Amdahl and Rational Deliver Continuous Performance Monitoring For E-Commerce and Web-Based Applications

Business Wire, March 23, 1999

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--

EnView 3.0 Provides Real-Time, Continuous Availability and

Performance Monitoring Throughout the Enterprise

Amdahl Global Solutions (Amdahl GS), a division of Amdahl(R) Corporation, today announced the signing of an agreement with Rational Software Corporation(R) (NASDAQ:RATL). This relationship is based on Amdahl's EnView application performance monitoring system and Rational's PerformanceStudio(TM) load testing product. Together, these products will provide global organizations with the ability to plan, test and continuously monitor distributed client/server and Web-based applications, such as e-commerce and SAP R/3(TM), with unsurpassed accuracy, scalability and ease of use. Industry-leading IT organizations, including Bell Atlantic Corporation and First Union National Bank have already deployed EnView to meet their service-level monitoring needs.

"This is the first industry solution that brings performance management full-cycle -- from load and stress testing before an application goes into production, to ongoing performance monitoring once it has been deployed. As a result of the Rational relationship, EnView 3.0 can monitor service and availability for business-critical applications running in common enterprise operating environments," said Dan Chomko, vice president, Solutions Development, Amdahl GS. "This recently announced version of EnView, along with the Rational relationship, highlights Amdahl's continuing commitment to providing customers with the cutting-edge systems, service and support required to improve enterprise-wide performance, while reducing IT costs."

EnView is a family of software products that enables IT organizations to accurately and efficiently monitor the end-to-end response and availability of business applications without regard for the many complex technology components that can impact service. Unlike traditional performance monitors and emerging agent-based technologies, EnView offers continuous measurement of end-user response times, offering a proactive approach to service level and availability management through efficient reporting with real-time visual displays, audible alarms and historical and trend reporting.

EnView is a key component in the Amdahl GS Systems Management Practice. Leveraging software technology, such as EnView, combined with availability services and global competency offers a total solution for Amdahl customers.

"We are extremely pleased to be working with Amdahl to provide global organizations with a monitoring system that spans the enterprise," said Tom Bogan, vice president and general manager of Rational's automated testing products. "This alliance will enable businesses to obtain complete performance management both before and after an application goes into production, ensuring that mission-critical applications are developed and deployed with no impediment on performance."

PerformanceStudio integrates functional and load testing to test system performance and deliver information needed to make critical deployment and resource planning decisions. It includes Rational's award-winning product for script recording and built in test asset management, as well as innovations such as DataSmart Recording, ClientSmart Pacing, LoadSmart Scheduling and ServerSmart Playback aimed at improving ease-of-use, accuracy and scalability.

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About Rational

Rational Software Corporation is the market leader in ensuring the success of customers who depend on their ability to develop and deploy software for technical, embedded, Web, e-commerce, and enterprise information systems. Rational had revenues of $311 million for its fiscal year that ended in March 1998, and employs over 1,900 people worldwide. Rational's comprehensive solution addresses the major challenges faced by customers developing the mission-critical software applications that they depend on. Rational's solution substantially improves the effectiveness and productivity of software development teams, enabling them to reduce development time and improve quality. For more information, visit Rational at www.rational.com.

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