all changes made to devices, with an activity report displayed to network managers at the end of the process.
  • Pricing for ControlPoint 4.0 with Aggregates and Templates is $2,995 for HP OpenView/UNIX and SunNet Manager/UNIX platforms.
  • ControlPoint 4.0 is available immediately, with Xyplex Premium Support customers receiving the control point automatically and free-of-charge.

Statistics:

  • By year-end 1995, Xyplex will integrate a management card into its chassis-based Network 9000 that will support the full 9 RMON groups for media concentration, access server, and router modules.
  • Support for chassis-based LAN switching solutions for the four RMON groups that include History, Statistics, Alarms, and Events will be available in Q4'95.
  • Xyplex's products are sold through its direct sales force and sales partners, and are distributed to over 50 countries.
  • Xyplex's company-wide processes are ISO 9001 certified for quality and continuous improvement.
  • Raytheon Co., Xyplex's parent company, completed its tenth consecutive year of record earnings ($759.2 million) on sales of $10 billion in 1994.

Sources:

  • Xyplex, Inc. press release, July 17, 1995
  • Xyplex, Inc. website
  • Raytheon Co. annual report, 1994
  • AXON Networks website
  • ISO 9001 certification
  • Xyplex, Inc. product documentation