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IBM Partners with Voyence to Help Automate IT Environments

VoyenceControl! to Deliver IT Best Practices to Create Automated Workflows For
Network Configuration Management

Richardson, TX, May 18, 2004 – Voyence™ Inc., the leading provider of configuration management solutions for networks of any size, today announced that they have signed up to participate in IBM’s Orchestration and Provisioning Automation Library (OPAL) initiative to help companies automate their IT environments.

By providing them with the tools and resources they need to help their customers automate many time consuming IT processes, OPAL exposes IBM Business Partners to new revenue opportunities.

OPAL addresses two of the most common IT pains – over dependence on manual processes and low utilization of resources – by taking advantage of best practices for automating changes to an IT environment. This can be accomplished with a workflow – a logical sequence of steps to install, configure and deploy a given response to changing business conditions that is reusable and has automated sense and respond capabilities.

By eliminating redundant tasks, IT organizations can streamline every-day activities and refocus resources on more strategic initiatives that map directly to business goals.

"We are working with IBM to help automate processes surrounding network configuration management in heterogeneous environments," said Susan Nash, President and CEO, Voyence. "The OPAL initiative gives us the opportunity to provide our customers with efficient best-practices for managing change to their networks."

"The momentum we’re demonstrating around our OPAL initiative is indicative of the industry’s move toward a more automated, more efficient IT model," said Mike Gerentine, director, worldwide channel strategy, IBM Tivoli Software. "Our Business Partners are a vital part of our strategy to help customers cut costs and streamline their IT operations."

About Voyence
Voyence is the leading provider of enterprise network configuration and change management solutions that automate critical change, compliance, and activation processes. The company’s solution, VoyenceControl helps organizations drive out operational costs, increase network availability, improve security, and demonstrate regulatory compliance. VoyenceControl is the only network configuration and change management solution, based on a multi-tiered architecture that can effectively manage tens of thousands of devices across heterogeneous networks. No other solution automates configuration management for more enterprise networks than VoyenceControl. For more information go to www.voyence.com.

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Media Contact:
Michael Bunyard
Vice President
Voyence
972-759-4056
pressinfo@voyence.com

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