Press Release
ENTUITY'S EYE OF THE STORM DEPLOYED BY SWITCH AND DATA
Deployment of Network Management Suite Aids Current and Future Business Growth
NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UK – March 13, 2006 - Entuity™, Inc., the global developer of the Eye of the Storm® (EYE), today announced that Switch and Data, a leading provider of carrier-neutral colocation and Internet exchange services, has selected Entuity's network management suite as its network management solution. Entuity's solution will manage and monitor both internally-facing and customer-facing transport equipment, helping Switch and Data to more effectively operate 34 facilities in 23 markets - the largest footprint of any neutral provider in North America.
The key to Switch and Data's accelerated growth is its ability to provide rapidly deployable access to more than 340 unique networks. To maintain this competitive advantage, the company made the strategic decision to standardize its infrastructure management technology, with a focus on capacity planning, service level assurance, and visibility into performance and quality of service management. Beyond the well-defined technical criteria for its evaluation of the top vendors in the network management market, Switch and Data sought a partner that demonstrated a customer-centric culture. Following a four-month evaluation, Entuity's Eye of the Storm was chosen over competitive solutions for its superior performance and scalability to meet current and future Switch and Data requirements. The product's automated, continuous monitoring of network inventory and topology ensures that Switch and Data will have transparency into the network at all times.
"Switch and Data is dedicated to the success of our customers, and to aligning ourselves with partners who share in that commitment," said Ali Marashi, CIO at Switch and Data. "Entuity has proved to be a customer-centric partner, through the excellent support it provides as well as through the continual evolution of Eye of the Storm to meet customer needs."
EYE has been deployed in Switch and Data's Tampa, Fla. network operations center for development of best practices and tailored reports to meet the broad range of needs for the company's enterprise and service provider customers. Once completed, the EYE solution will be rolled out to all of its data centers, enabling Switch and Data to maximize efficiency of its managed infrastructure and maintain the superior colocation, interconnection, and peering solutions enjoyed by every Switch and Data customer.
"In using Entuity's technology to discover, monitor and manage network resources, the company can provide an optimized environment for its customers," said Michael Jannery, president and CEO of Entuity. "We are pleased to be the network management partner of choice to help Switch and Data continue its growth."
About Switch and Data
Switch and Data is a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services. Based in Tampa, Florida, Switch and Data operates the largest footprint of neutral Internet exchange and collocation facilities in North America with 34 data centers in 23 markets serving more than 800 customers. Switch and Data's PAIX is recognized worldwide as the premier name in peering and Internet exchange services and is home to the largest commercial exchange point in North America. For more information, please visit www.switchanddata.com.
About Entuity
Entuity, Inc. is a leading provider of network management solutions and patented technology that enable enterprises and system integrators to deploy and manage IP services, reduce network downtime, meet service level commitments and ensure network configuration compliance. Customers involved with service level management, asset optimization, configuration management database (CMDB) initiatives, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices, or broader business service management goals all use Entuity's scaleable solutions to achieve their objectives. Entuity's Eye of the Storm software suite provides unrivaled access layer awareness through an automated, continuous discovery of network inventory and connectivity maintaining an up-to-date knowledge base of the network. Coupled with powerful integrated fault and performance management capabilities, critical business initiatives can effectively be planned, deployed, and maintained.
EYE has been praised for its rapid deployment, rapid learning curve, ease of use, ease of maintenance, and low cost of ownership and administration. Entuity customers include Global 2000 companies such as ABB, ABN-AMRO, Astra Zeneca, Clifford Chance, Cooperative Financial Services, Deutsche Bank, First Horizon, Sony, Square D, University of Minnesota, and Verizon. For more information on Entuity, please visit www.entuity.com or call +1.212.489.0559 (North America) or +44 (0) 20 7444 4800 (Europe).
Entuity and Eye of the Storm are trademarks of Entuity, Ltd. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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