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Halcyon Software Upgrades Systems Operations Suite For IBM i
PETERBOROUGH, England, October 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Delivers Significant Efficiency Gains and Service Delivery Improvements for Data
Centres
Halcyon Software, a global leader in systems management software, has announced the
immediate availability of an updated version of Systems Operations Suite, the leading
monitoring and automated operations solution for IBM i. In addition to providing full
visibility of messages and alerts generated by IBM i systems, this new release adds
important new features that give even tighter control of mission-critical applications and
business processes. It will enable managed service providers, corporate data centres and
end-users to further automate the monitoring and management of critical tasks and IT
systems to ensure they run at peak efficiency and that maximum system uptime is
maintained.
According to Carole Chandler, Sales and Marketing Director of Halcyon Software:
"Systems Operations Suite 5.0 has been developed in response to feedback from the Halcyon
User Group to ensure that it continues to meet their evolving technical and business
needs. It provides even higher levels of automation enabling organisations to achieve
significant improvements in efficiency, productivity and service delivery without
requiring additional manpower resources."
A new Object Monitor module can be used to check any object within the IBM i
environment and allows Journal Receivers to be quickly and easily located and deleted
based on age or when they were last used. Business rules can also be set to automatically
delete Journal Receivers after a certain period of time to free up large volumes of
valuable disk space and increase the efficiency of housekeeping processes for IBM i
systems.
Systems Operations Suite 5.0 now provides higher levels of security protection by
automating the monitoring of the IBM Audit Journal, sending real-time alerts whenever
system values are changed or new entries are written. It also ensures that important user
profiles remain 'enabled' and tracks any failed logon attempts.
Should pre-configured system thresholds be breached, automatic alerts can be sent to
authorised staff by email or SMS and viewed on the Halcyon Enterprise Console. A free
'app' is available for Apple and Android smartphones or tablets, providing a portable view
of the console that enables IT staff to manage critical applications, processes and SNMP
devices. ERP software and other core business applications can also be proactively
monitored including Infor (M3 and Movex), Infor XA, System21, SAP, JD Edwards, Misys and
High Availability solutions.
Other new features include Custom Task Monitor, an optional plug in module that
provides an easy way to schedule simple or complex IT tasks such as calling a program or
API to provide regular checking processes necessary for efficient operations. It also
enables users to receive notifications or configure automatic, corrective actions if
processes fail to run as scheduled.
Existing users can upgrade to the latest version of System Operations Suite free of
charge. For further information, please visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com
About Halcyon Software
Halcyon Software is a global leader in multi-platform systems management software
solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of monitoring critical business systems,
core applications and processes. They support IBM enterprise-class systems, including
IBM(R) i and AIX(R), as well as Windows(R) and Linux(R) platforms. Halcyon solutions are
used world-wide by large multi-nationals, corporate and public sector data centres as well
as small to medium-sized organisations to ensure that vital IT systems, business
applications and services are available 24/7. With regional offices in Peterborough UK,
Philadelphia USA, and Melbourne Australia, Halcyon also has an international network of
partners and distributors supporting Europe, the Americas and Asia Pac. For further
information please visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com or contact:
Carole Chandler, Halcyon Software, Tel: +44(0)1733-234995, Email:
carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com
Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, Tel: +44(0)1926-312886, Email: info@pjmc.com
Halcyon Software
Halcyon Software Upgrades Systems Operations Suite For IBM i
PETERBOROUGH, England, October 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Delivers Significant Efficiency Gains and Service Delivery Improvements for Data
Centres
Halcyon Software, a global leader in systems management software, has announced the
immediate availability of an updated version of Systems Operations Suite, the leading
monitoring and automated operations solution for IBM i. In addition to providing full
visibility of messages and alerts generated by IBM i systems, this new release adds
important new features that give even tighter control of mission-critical applications and
business processes. It will enable managed service providers, corporate data centres and
end-users to further automate the monitoring and management of critical tasks and IT
systems to ensure they run at peak efficiency and that maximum system uptime is
maintained.
According to Carole Chandler, Sales and Marketing Director of Halcyon Software:
"Systems Operations Suite 5.0 has been developed in response to feedback from the Halcyon
User Group to ensure that it continues to meet their evolving technical and business
needs. It provides even higher levels of automation enabling organisations to achieve
significant improvements in efficiency, productivity and service delivery without
requiring additional manpower resources."
A new Object Monitor module can be used to check any object within the IBM i
environment and allows Journal Receivers to be quickly and easily located and deleted
based on age or when they were last used. Business rules can also be set to automatically
delete Journal Receivers after a certain period of time to free up large volumes of
valuable disk space and increase the efficiency of housekeeping processes for IBM i
systems.
Systems Operations Suite 5.0 now provides higher levels of security protection by
automating the monitoring of the IBM Audit Journal, sending real-time alerts whenever
system values are changed or new entries are written. It also ensures that important user
profiles remain 'enabled' and tracks any failed logon attempts.
Should pre-configured system thresholds be breached, automatic alerts can be sent to
authorised staff by email or SMS and viewed on the Halcyon Enterprise Console. A free
'app' is available for Apple and Android smartphones or tablets, providing a portable view
of the console that enables IT staff to manage critical applications, processes and SNMP
devices. ERP software and other core business applications can also be proactively
monitored including Infor (M3 and Movex), Infor XA, System21, SAP, JD Edwards, Misys and
High Availability solutions.
Other new features include Custom Task Monitor, an optional plug in module that
provides an easy way to schedule simple or complex IT tasks such as calling a program or
API to provide regular checking processes necessary for efficient operations. It also
enables users to receive notifications or configure automatic, corrective actions if
processes fail to run as scheduled.
Existing users can upgrade to the latest version of System Operations Suite free of
charge. For further information, please visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com
About Halcyon Software
Halcyon Software is a global leader in multi-platform systems management software
solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of monitoring critical business systems,
core applications and processes. They support IBM enterprise-class systems, including
IBM(R) i and AIX(R), as well as Windows(R) and Linux(R) platforms. Halcyon solutions are
used world-wide by large multi-nationals, corporate and public sector data centres as well
as small to medium-sized organisations to ensure that vital IT systems, business
applications and services are available 24/7. With regional offices in Peterborough UK,
Philadelphia USA, and Melbourne Australia, Halcyon also has an international network of
partners and distributors supporting Europe, the Americas and Asia Pac. For further
information please visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com or contact:
Carole Chandler, Halcyon Software, Tel: +44(0)1733-234995, Email:
carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com
Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, Tel: +44(0)1926-312886, Email: info@pjmc.com
Halcyon Software