Hewlett-Packard has announced a new program that will
offer enterprise IP telephony, network infrastructure and service
management to Cisco networks.
The new Smart Way 2004 program, unveiled at HP’s annual Software
Forum in Chicago, is a joint venture between HP and Cisco which
offers three modular solutions for enhanced infrastructure
performance, real-time fault management and reduced cost to Cisco
enterprise network customers.
The Smart Way 2004 management solution comes with the OpenView
Performance Insight Report Pack for Cisco IP Telephony Statistics,
which enables network administrators to get detailed diagnostic
information via CiscoWorks Gateway Utility.
It also includes a Cisco platform-capable function for fault
management and capacity management designed specifically for IP
telephony networks.
The program features enhanced network management capabilities by
integrating CiscoWorks with HP’s OpenView Network Node Managed 7.0
Advanced, which offers advanced management of switches and virtual
local area networks (VLans), in addition to conducting root-cause
analysis and distributed management of large networks.
It includes expanded Cisco device coverage and intelligence like
categorisation of Cisco alarms, and addresses service management
issues in order to solve infrastructure problems before they affect
enterprise service delivery.
Carly Suppa
writes for ITWorld Canada