IBM Enhances Network Management Software

IBM has announced new updates to its Netcool/Precision and Netcool/Proviso software to offer performance and availability management capabilities to service providers for better managing their MPLS networks.

As a result of the new updates Netcool/Precision, which provides automatic network discovery and topology-based management for IP networks, will now have added support for MPLS IP VPNs and Layer 2 VPNs.

Netcool/Precision uses its topology model and monitoring to detect connectivity problems and identify their root cause. Operators are informed of problem causes so they can more rapidly resolve them, and given a visualization tool for rapid troubleshooting. In modern, self-healing networks, operators are flooded with event notifications, making it difficult to discern whether or not service has been impacted. Adding Netcool/Precision’s topology-based analysis can reduce the number of events to an actionable level.

Also, Netcool/Proviso will have some new application packs for the software, which continuously monitors network performance and provides customer-facing service level reporting, usage & capacity planning, and troubleshooting data. The application pack release will have support for Alcatel 5620 SAM 3.0, which incorporates new MPLS coverage.

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While Netcool/Precision is available immediately, Netcool/Proviso will be made available electronically on December 11, 2006.