Micromuse Inc., the leading provider of business and service assurance software, today announced the availability of its Netcool/Element Management System (Netcool/EMS) V5.3. Based on the TMS product suite from Lumos Technologies, which was recently acquired by Micromuse, Netcool/EMS provides a full range of management services and provisioning capabilities for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and service providers.
Netcool/EMS is a flexible, scalable, reliable and protocol-independent, element management framework that provides OEMs and Service Providers complete, out-of-the-box FCAPS functionality. Netcool/EMS enables OEMs to extend every aspect of the FCAPS framework to highlight the unique, value-add features that differentiate their network elements. The software also deploys seamlessly into the service providers` existing management infrastructure, allowing service providers to integrate new network elements easily into their networks and to manage these elements via their existing OSS applications.
"Netcool/EMS allows Tropic to provide a fully featured management system with our metro OADM platform," said Richard Vieregge, Director of Network Management, Tropic Networks. "The product provides all the standard NMS capabilities, as well as a framework for efficiently adding differentiated management to Tropic`s Open Photonic Layer. The integration of Netcool/EMS with our product has reduced the development time and effort by up to 35%."
"Netcool/EMS helps manage today`s complex telecom equipment out-of-the-box, allowing OEMs to focus on developing specialized features that help differentiate their offerings," said Gerry Egan, Director Product Management, Micromuse. "Netcool/EMS provides enhanced extensibility for OEMs so they can quickly customize their products to integrate easily within a service providers existing infrastructure while meeting any specific, additional technology requirements."
Netcool/EMS includes a configurable and extensible suite of management services as well as a comprehensive set of server features, including security, highly configurable data storage mechanisms, and support for failover configuration.
Netcool/EMS delivers a broad range of business benefits to OEMs and services providers, including:
* Out-of-the-box functionality that reduces both time-to-market and the total cost of developing, maintaining, and enhancing network elements.
* Seamless and cost-free integration for OEMs and service providers who already use other Netcool OSS solutions, such as Netcool/OMNIbus.
* Ability to deploy the EMS code base as a craft terminal or an EMS/NMS to manage thousands of network elements.
* Easy and seamless integration into any service providers existing infrastructure.
Availability
Netcool/EMS is currently available. Pricing information, analyst and customer references, and screen shots are available upon request. The software runs on Sun Microsystems Solaris, Hewlett-Packard`s HP-UX, IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows XP and Linux.
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Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of business and service assurance software solutions. The Netcool(r) software solution provides organizations with the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business intelligence allows organizations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse customers include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Telekom, Digex, EarthLink, GE Appliances, ITC^DeltaCom, J.P. Morgan Chase, T-Mobile and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107. Tel: (415) 538 9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com.
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