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Voyence Expands Presence In Germany With Compliance, Change And Configuration Management Offering

Partnership With OpenAdvice Addresses Compliance Issues Facing Telcos and Finance Organizations

The new partnership integrates VoyenceControl’s ability to collect data from heterogeneous networks and map results to compliance policies, with OpenAdvice’s security and network management offerings. Markus Fuerst, managing director of OpenAdvice, views VoyenceControl as the only product that could meet customers’ requirements for security, management and compliance.

“Today, customers are looking to address Basel II (banking and finance) and ETOM (telecommunications) compliance issues, driving us to seek a new solution that seamlessly integrates into our existing offerings. VoyenceControl allows us to ensure that security devices are rapidly configured and that network configuration changes are only made by those authorized to do so.”

Voyence Partnership – A Competitive Advantage for OpenAdvice

Security
In the event of a security breach, VoyenceControl allows IT administrators to rapidly rotate passwords in minutes — a process that previously had taken days to achieve.. Regarding worm attacks, VoyenceControl empowers customers to quickly update Access Control Lists (ACLs) on devices, independent of the device vendor.

Open Architecture
VoyenceControl’s API and capability to tie configuration change information into Micromuse’s Netcool® management system while at the same time, scale to manage thousands of network devices at customer locations, enable a quick return on investment.

“The power and scalability of the Voyence Solution made it the clear choice. The functionality of VoyenceControl combined with our focused consultancy and service offerings, not only address customers’ compliance requirements, but also the wider issue of how compliance software integrates into security and management policies,” Fuerst added.

“We view the OpenAdvice partnership as a key component of Voyence’s strategy to address the compliance requirements within the German market,” said Steve Vaile, Regional Sales Director at Voyence. “The partnership with OpenAdvice means that our joint customers’ compliance requirements are met while having a strong impact to their security, change and network management policies and procedures.”

About OpenAdvice
OpenAdvice is a highly specialized, innovative and flexible IT service provider focusing on Business and Service Assurance and IT Security. Founded in 2000, the company now looks after customers all over Europe, primarily in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In addition to projects in service provision and product integration, training and support have also become established fields in their own right. As a “Micromuse authorized training provider“ OpenAdvice offers training on all the latest products with plenty of hands-on learning in a modern Frankfurt training centre. The Customer Care Centre assists customers under support and maintenance contracts. In recent years OpenAdvice’s work has won the recognition of customers and business partners alike, something to which the references and awards bear witness: for example, in 2004 Micromuse named OpenAdvice “Channel Partner of the Year - Rapid Growth". Among OpenAdvice’s current customers are numerous well-known companies from the fields of telecommunication, banking, insurance and aviation.

About Voyence
Voyence is the leading provider of automated compliance, change and configuration management solutions for Enterprise and Service Provider infrastructure.. The company’s solution, VoyenceControl, helps organizations drive out operational costs, increase network availability, improve security, and demonstrate regulatory compliance using ITIL best practices. VoyenceControl is the only automated compliance, change and configuration management solution, based on a multi-tiered architecture that can effectively manage tens or hundreds of thousands of devices across heterogeneous networks. No other solution automates configuration management for more enterprise and service provider networks than VoyenceControl. For more information, please visit: www.voyence.com.

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