Covasoft Introduces CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere; New Solution Brings Covasoft's Real-Time J2EE Management to Application Server Market Leader

Business Wire, June 25, 2002

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Covasoft Inc., an innovator in real-time J2EE(tm) management solutions, today announced CovaOne(tm) Knowledge Pack for IBM(R) WebSphere(R), the only software that provides answers to solving today's most complex J2EE application and infrastructure problems.

The CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere contains out-of-the-box, expert knowledge that enables customers to automatically diagnose and resolve problems within a company's IBM application servers and the applications and technologies connected to them.

"Today's increasingly complex application server infrastructure requires improved management product oversight," said Cameron Haight, research director at Gartner Inc. "Of critical importance within this environment is the ability to maintain high levels of performance and availability. Customers need solutions from vendors that can deliver on this specific need and that allow for integration with the existing management product infrastructure."

Covasoft's newest offering helps customers protect online business objectives to increase revenue while containing costs and improving the overall performance and availability. Combined with CovaOne's predictive and problem-solving capabilities, the CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere provides a powerful, single view into a company's entire e-business infrastructure pinpointing the root cause and supplying the answers to fix the most common problems in WebSphere environments.

Covasoft worked closely with IBM Global Services, Perficient and eFORCE to gain expert knowledge and best practice solutions for the CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere. Best practice solutions for common issues include management of overall WebSphere server group performance; identifying root causes affecting various WebSphere subsystems; and resource management to ensure peak utilization of a company's current hardware and software investment.

"Perficient excels in solving complex e-business problems and we used this knowledge to ensure that the CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere addresses the top performance issues with out-of-the-box answers leading to a rapid return on investment," said Andrew Sweet, Perficient's chief technology officer. "Our IBM customers will clearly derive immediate value from Covasoft's intelligent, easy-to-use solution."

CovaOne: Real-Time J2EE Management

The CovaOne Knowledge Pack for IBM WebSphere utilizes the CovaOne run-time correlation engine allowing customers to immediately pinpoint the root cause of system troubles and receive answers to fix these problems in real-time. CovaOne gives customers a single view of their entire e-business environment, and automates problem avoidance and resolution through cross-domain correlation.

Featured as part of CovaOne Version 2, the powerful CovaOne Extension Environment (CEE) allows users to quickly add or extend CovaOne's knowledge to support additional applications and unique system configurations.

"Today's real-time enterprise demands a new management solution that guarantees immediate customer value," said Mike Vollman, CEO and president of Covasoft. "Covasoft's solution delivers immediate value to IBM WebSphere customers giving them answers, not alerts, into the performance or availability problems affecting their mission-critical J2EE systems."

About Covasoft Inc.

Covasoft Inc., the leading provider of real-time J2EE application management solutions, improves the performance and availability of J2EE-based applications and supporting infrastructures. Out-of-the-box, Covasoft's CovaOne delivers real-time root-cause diagnoses, expert resolution recommendations, automated corrective actions and proactive problem avoidance. Customers achieve immediate value with CovaOne Knowledge Packs for industry-leading e-business technologies, and benefit from the ability to extend CovaOne's powerful management capabilities to additional applications using the CovaOne Extension Environment. Engineered specifically for demanding J2EE e-business environments, the CovaOne family of products delivers next-generation management for optimal performance and availability. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Covasoft was founded in 1999 and is funded by Austin Ventures, AV Labs, HLM Management, Techxas Ventures and Trellis Partners. Covasoft can be found on the Web at www.covasoft.com.

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