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BLADELOGIC AND ALTERPOINT PARTNER TO OFFER INTEGRATED BEST-OF-BREED DATA CENTER AND NETWORK AUTOMATION CAPABILITIES
Integrated Solution Enables Comprehensive Configuration and Compliance Management Capabilities to Give Enterprise IT Organizations a Unified IT Management Solution
Gartner Symposium/ITXPO, Orlando, FL – October 10, 2006
BladeLogic, the leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, and AlterPoint, Inc., the leader in intelligent Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) solutions, today announced a technology partnership that provides enterprise customers a comprehensive, integrated change and configuration management solution for servers, applications and network devices for multi-vendor IT infrastructures.
BladeLogic’s suite of data center automation software solutions enables
IT organizations to manage, control and enforce configuration changes to servers
and applications in order to realize maximum value from the data center. AlterPoint’s
DeviceAuthority solution allows IT staff to better assess the impact of changes
across network devices, more effectively fulfill compliance requirements and
improve the analysis of network failures. By integrating two best-of-breed solutions,
IT organizations can realize the following benefits across servers, applications
and network devices:
• Unified Asset, Compliance and Change Reporting
• Unified Compliance Assurance
• Integrated Service Provisioning and Change Orchestration
• Enterprise Configuration Management Database (CMDB) using a federated
approach across various infrastructure types
“Enterprise IT organizations do not want to be locked in to a single vendor solution. Nor do they want to spend a significant amount of time integrating multiple solutions together. By easily enabling seamless integration with other best-of-breed technology vendors such as AlterPoint, BladeLogic allows customers to get the best of both worlds,” said Dev Ittycheria, president and CEO, BladeLogic. “AlterPoint is not only one of the most technically sound but also one of the more widely-adopted network configuration and change tools in the industry. Our integrated solution will provide customers an exceptional user experience and enable them to solve key business problems, improve their operational efficiencies and control costs.”
Yesterday, BladeLogic announced the availability of BladeLogic Orchestration Manager™, the industry’s first comprehensive data center integration solution. Orchestration Manager provides run-time event, data exchange and workflow integration between BladeLogic’s data center automation software and other best-of-breed data center management software tools. Orchestration Manager will enable the seamless integration of BladeLogic and AlterPoint in conjunction with other enterprise IT management tools such as service desk, service monitoring and other enterprise management systems.
“BladeLogic’s strong financial performance and strong track record in winning large Fortune 500 accounts makes them the clear leader in the data center automation software market,” said Scott Harmon, chief executive officer for AlterPoint. “This partnership is a significant milestone in the industry. It gives enterprise customers the opportunity to take advantage of two of the most advanced software solutions on the market without the downside of dealing with separate vendors and inconsistent interfaces.”
To see a demonstration of the integrated BladeLogic/AlterPoint solution, please
visit BladeLogic at booth #1117 at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida,
Oct. 9th -12th.
About AlterPoint, Inc.
AlterPoint develops intelligent network change and configuration management
(NCCM) solutions that have pioneered the evolution of network management. Companies
worldwide rely on the intelligence and automation provided by AlterPoint's award-winning
product, DeviceAuthority, to proactively manage configuration change, compliance
and security across their multi-vendor network to maximize the performance and
availability of their IT infrastructure. Founded in 2001, AlterPoint is headquartered
in Austin, Texas, with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please
visit www.alterpoint.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.
Contact:
BladeLogic
Tedd Rodman
+1-781-257-3560
trodman@bladelogic.com
AlterPoint
David Gibbs
Blanc & Otus Public Relations
+1-512-372-6656
dgibbs@blancandotus.com