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ORANGE UK SELECTS BLADELOGIC OPERATIONS MANAGER
Orange, the UK’s Most Popular Mobile Phone Company, to Manage the Server Infrastructure of its Customer Care Center Using BladeLogic Operations Manager
Waltham, MA, February 28, 2005—BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, today announced that Orange UK has expanded its relationship with BladeLogic and selected BladeLogic Operations Manager™, the company’s suite of automation solutions that enables organizations of any size to provision, configure, and manage large-scale, distributed server environments, as its data center automation platform.
Orange originally deployed BladeLogic’s Network Shell, the industry’s most secure command line interface that enables systems administrators to seamlessly manage thousands of servers, where administrative actions can be executed on a one-to-many basis to significantly increase administrator productivity. Under the terms of the new agreement, Orange will expand its use of BladeLogic by implementing the full suite of BladeLogic Operations Manager. As one example, BladeLogic will be used to distribute and configure various types of software components, including application files, patches and packages, to a large number of disparate servers with different operating systems. The operational benefits of BladeLogic will result in improved customer service and increased IT staff productivity.
“With 12 different data center locations, our challenge is to efficiently manage an ever-increasing number of remote servers in a cost-effective manner,” said Steve Cotterell, Principal Engineer, Orange. “With BladeLogic, we have vastly improved our ability to not only keep key elements in our network running more efficiently, but also to ensure that we can remain highly responsive to the quickly changing requirements of Orange’s business. Based on the benefits we have experienced since deploying BladeLogic, the return on investment has been compelling. Going forward, BladeLogic will be a critical part of our management infrastructure as we push the envelope of data center complexity and scale,” added Steve.
“Forward-thinking enterprises like Orange recognize that today’s data center challenges require a holistic approach to automation. BladeLogic enables the automation of critical management processes to create a highly agile, business-driven data center environment,” said Luca Lazzaron, Vice President, EMEA Operations, BladeLogic. “We are extremely pleased that Orange has expanded its relationship with BladeLogic and look forward to working with Orange to drive dramatic data center operational efficiencies for its customers and partners.”
About Orange
Orange and wirefree and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange PCS. The Orange Group is one of the world’s largest mobile communications companies and a subsidiary of the France Telecom group, with operations in 16 countries across Europe and beyond. It provides a broad range of personal communications services, including Orange GSM1800 services and other digital cellular telephone services. Within the Orange Group, the Orange brand operates in the UK, France, Switzerland, Romania, Slovakia, Thailand, the Ivory Coast, the Dominican Republic, Cameroon, the Netherlands, Botswana, and Madagascar. The Orange group also has controlled operations in Belgium (Mobistar). The Orange group has a joint controlling interest in Egypt (MobiNil) and minority interests in Portugal (Optimus) and Austria (One). As at the end of December 2004, Orange was the largest mobile operator in both the UK with over 14 million active customers, and France with over 20.6 million registered customers. As at the end of September 2004, Orange controlled companies had over 52 million customers worldwide. Orange, along with TIM, Telefonica and T-Mobile, is a founding member of the FreeMove alliance. Further information about Orange can be found on the Orange website at www.orange.com.
About BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG)
BladeLogic is a leading provider of data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
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