| As indicated in other notes in this conference, Tivoli has assumed
responsibility for engineering NetView. Digital has retained a product
management responsibility, and you may continue to forward requirements
to Suvankar (ZEKE::) Ghosh. He will consolidate those requirements and
work them directly with his counterpart at Tivoli.
However, Tivoli has also set up a direct mechanism for collecting
NetView requirements. The notice below was sent to the Internet NetView
mailing list. I have modified the form slightly to make it more appropriate
for our use. If you or your customer wishes to forward requirements directly
please copy Suvankar on that request so he can keep track of what has come
from Digital and our customers.
Keep in mind that Digital still sells and services this product, so it is in
Digital's interest to continue to represent our customers rather than
having them working directly with Tivoli. I would not recommend listing
our customer contact information on the form.
-- Erik
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 17:43:51 EST
From: IBM <jshanks@VNET.IBM.COM>
Subject: Sending new requirements to Tivoli
The subject of requirements has come up on this listserver more than
a couple of times recently and I thought this news might help.
Marc Ausman, who is in charge of new product development in Tivoli,
wants to liberalize the way requirements are gathered for NetView,
so that we might get a better representation of what users actually
want. So he's eliminating the old IBM middleman (way to go, Marc!).
In particular he has set up a new id,
netview@tivoli.com
to which anyone can submit requirements. The requirements submitted
will be accumulated into a database, and merged with the existing
requirements coming from the older, IBM REQUEST program (in which
an IBMer entered the requirement on behalf of the customer).
Please understand that this id is for requirements ONLY. You will
get back an automated response that your requirement has been
received, but there will be no personal responses. So please don't
send questions, problems, or bug reports, as they will be ignored.
Since this data will be merged with existing requirements, it would
be helpful if people submitting new ones would try to answer the
same kinds of questions that were asked in the old system. So I am
appending a blank and abbreviated version of that old form. You
do not have to use it to submit a requirement. It is just a suggestion
which, if followed, will make comparing, contrasting, and rolling up
requirements into new product function, just that much easier, I think.
So let 'em know what you want
James Shanks
CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
COMPANY
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CUSTNAME (Customer name)
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CTITLE (Customer's title)
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CADDR (Customer's mailing address)
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CPHONE (Customer's phone number)
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CEMAIL (Customer's electronic mail)
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REQUEST INFORMATION:
PRIORITY (The Priority you place on this request, 1.0 - 5.0,
1.0 = low - max 3 chars)
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CLASSIF (Classification code, L, S, T or A - max 1 char
L: Long term or strategic,
S: Suggestion, T: Tactical, A: Acceptability)
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TITLE (Mandatory, Requests Title - max 65 chars)
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DESCRIPT (Request description: Provide a detailed description of the want
or need, including unique usage. Do not assume the want or
need is obvious. Use as many lines as needed.)
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BENEFIT (Benefit - as many lines as need
Why is it important to solve this request?)
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TLIMIT (Is there a time limit on this request?)
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SOLUTION (Suggested Solution - as many lines as needed
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ENVIRON ( Describe the environment in relation to this request. Are any
related products involved? )
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REFINFO (Joint or related requests, APARs, etc... )
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KEYWORDS (Keywords to help you in searching - max 65 chars, 1 line)
_________________________________________________________________
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| From: ZEKE::GHOSH "12-Feb-1997 1140 -0400" 12-FEB-1997 11:47:59.72
To: @POLY_SALES_SERVICE
CC: GHOSH
Subj: Announcing Availability of TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX
I am pleased to announce that TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX will be
available from Digital for first customer ship (FCS) in the first week of
March. This product can be ordered from February 24th onwards using the part
numbers specified in the attached Sales Update article.
TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX, a Tivoli Systems product, will replace the
POLYCENTER Manager on NetView for Digital UNIX (PNV DU) product in the price
book on February 24. TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX has exactly the same
functionality as the PNV DU product with the POLYCENTER brand name being
replaced by Tivoli Systems' TME 10 brand name. TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX
is also similarly priced as PNV DU at a US list price of $15K.
I would like to thank the engineering team for a rapid conclusion of the
rebranding work, and the 5x5 product team for a successful implementation of
the Digital UNIX portion of the IBM/Tivoli contract. Rebranding of the
POLYCENTER NetView for NT product is currently projected to occur in the
early Summer timeframe.
Regards,
Suvankar Ghosh
NetView Product Manager
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SALES UPDATE
TME 10 NetView V4.1 for Digital UNIX
CONTACTS:
Suvankar Ghosh (Product Manager), DTN 381-2248,
(603) 881-2248, ZKO
Susan Kaufman (Marketing Manager), DTN 381-1263
Allen Pratt (Service Manager), DTN 276-8189
(508) 496-8189, OGO
Digital NetView Vendor Program, DTN 381-0349
(603) 881-0349
HIGHLIGHTS
* TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX replaces the POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
for Digital UNIX product previously available from Digital.
* TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX has exactly the same functionality as
POLYCENTER Manager on NetView (PNV) for Digital UNIX with the
POLYCENTER brand name being replaced by Tivoli System's TME 10 brand
name.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A detailed description of TME 10 NetView for Digital UNIX can be obtained from
the Software Product Information (SPI T0.01). Some of the key capabilities of
this product are:
* Provides industry-leading fault, configuration and performance management of
heterogeneous, multivendor enterprise networks.
* Utilizes a client/server model to distribute network management
applications
* Provides enhanced security in distributed environments via DCE.
* Provides support for SNMP V2
* Includes advanced network management capabilities like event correlation
and object collection.
Complementary Solutions
Digital offers a broad choice of products that complement the NetView
management platform. These products are offered through the Tivoli 10/Plus
Association, Computer Associates, and the Digital NetView Vendor Program. A
complete listing is available by calling the Digital NetView Vendor Program
number listed above in this article.
Computer Associates' POLYCENTER DECnet Manager for Digital UNIX software is a
complementary product that is sold by Digital. The POLYCENTER DECnet Manager
product tightly integrates with NetView and provides network management
applications for managing DECnet Phase IV and DECnet OSI networks as well as
Digital's terminal servers and LAN bridges.
An alternative DECnet management solution that is fully integrated with TME 10
NetView Digital UNIX is expected to be available from Ki NETWORKS, an ISV in
the Digital NetView Vendor Program. Their offering is currently in beta test on
DIGITAL UNIX and is expected to ship in Q1CY97.
AVAILABILITY AND ORDERING
TME 10 NetView can be ordered from Digital using the following part numbers:
Order No. Description U.S. List
QB-2K7AA-WA TME 10 NetView Package $15,000
QA-2K7AC-GZ TME 10 NetView Documentation $150
QB-2K7AA-WA includes the software license, software media with both the
server and the client software, and documentation for the TME 10 NetView
product. The user is entitled to implement TME 10 NetView on one server and
any number of clients. No license Product Authorization Keys (PAKs) are
required on either the server or the client system.
QA-2K7AC-GZ is for ordering extra copies of the documentation
A number of service options are available from Digital for this product. For
more information on service offerings, please contact the Service Product
Manager listed in this article.
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