Intel last week said it opened seven new e-business testing facilities to help end-user companies build e-business operations. The centers are in California, Virginia, Sweden, England, Germany, India and China. This brings to 16 the number of test centers Intel has opened under its Intel Solution Services program since it began in the first quarter of 2000. Intel said the opening of the new centers is in response to the changing e-business environment in which companies have a much greater focus on getting a financial return on their investment. Using the centers helps end users minimize disruption to their day-to-day operations while building e-business applications.
Existing services include analyzing end users' hardware and software requirements, and optimizing and stress-testing their e-business applications. Intel is also making new services available under the program, including tuning, infrastructure services, server stack integration, migration, network design and management, and architectural design.
Intel: www.intel.com
BMC Software last week announced its Patrol for BroadVision performance and availability software. The product manages e-business applications and their connectivity to database and Web servers. It also monitors user sessions, letting net managers see potential problems before they affect end-user transaction speeds, network response time and Web site performance. BMC says Patrol for BroadVision automates problem detection by monitoring log files, which eliminates the need for BroadVision administrators to manually browse the log files to find error messages. Patrol for BroadVision is available now, and pricing starts at $2,495.
BMC: www.bmc.com
