AlterPoint Joins EMC Smarts Technology Alliance Program

AlterPoint, the leading provider of intelligent network change and configuration management solutions, today announced the company’s enlistment in the EMC Smarts Technology Alliance Program. As part of the agreement, AlterPoint announced its DeviceAuthority adapter for EMC Smarts. The adapter enables integration of AlterPoint’s network visualization, automation and governance enterprise software with Smarts’ automated analysis and impact assessment engine. Customers will now have better controls in place at the network device layer, increasing availability, security and compliance while reducing cost and risk.

Integration with EMC Smarts

EMC Smarts automates real-time root-cause analysis of IP network availability problems, and then provides extensive impact analysis. DeviceAuthority automates and manages the configurations of routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, wireless access points and other network devices. The integrated solution provides customers with faster troubleshooting and improved controls and capabilities to ensure compliance with internal and external configuration and change standards, specifically:

– Real-time notification of configuration changes – DeviceAuthority notifies Smarts when a configuration change occurs, including the "who, what, when and where" of the configuration change, as well as any hardware or software modifications associated with the change.

– Automated problem resolution – Once identified, problems can be resolved quickly by launching DeviceAuthority and implementing the appropriate configuration change.

"AlterPoint and EMC Smarts share a common, model-based technology vision that enables greater visualization for improved automation, security and compliance," said Dave Barry, AlterPoint vice president for business development. "Our integrated solutions make problem resolution more granular, contextual and timely, while automating tedious tasks to help network engineers and managers focus their attentions on more strategic issues."

By combining AlterPoint’s DeviceAuthority with Smarts, companies and service providers can proactively monitor, manage and enforce compliance, security, change and inventory to maximize IT performance and reduce risk. The two technologies complement each other by providing integrated real-time and historical insight into a network’s configuration and performance. This integrated insight makes it easier for customers to solve related issues at the cause rather than having to rely on the limited model provided by "siloed" fault and performance management systems.

"Effective change and configuration management at the network level is key to an end-to-end systems management strategy," said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president, EMC Software. "By combining the strengths of two market leaders with complementary solutions, our customers now have a seamless method for assuring high application uptime by eliminating problems and reducing mean-time-to-repair."

About DeviceAuthority

DeviceAuthority is the fastest-growing and most widely adopted multi-vendor NCCM solution. This enterprise-class software product delivers real-time visibility, automation and governance of complex IT infrastructures. DeviceAuthority allows IT staff to better assess the impact of changes across network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, load balances, wireless access points, etc.), more effectively fulfill compliance requirements, harden overall security, improve the analysis of network failures and performance problems, and optimize planning for business changes. DeviceAuthority scales to support the largest enterprise networks, integrating with the leading network and systems management technologies.

About AlterPoint, Inc.

AlterPoint develops intelligent NCCM solutions that have pioneered the evolution of network management. Enterprises worldwide rely on the visibility, automation and governance provided by AlterPoint’s award-winning product, DeviceAuthority, to proactively manage compliance, security, change and inventory 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

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