Xpress
Xpress is a complete next-generation management and control solution for complex networks. Xpress combines industry-standard cutting-edge technologies, advanced web services and an open standards based platform into a seamless management solution. Xpress delivers integrated fault, performance, configuration and security management of an entire network environment including LAN, WAN, servers, applications, data repositories, devices and facilities, as shown below.
   
 
     
 
   
Xpress delivers centralized operations-center functionality with powerful remote access for distributed, “anywhere” operations. Xpress provides network and operations managers with up-to-date information and reports about the availability, health, performance and responsiveness of their networks, systems and devices
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The unique poll and control technology of Xpress provides comprehensive troubleshooting, management and control of any network object regardless of vendor, type or location. Because of its next generation-distributed architecture, Xpress is scaleable in terms of numbers of devices, users, functionality and connectivity to existing network management solutions and other control systems. As a result, Xpress can be used for the management of a single site or a worldwide multi-site network.
 
               
      Xpress delivers the following competitive advantages:
                 
         
Xpress is an Integrated M&C system providing Fault, Performance, Configuration, Application and SecurityManagement delivering a single “dashboard” into the network;
 
Management of non-SNMP devices protecting investment in legacy equipment while expanding capabilities to include M&C of non-SNMP devices, facilities, environment, etc.;
 
State-of the-art, real-time web based graphical user interface for superior ad hoc customization, precise representation, and easy remote access via any device supporting a browser;
 
Open Source and open standards based system providing robust security, stability, and conformance to standards;
 
Flexibility of creating a Centralized or a NOC-less enterprise M&C system with a distributed architecture to manage “your way”;
 
Applications and Data Repository Monitoring including:
 
  ¤ Database polling and real-time data extraction
¤ Server and database management;
¤ Application resource management; and
¤ Server Process management;
   
User Role creation allowing individual permissions & configuration for every user;
 
Intrusion Detection enabling the monitoring of all WAN & LAN traffic for malicious content and unauthorized intrusions delivering enhanced security;
 
Application traffic monitoring and reporting for any specific application using IP networking.
 
Network traffic auto-topology dynamically discovering network objects and creating topology maps showing object relationships.
 
Xpress redundancy includes the ability to add a redundant Xpress server to the system that will take over polling for a failed Element Manager or Xpress server.