Compaq 266800-001 Compaq Netelligent Network Management Overview - Page 12

043A/0996 NETWORK MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW (cont'd) ... Netelligent Management Software and Compaq Insight Manager are included at no charge with all Compaq manageable repeaters, switches, and routers, and are available from the Compaq FTP and World Wide Web sites (www.compaq.com). Figure 13 - The Graphing Utility STATEMENT OF DIRECTION In addition to Netelligent Management Software, Compaq is actively and aggressively investigating ways to improve its network management offerings. First, Compaq will continue to improve and enhance Netelligent Management Software. Second, Compaq is pursuing development of open platform management solutions. In addition, Compaq, in cooperation with other industry leaders, is driving an effort to standardize Web-based network management . Netelligent Management Software Future versions of Netelligent Management Software will include support for RMON, VLAN, auto-discovery, and other advanced network management features. As new Compaq networking devices are introduced, support for these devices will be added to Netelligent Management Software and made available at no charge. This is consistent with Compaq's established history of strong management solutions. Open Platform Solutions Compaq is investigating customer requirements for support for open platform management solutions, such as HP OpenView, SunNet Manager, IBM NetView/6000, and Novell ManageWise. These platforms offer a wide array of management solutions for Windows and UNIX users, and are considered the industry standard applications for medium to large networks. Compaq understands the need to protect the investment of customers who have installed expensive network management platforms. Compaq is working to deliver application support for manageable Netelligent products in the leading open management platform environment. Currently, Compaq MIBs can be used in these applications (see MIB Browser section, page 8) to manage all Compaq networking products. The Internet Management Initiative BMC Software, Cisco, Compaq, Intel and Microsoft along with support from over 60 other software vendors together proposed an industry standards effort that will allow administrators to use any Web browser to manage disparate systems, networks, and applications. The intent of the Web-Based Enterprise Management effort is to enable the development of tools that reduce the complexity and costs of enterprise management. The Web-Based Enterprise Management standards effort is open to the entire hardware, software, OEM and internetworking community. The effort is designed to integrate existing standards - such as the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) for desktops and servers, the Simple Network 12