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- ANAHEIM, Calif., April 03, 1992 -- ISICAD, Inc., the leading innovator and
- developer of graphics-based Physical Network Management systems, has
- signed a joint development agreement with Cabletron to integrate ISICAD's
- COMMAND software for Physical Network Management with Cabletron's Spectrum
- network management software package.
-
- This strategic alliance further establishes Physical Network Management as
- an essential tool in managing growing networks and underscores the rise of
- Physical Network Management as one of the key strategic issues for
- communications and network management in the 1990s and beyond.
-
- Charles Robbins, Director of Communications Research at the Aberdeen Group,
- explained, "Physical Network Management addresses the increasing
- complexities of LAN and WAN internetworking. Users must have advanced
- tools to more effectively manage physical network connectivity."
-
- Robbins added that "the announced direction of integrating ISICAD's COMMAND
- offering with Cabletron's Spectrum platform takes advantage of an
- attractive Physical Network Management software tool in concert with a
- powerful network management software platform. We believe that this
- integration process holds significant promise for managing complex,
- fast-growing, multi-vendor, enterprise-wide networks."
-
- "Reflecting a growing market trend, a number of our major customers want
- and need to manage their networks through a single source. Our mission is
- to take the leadership stance in providing comprehensive network
- management solutions through strategic alliances," said Michael Upp,
- ISICAD's Vice President of Marketing.
-
- The alliance between ISICAD and Cabletron is the second such announced
- association for the company. ISICAD has also consummated a joint agreement
- with Hewlett-Packard Company to integrate COMMAND Physical Network
- Management software with HP OpenView Network Node Manager.
-
- "These and other vendors are taking advantage of ISICAD's standard COMMAND
- APIs to integrate pieces of the solution with COMMAND for a comprehensive
- network management solution," said Upp.
-
- This growing trend toward the adoption of Physical Network Management is
- further illustrated by the number of companies implementing and utilizing
- COMMAND to enhance network design and management. ISICAD's customer base
- worldwide includes such notable companies as General Electric, Shearson
- Lehman Hutton, Bell Cellular, JP Morgan Bank and National Power.
-
- COMMAND documents and tracks the physical assets of a network, such as the
- location of computers, hubs, telephones, switches and other devices within
- a building, as well as the connectivity between those devices.
-
- "The emphasis is on replacing the plethora of large notebooks of network
- configuration details and drawings with a powerful suite of new
- application software. COMMAND offers the current physical configuration of
- the user's network in graphical form on a readily accessible, on-line
- hardware platform, " Robbins explained.
-
- The software can be used as a stand-alone solution or optionally linked to
- logical network management systems. COMMAND software graphically documents
- networks while concurrently building a relational database on
- connectivity, inventory, cost and equipment attributes. The software
- system is used in network planning, change management, help-desk,
- troubleshooting and asset management.
-
- ISICAD, Inc., is the leading developer and supplier of graphics-based,
- fully integrated information management systems serving a worldwide
- installed customer base that represents all major industrial and service
- sectors. Founded in 1978, and headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., the
- company's Physical Network Management products address a growing need to
- document and gain full control of the physical network environment.
-
- ISICAD Inc
- 1920 West Corporate Way, PO Box 61022
- Anaheim, CA 92803-6122
- 714-533-8910
-
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