Oracle Extends Oracle(R) Enterprise Manager's Support for Heterogeneous IT Environments

Oracle Extends Oracle(R) Enterprise Manager's Support for Heterogeneous IT
Environments
Adds Six New System Monitoring Plug-Ins to Extend Top-Down Application
Management Offering
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

-- Oracle today announced six new System Monitoring Plug-Ins for Oracle(R)
Enterprise Manager, an integrated enterprise management solution
spanning applications, middleware and database management for customers
running packaged applications and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
applications built on Oracle software and non-Oracle systems.
-- With its unique top-down approach, Oracle Enterprise Manager delivers
an end-to-end perspective on the health of business applications. It
actively monitors and manages Oracle software, providing proactive
diagnostics, automated remediation and lifecycle automation; and it
provides comprehensive monitoring for many co-existing non-Oracle
technologies.
-- Oracle Enterprise Manager Plug-Ins extend the core product's
capabilities beyond the Oracle platform, allowing customers to reduce
the number of tools administrators need to monitor and manage complex
heterogeneous IT environments while helping to reduce costs.
-- The new System Monitoring Plug-Ins include plug-ins for: Microsoft
Exchange, EMC CLARiiON CX, VMware ESX, Apache Tomcat, Sybase Adaptive
Server, and SAP Applications.
-- Developed in conjunction with third-party vendors, the newly available
plug-ins leverage Oracle Enterprise Manager's plug-in framework which
uses open, standards-based technologies with published application
programming interfaces.
-- Additionally, enhancements to existing System Monitoring Plug-Ins for
IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Juniper Network's Netscreen Firewall and
Check Point Firewall are now available.
-- Oracle Enterprise Manager System Monitoring Plug-Ins for Microsoft
Exchange, EMC CLARiiON CX, VMware ESX, Sybase ASE and Apache Tomcat are
available for download on the Oracle Technology Network at:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/extensions/index.html.
Terms, conditions and restrictions apply.
-- The Nimsoft NimBUS System Monitoring Plug-In for SAP is available from
Nimsoft. For more information visit: http://www.nimsoft.com.

Supporting Quotes
-- "Enterprise IT environments will continue to have complex management
requirements as customers look for the best solutions -- whether
private source or open source -- to solve business problems," said Leng
Leng Tan, Oracle Vice President, Applications and Systems Management.
"With the new Oracle Enterprise Manager System Monitoring Plug-Ins,
Oracle is demonstrating its commitment to delivering superior top-down
application management and reducing the complexity of heterogeneous IT
environments."

-- "A comprehensive management solution for applications, platforms,
systems and other IT components is essential in today's complex
heterogeneous IT environments," said Barry Ader, EMC Senior Director,
Storage Product Marketing. "With the EMC CLARiiON CX Plug-In and
Oracle Enterprise Manager, customers can have a complete view of their
Oracle and EMC infrastructure from one convenient console."

Supporting Resources

Additional Information about the new Plug-ins
-- System Monitoring Plug-In for Microsoft Exchange:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_exchange.pdf
-- System Monitoring Plug-In for EMC CLARiiON CX System:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_emcclariion.pdf
-- Nimsoft NimBUS SAP System Monitoring Plug-In:
http://tinyurl.com/4g359r
-- System Monitoring Plug-In for VMware ESX Server 3:
http://tinyurl.com/3fuwa6
-- System Monitoring Plug-In for Apache Tomcat:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_tomcat.pdf
-- System Monitoring Plug-In for Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_sybase.pdf

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Resources
http://www.oracle.com/enterprisemanager

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Extensions Exchange
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/extensions/index.html

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Partner Initiative
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/partners/index.html

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