IBM Ships Software Suites for Windows NT
New Integrated Suites Feature Intel Systems Management, Easy Installation, and Competitive Pricing
SOMERS, N.Y (May 06, 1998) – IBM today began shipping software suites that make it easy for Windows NT** users to build, deploy and manage business applications. The products integrate leading software from IBM and Lotus, bringing greater reliability, scaleability and security to the Windows NT platform.
IBM also enhanced the suites with the addition of Intel*** LANDesk Management Suite*** technology for managing networked PCs. The suites now available are:
The IBM Suite for Windows NT, designed to meet the computing demands of branch offices, autonomous departments and medium-sized businesses for high-performance, reliable systems that can accommodate fast-changing business needs.
The IBM Enterprise Suite for Windows NT, for large companies that want to leverage existing information technology assets and skills by integrating their Windows NT applications into core business systems and using data from core business systems in departmental Windows NT applications.
IBM also announced plans to begin beta testing the IBM Small Business Suite for Windows NT on May 30. This suite provides a comprehensive business solution for companies with fewer than 100 employees.
From the point of purchase through system configuration and deployment, the suites have been designed to be easy. Among their features:
Express and custom installation options
Attractive pricing
Components that can be installed on multiple PC servers with a single suite license
Suite upgrade paths
One-stop shopping for marketing and technical support
“Our partners will find doing business with IBM is much simpler,” said Steve Mills, general manager, IBM Software Solutions. “These suites deliver value on all fronts: they are priced right; packaged well; fully supported; and easy to sell.”
Software developers, value-added distributors and resellers, system integrators and other solution providers can use the IBM suites as a secure technology base for developing “e-business” solutions for customers in diverse industries and markets. A full complement of Web-ready capabilities are provided, including messaging, collaboration, networking, backup and recovery, and data and systems management.
IBM Licenses Intel LANDesk Management Suite
A new licensing agreement with Intel Corporation enables IBM to integrate industry-leading desktop and server management technology into the IBM Suite for Windows NT and the Enterprise Suite for Windows NT. Intel LANDesk Management Suite Version 6.1 provides integrated remote problem resolution; hardware and software inventory; server monitoring; software distribution; virus protection; and other leading desktop system management functions. It also takes advantage of the “remote wake-up” capabilities of PCs that meet the Wired for Management (WfM) specification by providing services such as scheduled off-hours maintenance. The WfM Baseline Specification, created by Intel, defines a set of common management capabilities that help lower the total cost of ownership of desktops, laptops and servers.
“This announcement is another example of how the IBM/Intel Advanced Manageability Alliance is raising the level of manageability of Intel architecture systems, from the workgroup to the enterprise,” said Ed Ekstrom, general manager of Intel Systems Management Division. “LANDesk Management Suite is a perfect complement to IBM’s end-to-end software suites for Windows NT, providing complete, fully manageable solutions for businesses of all sizes.”
For comprehensive enterprise needs, the new IBM suites also provide smooth integration with Tivoli Systems management software.
Source: IBM