RENO, Nevada—Bytware, Inc., the leading provider of systems monitoring and notification solutions, announces that its MessengerConsole solution was recently granted the “ServerProven” certification by IBM.Well known as the industry’s leading systems monitoring and LPAR console management solution, MessengerConsole is a comprehensive and easy-to-implement consoling solution designed for centrally managing events occurring on local and remote iSeries systems, as well as across multiple partitions (LPAR management). From a single point of control, MessengerConsole streamlines the monitoring of events for all systems/partitions to one central console.

Systems consolidation and LPAR have drastically increased the demand for centralized event management. With the increasing demands on IT staff to guarantee 100% uptime, MessengerConsole is an ideal solution providing consoling, systems monitoring, message management, paging/e-mail notification, and statistical reporting features. The innovative MessengerConsole approach to embracing and improving consolidation (LPAR) management, as well as its exceptional customer satisfaction feedback are the key reasons that it was nominated for and granted ServerProven status by IBM. Ultimately, the IBM ServerProven certification benefits the customer because it helps them choose solutions with added confidence by reducing the cycle of “guess and test.”

For more information please call 775-851-2900 or visit the main MessengerConsole product page.

RENO, Nevada—Bytware is pleased to announce that its network monitoring and management application MessengerConsole has been named winner of the 2003 Editors’ Choice APEX Award, handed out on March 9 by Penton Media’s iSeries NEWS at Spring COMMON 2003 in Indianapolis. MessengerConsole was also a finalist for the Readers’ Choice Award for Operations. Bytware’s Messenger family—which is comprised of MessengerPlus, MessengerConsole, and MessengerNT—has won 11 awards to date.About MessengerConsole
MessengerConsole provides centralized control for managing all activities across local and remote iSeries and eServer i5 systems, as well as across multiple partitions. From a single point of control, MessengerConsole helps organizations streamline monitoring, message management, paging/e-mail notification, and statistical reporting, which in-turn helps manage iSeries and eServer i5 systems in a more efficient and cost-effective way. The latest version, 5.56, has just been released.

For more information about and a free 30-day trial of MessengerConsole, visit http://www.bytware.com/products/mc/

RENO, Nevada—Bytware is pleased to announce that its network monitoring and management application MessengerConsole and its security solution StandGuard have both been named finalists for the 2003 APEX Awards, handed out by Penton Media’s iSeries NEWS. The APEX Awards, which honor excellence in iSeries application development, are given out in two categories: Readers’ Choice and Editors’ Choice. Bytware was named as a finalist in both areas for both the Operations category (for MessengerConsole) and the Security category (for StandGuard). The winners will be announced on March 9 at Spring COMMON 2003 in Indianapolis.

About MessengerConsole
MessengerConsole provides centralized control for managing all activities across local and remote iSeries and eServer i5 systems, as well as across multiple partitions. From a single point of control, MessengerConsole helps organizations streamline monitoring, message management, paging/e-mail notification, and statistical reporting, which in-turn helps manage iSeries and eServer i5 systems in a more efficient and cost-effective way. The latest version, 5.56, has just been released.

For more information about and a free 30-day trial of MessengerConsole, visit http://www.bytware.com/products/mconsole.html

About StandGuard
StandGuard is a real-time iSeries security solution that allows you to easily set up and enforce security policies. StandGuard controls access to (and functionality in) network services and system commands to protect your system and data from accidental or intentional damage. The latest version, 2.3 is now available.

For more information about and a free 30-day trial of StandGuard, visit http://www.bytware.com/products/standguard.html