As companies Web-enable existing legacy applications and build new e-business applications, the reliance on TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - the protocol suite developed for Internet connectivity and a standard technology supporting e-business infrastructures - is increasing along with the need for complete tools.
Steve Ware, Systems Coordinator, Northeast Regional Data Center at the University of Florida says, "The growth of TCP/IP networking is driving the overall network management market. As organisations Web-enable their existing OS/390-based legacy applications, the value of OS/390-based TCP/IP management and monitoring applications is increasing significantly."
To cater for this market trend, infrastructure optimisation company Supported Software, part of Datacentrix Holdings, has released details of TMON for TCP/IP, the newest product in Landmark's successful line of TMON systems management and performance software.
TMON for TCP/IP is a complete tool to monitor and manage the availability of network devices and overall network performance.
Released internationally in December, Landmark TMON for TCP/IP provides data centre managers, systems programmers, network engineering administrators, and operations personnel detailed insight into critical resources impacting TCP/IP network performance.
The single-point solution monitors TCP/IP networks in real-time, analyses resource utilisation and contention, and identifies and corrects performance anomalies before thresholds are exceeded. "TMON for TCP/IP identifies network bottlenecks, implementation problems and determines the impact the network has on business applications," explains Supported Software MD Leon Theron.
It extends beyond the OS/390 environment to monitor and manage non-OS/390 TCP/IP stacks and Cisco routers, while also providing visibility into OS/390 Sub-systems, applications, and resources that impact the OS/390 TCP/IP stack. "The fact that it is the only OS/390-centric TCP/IP product that monitors and manages non-OS/390 stacks and devices, makes it the only complete enterprise-wide TCP/IP monitor," emphasises Theron.
Landmark TMON for TCP/IP:
Reduces costs and increases productivity of network administrators and data centre managers by rapidly pinpointing problems and root causes throughout the entire network using conditional monitoring/alarming across SNMP and non-SNMP entities.
Improves responsiveness by identifying performance problems, bottlenecks, and availability issues that impact business operations via monitor of all resources impacting TCP/IP networks, including OS/390 subsystems and applications.
Enhances performance by providing management and insight into the access of critical network resources.
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Supported Software
Supported Software (Pty) Ltd, a company in the JSE-listed IT group Datacentrix Holdings, has been providing IT infrastructure optimisation solutions for the top 200 South African companies since 1992. Supported Software offers electronic business integration, document and data management and network storage integration services. The electronic business integration division integrates processes on disparate platforms and optimises resources, while the document and data management division focuses on SAP and Microsoft Exchange environments. The network storage integration division provides software, hardware and consulting services to large companies implementing enterprise-wide data storage solutions. In these spaces, Supported Software represents major software solution vendors, such as ADIC, Computer Associates, IXOS, Landmark Systems, Sterling Commerce, Veritas and XcelleNet.
Landmark
Landmark Systems Corporation provides world-class software solutions and services that help organisations manage their critical information technology systems and solve real systems management problems. Landmark's complete, integrated solutions ensure that operating systems, applications, databases, middleware, and servers operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.