BigFix Expands and Enhances Server Management Offerings

EMERYVILLE, CA, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --

News Facts

-- BigFix has made several feature and function upgrades to its Server
Management solutions that enable customers to improve their ability to
consolidate management of entire IT infrastructures across several
dimensions of heterogeneity -- endpoint desktop/mobile computers and
servers; Windows, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS, and VMware ESX operating
environments; physical and virtual assets; centralized and globally
distributed architectures.
-- Key enhancements include:
-- Improved support for managing Linux-based assets, including Linux
software distribution and patching.
-- New abilities to manage servers running VMware ESX virtualization
software, including patch management and asset inventory support
for virtual machines running in ESX hypervisor environments.
-- Addition of many non-Microsoft Windows applications to BigFix DSS
Software Asset Management software catalogs, enabling seamless
license and usage management of Windows, Linux, UNIX and other
applications via the BigFix Unified Management Platform.
-- Access to BigFix technical controls policy libraries for
automated, continuous compliance and reporting for standards such
as Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Federal
Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC), and Defense Information Systems
Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides (DISA STIG).
-- Breadth of coverage extends to over a dozen distinct Unix
platforms, multiple flavors of Windows including Windows Server
2000, Server 2003, Server 2008 as well as multiple variants of
Linux (Red Hat Enterprise, SUSE, zLinux, and VMware ESX
hypervisors).
-- BigFix's delivery of comprehensive server management functionality
combined with its established strengths in desktop/laptop/mobile
device management and security enable customers to unify management
processes across entire IT infrastructures, saving time, simplifying
processes, and lowering total cost of ownership.
-- BigFix's easy licensing terms put automated server management within
reach of organizations that cannot justify the cost of "big iron"
solutions often overloaded with irrelevant features.

BigFix Server Management Solutions

-- BigFix Server Management solutions start by leveraging the same BigFix
Unified Management Platform (BigFix Agent, BigFix Relays, BigFix
Server, etc.) used to provide real-time visibility and control of
distributed endpoint PCs, laptop/notebook, and mobile devices.
-- This can create a "single pane of glass" for managing distributed PCs,
mobile devices, and servers over a single BigFix visibility and
control solution for centralized IT organizations.
-- Customers can also incrementally implement BigFix Server Management in
existing BigFix solutions by adding BigFix Agents to server computers
without needing to invest in additional support infrastructure or
first-time start up costs.
-- BigFix Server Management provides access to a wide array of server
management applications including Patch Management, Configuration
Management, Vulnerability Management, Continuous Compliance Controls,
Software Asset Management as well as custom policy and scripting
features.
-- Installing the BigFix Agent and the vast majority of management
actions enabled by BigFix Server Management do not require rebooting
the server or disrupting service availability -- utilizing an average
of two percent of CPU processing bandwidth, the BigFix Agent is
lightweight and optimized to work in server environments.
-- With regards to regulatory compliance functionality, customers have
access to a growing library of over 4,300 technical configuration
controls, covering sixteen server platforms.
-- Customers can select very granular deployment options to ensure that
all operational changes occur during approved change management
windows, with detailed audit trails.
-- BigFix's open architecture allows customers to leverage existing
scripts and tools consistently across many servers, automating what
they already have and trust.

Market Validation

-- A recent Gartner research note, "Server Configuration and Tool Options
for SMBs" (Published February 8, 2010, ID Number: G00174367), places
BigFix on a Shortlist for Server Management solutions along with
Symantec-Altiris Server Management Suite and Microsoft ConfigMgr R2.
-- The research note is available to qualified BigFix prospects and
customers at http://www.bigfix.com/gartner.

Supporting Quotes

Jonathan Fan, BigFix senior director, product
management said: "While most people think of BigFix for
desktop/laptop/mobile endpoint configuration management, security, and
compliance, we have extended the value these solutions provide to server
environments with added function for server-specific requirements. In
server environments, we provide comprehensive functionality at affordable
prices, bringing automated server management within reach of almost every
business and organization. Better yet, customers who deploy both BigFix
endpoint and server management solutions can see and do everything
through the BigFix Unified Management platform -- saving time, money, and
building quality and consistency into their IT systems management,
security and compliance programs."

Ronni Colville, VP and distinguished analyst for Gartner's IT Operations
Management Group said: "Over the past year we have seen that many IT
organizations are looking to automate their data center server
infrastructure, especially as virtualization adoption grows and
visibility and configuration control become more critical."

Information Resources

-- BigFix Server Management Solutions Page: http://tinyurl.com/yj7cmeg
-- BigFix Gartner "Server Configuration and Tool Options for SMBs"
research note offer page: http://www.bigfix.com/gartner
-- Key Words: BigFix, Server Management, Compliance, Linux, UNIX, ESX,
hypervisor, DISA STIG, FDCC, PCI DSS

About BigFix
Founded in 1997, the BigFix(R), Inc. solutions support
a global portfolio of A-list organizations in government, finance,
retail, educational, industrial and public utility sectors. BigFix
revolutionizes IT infrastructure management by replacing fragmented
collections of single-purpose tools with the industry's only unified
visibility and control architecture that consolidates up to 18 security,
IT compliance, decision support, and green computing functions. For more
information, visit www.bigfix.com, follow BigFix on Twitter @BigFix, or
stay in touch on the BigFix Facebook page, http://tinyurl.com/mvn9nu.

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