Segue Announces Availability of SilkCentral Performance Manager Version 2.6 for Application Monitoring
May 19 2004 - 9:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
Segue Announces Availability of SilkCentral Performance Manager
Version 2.6 for Application Monitoring Post-Deployment Software
Quality Optimization Solution Monitors Application Health, 24x7
STAREAST 2004, ORLANDO, Fla., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Segue Software, Inc. (Nasdaq-SCM: SEGU), the leader in software
quality optimization, announced today the availability of
SilkCentral(TM) Performance Manager 2.6, the company's newest
offering for monitoring software applications from the end-user
perspective. Performance Manager is a key component of Segue's
recently-launched SilkCentral Quality Optimization Platform(TM); a
platform that allows organizations to centralize the control and
management of quality throughout the entire software application
lifecycle. Derived from SilkVision 2.5, SilkCentral Performance
Manager 2.6 introduces a Business Integration Layer(TM), correlated
reports, enhanced health drill-down capabilities, health trend
indicators and support for both Citrix(R) Metaframe(R) Presentation
Server and Oracle(R) Forms environments. The Business Integration
Layer allows access to monitoring results through standard APIs,
thus providing customers the ability to utilize monitoring metrics
in centralized network systems, enterprise-wide network management
systems or corporate dashboards. By incorporating statistical
correlation techniques into SilkCentral Performance Manager's
reporting function, enhanced health drill-down capabilities and
health trend indicators allow greater visibility into the root
cause analysis of performance degradation and errors. Additionally,
up-to-the-minute visual information of the health trend of an
application is provided. Finally, support for Citrix and Oracle
Forms technologies extends the environments supported by
SilkCentral Performance Manager. "SilkCentral Performance Manager
provides greater visibility into application performance,
post-deployment," said Andre Pino, chief marketing officer at Segue
Software. "SilkCentral Performance Manager can ensure the highest
levels of application performance are maintained and can
proactively identify potential issues before they impact users and
business operations. SilkCentral Performance Manager ensures SLAs
are met, eliminates lost revenue due to unplanned downtime and
allows an enterprise to ensure a positive end- user experience for
their customers." SilkCentral Performance Manager's strength is in
monitoring business transactions from the end-user perspective. By
running active, simulated transactions against mission-critical
applications, SLA levels can be validated, performance trend
analysis can be done against a set of reference benchmarks and
potential failures can be detected and resolved before experienced
by an actual customer. Additionally, SilkCentral Performance
Manager, together with SilkPerformer, offers a closed-loop solution
for application performance management. SilkPerformer tests run in
pre-deployment can be leveraged in production as transaction
monitors. When errors occur in production, the sequence of steps
leading up to the problem can be captured and loaded back into
SilkPerformer for additional testing -- with a real-world test
scenario. In total, all of these capabilities mean organizations
can ensure the ongoing reliability, accuracy and performance of
mission-critical applications. Unplanned downtime is minimized,
revenues are maximized, existing test assets are leveraged
throughout the pre- and post-deployment phases and fast ROI is
obtained. About the SilkCentral Quality Optimization Platform
SilkCentral is designed to centralize control and management of
software quality throughout the entire software application
lifecycle. SilkCentral serves as the foundation for Segue's
technology direction and incorporates all of the existing Silk
family of products, as well as those from other companies, into one
cohesive platform. The underlying foundation of SilkCentral is the
Silk Common Architecture(TM) (SCA), providing a set of common
services and interfaces that enable the various SilkCentral modules
to integrate with other Silk products and/or third party tools.
SilkCentral consists of three core product modules which span the
application lifecycle: SilkCentral Test Manager, for overall
management of the pre-deployment testing effort; SilkCentral Issue
Manager, for the tracking and reporting of defects; and SilkCentral
Performance Manager, for the on-going monitoring of applications,
post deployment. Availability and Pricing SilkCentral Performance
Manager is available immediately. Pricing starts at US $22,500,
plus maintenance. About Segue Software Segue Software, Inc.
(Nasdaq-SCM: SEGU) is a global expert in delivering solutions to
define, measure, manage and maintain software quality throughout
the entire software application lifecycle. Segue's Quality
Optimization solutions help companies reduce business risk, ensure
the deployment of high quality software and increase return on
investment. Leading businesses around the world, including many of
the Fortune 500, rely on Segue's innovative Silk family of products
to protect their business service levels, competitive edge and
brand reputation. Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., with offices
across North America and Europe, Segue can be reached at
+1-781-402-1000 or http://www.segue.com/. Segue and SilkPerformer
are registered trademarks and SilkCentral, SilkCentral Quality
Optimization Platform, Business Integration Layer, Silk Common
Architecture, SilkCentral Test Manager, SilkCentral Issue Manager
and SilkCentral Performance Manager are trademarks of Segue
Software, Inc. Editorial Contacts: Heidi Gilmore Segue Software,
Inc. 781/402-1000 Liz Erk PAN Communications 978/474-1900
DATASOURCE: Segue Software, Inc. CONTACT: Heidi Gilmore of Segue
Software, Inc., +1-781-402-1000, ; or Liz Erk of PAN
Communications, +1-978-474-1900, Web site: http://www.segue.com/
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