Halcyon Software has released Enterprise Console 8.7, a solutions that centralizes management for all systems alerts from IBM i, AIX, Windows, and Linux. IT managers and network administrators can manage servers across different sites or countries from a single location -- from a single PC screen, they can view and manage alerts generated from servers, applications, and SNMP devices, including hubs, routers, and switches.

Enterprise Console 8.7 has a GUI interface that lets administrators color code alerts to aid identification and help operators respond faster with the right priorities to alerts that might come from hundreds of IBM i partitions, alongside many other servers in an organization's enterprise.

The Enterprise Console interfaces with all of Halcyon’s monitoring suites for IBM i, AIX, Windows, and Linux

New i Phone App


In addition, Halcyon's Enterprise Console can now provide users with a portable view of their whole environment across all platforms. By downloading Halcyon’s free application from the Apple App Store, all system alerts, SNMP traps, devices and system statuses can be displayed in real-time on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Users can view the mobile version of the Enterprise Console through the Apple devices and have exactly the same functionality as the full version of the software. The key benefit is that IT administrators or operational staff on the move now have access to their enterprise and can quickly manage issues or problems remotely, Halcyon says.

Other new features include the ability to interface with recognized Open Source systems such as Security Information Event Manager (SIEM), Log Amalgamators, IBM Tivoli , HP OpenView, CA Unicenter, BMC Patrol and any Syslog or SNMP compliant system.



In addition, Enterprise Console v8.7 will now support Netport and enhanced SNMP enabling alert notification to a cell phone for all systems and SNMP compliant network devices.

“The new enhancements in Enterprise Console v8.7 have been developed as a response to customer requests. We have seen an increasing trend for more solutions to be readily accessible from mobile devices and cell phones, especially from IT support staff who often work remotely and need to constantly improve productivity and efficiency," notes Donnie MacColl, technical services director for Halcyon.

And what about Android and other popular mobile platforms?

“We are committed to supporting other mobile platforms in the future like Android," he adds.

Enterprise Console 8.7 is included with any of Halcyon’s monitoring and automation suites for the IBM i, AIX, and Windows platforms. Halcyon’s IBM i software suites are tier priced by IBM processor group.

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