Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center
Automation software, today introduced Opsware Process Automation
System 7, further solidifying Opsware's leadership in the run book
automation market. Process Automation System 7 greatly increases the
number of out-of-the-box workflows, advances usability for large
enterprise customers and provides seamless integration with complex
heterogeneous environments -- delivering a more rapid ROI, and easing
compliance with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
and other workflow-centric business processes. Thanks to its tight
integration with Opsware's complete suite of Data Center Automation
software, Process Automation System 7 can scale its automation
capabilities across the entire data center.
Opsware has more than doubled the number of Process Automation
System customers this year, with deployments across the Americas,
Europe and Asia. Opsware's innovative ability to integrate Process
Automation System with Opsware's Server Automation System and Network
Automation System has been a key factor in the success of the product,
delivering a compelling advantage to customers and positioning Opsware
to continue its lead in the rapidly growing run book automation
market.
"Process Automation System 7 is a major update to the industry's
leading run book automation software, and it further delivers on
Opsware's vision for helping customers achieve a zero latency data
center," said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of research and development at
Opsware Inc. "This newest iteration enhances enterprise-class
capabilities and provides extensive out-of-the-box workflows for ITIL
processes, for integrating with the leading application servers, for
increased support of heterogeneous environments, and for deep
integration with the complete Opsware suite. It also includes
significant usability enhancements to what is already by far the best
user interface of any process automation software available."
Because of its tight integration with the complete Opsware
Automation Suite, Process Automation System 7 allows customers to
integrate process automation and change automation into one lifecycle
management solution, delivering dramatically faster times to market
for mission-critical applications and enabling significantly lower
costs. For example, a large banking customer implemented Process
Automation System with other Opsware products to create an
ITIL-compliant application release management solution integrating
both change and process automation. Process Automation System 7
provides the necessary control, staging and deployment capabilities
for even the most demanding enterprise environments -- all with a
built-in audit trail.
The advancements in Process Automation System 7 give customers
deeper visibility and control over operations, enabling IT to more
rapidly automate troubleshooting, repair of incidents and the
coordination of changes across their environment. Process Automation
System 7 provides several key enhancements:
Extended Platform for Enterprise Deployments
-- Enterprise class security -- the software provides customers
with enterprise class security through single sign-on, support
for the Kerberos protocol, and the ability to customize roles
to fit sophisticated security models
-- Built in load balancer -- the software now provides high
availability and failover directly, making it easier to manage
and deploy this functionality
-- 64 bit support -- the software supports 64-bit Oracle and
Linux to meet the demands of global enterprises such as large
financial services customers
Enhanced Usability
-- Built-in debugger -- the software enables IT to debug
workflows step-by-step to ensure they are working properly
before deployment
-- Easily view workflows -- the software allows users to see
complex flows at a glance and rapidly zoom in to view details
through a Web user interface
-- Dual screen support -- the software provides a high-resolution
flow diagram which can be displayed on a separate screen next
to an output/results screen, making it easy to see how changes
have affected the environment
Comprehensive Workflows & Content
-- Opsware Accelerator Packs -- the software integrates the most
common workflows and operations for Opsware Server Automation
System and Network Automation System customers, providing
increased operational efficiencies across the data center
-- Deeper support for heterogeneous environments -- the software
now provides integration packs for Microsoft Operations
Manager (MOM) 2007 and CA Unicenter NSM
-- ITIL Accelerator Pack -- To help organizations implement ITIL,
the software provides out of box workflow templates
representing ITIL best practices across all ITIL processes
-- Deeper content for application server accelerator pack -- the
software includes new workflows and templates for WebLogic,
JBoss and WebSphere.
Opsware Process Automation System 7 is expected to be generally
available in the Fall of 2007.
About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW)
Opsware Inc. is the world's leading Data Center Automation
software company. The growth of the Internet is driving a shift from
client/server computing to Web architecture. With this shift comes an
overwhelming proliferation of servers, networking devices and
applications, creating massive complexity that makes automated IT
operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle
and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure,
secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and
reallocate servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 of the
world's largest companies, outsourcers and government agencies use
Opsware to deliver this new, automated model of IT. For more
information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at
www.opsware.com.
Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other
product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are
trademarks of their respective owners.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
the benefits and capabilities of our software products. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from these statements, including
the risk that the assumptions underlying our current business strategy
may change, that our experience operating as a software company is
limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More
information about these and other factors that could affect our
business are included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 13,
2007 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the
Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the fiscal year.
The determination of when Process Automation System 7 will be made
generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of
Opsware Inc.
