Naples, FL, USA, Wednesday, October 28, 2010 -- ASG Software Solutions, a worldwide leader in business solutions for global enterprises, today announced that its Application-Aware Network Performance Management solution has been recognized as the recipient of Enterprise Management Associates (EMA's) Best BSM Platform Integration as part of EMA's Radar Report™ for Application-Aware Network Performance Management (ANPM) Q3 2010.
Additionally, ASG earned a "strong value" rating throughout the report.
ASG's ANPM solution is a highly-customizable and integrated platform that includes ASG's BSP Network and User Service Alignment, ASG-TeVISTA Expert, ASG-Sentry, ASG's metaCMDB and ASG-TMON for Web-Based Applications.
This Radar Report™ evaluated 18 vendors and compared their ability to deliver basic and advanced application awareness across a wide range of network and application technologies. Vendors were evaluated on various criteria including: architecture, integration, functionality, deployment, administration, cost, and vendor strength.
Quotes
Jim Frey, Research Director, Enterprise Management Associates
"A significant strategic objective in a growing number of IT organizations is the implementation and achievement of effective Business Service Management (BSM). While this strategy almost always originates outside of and reaches far beyond the networking team, ASG has recognized that ANPM data can be extremely useful in bringing business service, process, and user experience performance intelligence to BSM."
Report Excerpts
"ASG has been in the business of delivering IT management solutions for nearly 25 years, making them one of the longest standing independent providers in the market. Along the way, ASG has developed a crystal clear vision of integrated business service management and the role that ANPM plays."
"Integration is where the ASG solutions shines perhaps most brightly. The solution is designed to work closely with the ASGmetaCMDB but also supports CMDB/CMS products from all of the big four management software vendors."
"As one of the strongest BSM solution providers in this study, ASG's BSP (Business Service Portfolio) solution spans all IT domains with elegance. As part of a broader solution, ASG has assembled a remarkably strong lineup of ANPM tools and capabilities, particularly in the areas of Web application discovery, recognition, and analysis."
"The ASG solution is one of the few in this study that fully supports all four ANPM data source types, and finished well up the rankings in terms of overall product strength."
Report Highlights: ASG's Business Service Management Solution
- ASG compared favorably to a field of participants, ranking at or above average in most measures of ANPM functionality, and showed particular relative strength in the areas of alerting/alarming, active controls, and visualization/reporting.
- ASG offers a true cross-domain BSM solution and promotes the perspective that ANPM, along with other domain viewpoints, should be aligned with business services as a starting design point.
- ASG is one of the few vendors that tightly integrates Web application and analysis into an ANPM solution.
Solution sheets:
| ASG's metaCMDB | ASG-TMON for Web-Based Applications | |
| ASG-TeVISTA Expert | ASG-Sentry |
About the EMA Radar Report
The EMA Radar Report delivers an in-depth analysis of industry-leading vendors and vendor products, including their overall market position in comparison with other vendors. This information is laid out in an easy-to-decipher, detailed Radar Chart - which includes the composite score for each vendor – making it simple to see how vendors measure up in the market, as well as against other vendors. The EMA Radar report also provides a detailed discussion of methodology and criteria, a high-level market segment overview, a comprehensive analyst write-up on each vendor, as well as an evaluation of software products based on five key dimensions: Ease of Deployment and Administration, Cost Advantage, Architecture and Integration, Functionality, and Vendor Strength.
About EMA
Founded in 1996, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry analyst firm that specializes in going "beyond the surface" to provide deep insight across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies. EMA analysts leverage a unique combination of practical experience, insight into industry best practices, and in-depth knowledge of current and planned vendor solutions to help its clients achieve their goals. Learn more about EMA research, analysis, and consulting services for enterprise line of business users, IT professionals and IT vendors at www.enterprisemanagement.com or follow EMA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ema_research.
About ASG | www.asg.com
ASG provides a full range of practical software solutions that help IT organizations lower costs, save time, and make proactive decisions that drive business success. Best known for its broad portfolio of best-value, results-driven technologies, ASG partners with 85 percent of the world's largest companies to optimize IT service delivery in both mainframe and distributed environments. Founded in 1986, ASG is a privately held global company based in Naples, Fla., with more than 70 offices worldwide.
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