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EYE 2009 delivers Business Value of IT Infrastructure including new Green IT Management Capabilities

LONDON, UK – November 19, 2008 – KTSL, Ltd., an authorised Entuity Partner, announced today that the newest release of Entuity’s Eye of the Storm (EYE) network management suite will be available to its customers on November 30, 2008.  This latest version, EYE 2009, delivers a robust, network management solution for how today’s IT organizations operate.  Equipping IT staff with what they need to achieve their most pressing initiatives, EYE 2009 delivers business-oriented data, streamed in a Web-based interface using robust graphics and interactive visuals for immediately actionable management so problems on the network are solved before they affect the business.

EYE 2009 includes new modules and core product enhancements that allow business end-users to realize peak efficiency from IT services while maximizing return from existing infrastructures.   These additions stream network intelligence in real-time through browsers for accurate and current data to proactively to avoid network issues that often go unnoticed with oversimplified management tools or complex framework solutions. 

“KTSL looks to EYE 2009 as an integral component in our portfolio to help IT organizations today make the most of their network.  From providing valuable ROI metrics and a more intuitive way to manage service delivery performance, to its open design architecture for easy data sharing and the product’s solid engineering, EYE 2009 gives our customers exactly the visibility needed to manage their network more effectively and economically, states Keith Pound, director of sales and marking at KTSL, Ltd.   “EYE 2009 will add value and round out our Business Service Management (BSM) solutions.”

EYE 2009 Product Features

• Workflow-Driven Multi-server Operation – Toggle between unique federated or consolidated schemes that streamline management of larger, complex distributed networks.  Provides an efficient, configurable, Web-based route to action and quick validation that is scalable for larger networks.
• Reporting & Live Data Feeds – From organizational and navigational improvements in out-of-the-box reports to new real time-series stream APIs, no other network management solution captures a greater depth of information about the network infrastructure AND opens the data for accessibility by users and partners.IPv6
• Compatibility – Allows for unified management of IPv4 and IPv6 infrastructures, phased deployments, and flexibility in selecting connectivity providers.
• MPLS Module – Detailed configuration, utilization, & performance data at the LDP, LSR, and VPN tiers are automatically kept up to date to improve manageability of MPLS-enabled networks.  Configurable operational thresholds alert to potentially detrimental changes promoting resolution before user impact.
• Optimized Poller – Gives users more control to add device support, providing finer granularity and efficiency with multi-threaded architecture while improving the capacity planning process.
• Customizable Event Control & Viewing – Greater control of “event noise” and refined event handling focuses attention for rapid resolution across network servers, views, devices, and ports.
• Green IT Perspective – Introduces a revolutionary solution to quantify operational costs and savings opportunities for network devices, servers, and workstations in any green business initiative.  A customizable dashboard and integration point for policies, reports, reference materials, real-time statistics, communities, wikis, and other materials to keep employees knowledgeable and green initiatives on track.

These new capabilities of EYE 2009 build upon the Eye of the Storm feature set, which includes topology mapping, capacity planning, powerful analytics, and support for virtualized environments and data-sharing strategies.    Eye of the Storm 2009 runs on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Sun™ Solaris™, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, and VMWare® ESX Server.