Released on: April 28, 2008, 11:40 am

Press Release Author: BlueCat Networks

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Award-winning Proteus IPAM platform adds intelligent
workflow, self-provisioning
and IP reconciliation capabilities


Press Release Body: TORONTO, CANADA - April 28, 2008 - BlueCat Networks, the IPAM
Intelligence CompanyT, today announced the release of its latest version of Proteus,
the company's leading-edge IP Address Management (IPAM) platform. Furthering its
commitment to product innovation, the next-generation solution now incorporates IPAM
Workflow for change approval, IP Reconciliation for automated IP reclamation and a
self provisioning system for user-driven IPAM requests.

"When creating the next version of our Proteus IPAM platform, we knew it was
important to speak with customers and prospects to determine what features would be
most important to them," said Richard Hyatt, CTO and co-founder, BlueCat Networks.
"The overwhelming response we got was that they needed an intelligent platform that
would reduce the daily administrative grind and allow their department to focus on
larger technology initiatives. We took their recommendations seriously and added
management tools that allow administrators to delegate control with the confidence
that they are not exposing the company to any risks of mis-configuration or error."

Product Enhancement Highlights:

Workflow - Delegate with Confidence

Enterprise organizations have dozens of administrators who need access to IPAM in
order to make changes. However, not every administrator has the level of knowledge
and skill needed to guarantee that the data they enter is correct and accurate.
Proteus Workflow introduces a change approval mechanism that introduces an approval
process for any changes made by lower-level administrators. Senior administrators
are automatically notified when a change request is made so that they can review and
approve the change.

Workflow allows senior administrators to delegate daily IPAM tasks to more junior
administrators with the confidence and knowledge that any mistake made can be caught
and corrected prior to going live across the network. This gives senior
administrators time to focus on more strategic initiatives while still ensuring that
any errors are proactively caught before a network disruption can occur.

Self Provisioning - Reduce IP Management Costs

The latest version of Proteus now provides Self Provisioning capabilities, an
extension of workflow, as described above. In many organizations, the brunt of daily
IPAM administration involves fulfilling user requests for new IP addresses, networks
and DNS hosts. These requests often account for the lion's share of the work in
maintaining an IPAM system. Proteus now gives administrators the ability to automate
user requests through a Self Provisioning portal or through direct tie-in to an
organization's existing change request tools. This is accomplished using the
combined features of Proteus' Next Available Network/IP Address, Workflow and the
API. Users can make their own requests, have these automatically added to Proteus,
and have an administrator notified in real-time who can approve the request. This
drastically reduces the time and effort spent managing the IPAM system by helping to
automate the single most demanding task.

IP Reconciliation - Intelligent IPAM Automation
For an IPAM solution to be effective, it must be kept up-to-date with what is
occurring on the actual network. While DNS and DHCP integration help to achieve
this, static IP address management can be a time consuming affair. Administrators
need a way to validate the static IP data within Proteus to ensure that it is
updated and accurate. IP Reconciliation builds on Proteus' existing Network
Discovery feature to provide administrators with the tools needed to automate static
IP address management.

Using IP Reconciliation, administrators can track actual IP usage on the network and
compare this to the data within Proteus. This allows administrators to unearth
reclaimable IPs, those no longer in use on the network, as well as discover IPs in
use that have not been permitted by Proteus. These 'unknown' IP addresses pose
potential security risks as they could be rogue systems added to the network without
authorization. Using IP Reconciliation, administrators are able to reconcile the
data within Proteus with the actual network to ensure the accuracy of all IP data.

Richard Hyatt adds that, "These powerful new capabilities continue to push the
limits of what Proteus can do. Being close to our customers and understanding what
they need to be effective is critical to the evolution of our products. This latest
series of innovations confirms our commitment to bringing revolutionary IPAM
solutions to market that set us head-and-shoulders above the competition."

Recent industry accolades include:
. Network World's Clear Choice Award Winner for IP Address Management;
. Deloitte Fast 50 - Fastest-Growing Technology Companies;
. Red Herring's 'Top 100' Tech Companies Finalist;
. 2008 Hot Companies Finalist by Security Info Product Guide;
. CompTIA SoftwareCEO Enterprise Software Innovation Award Finalist;

Visit BlueCat at Interop Las Vegas (April 27 - May 2) in Booth # 2119 where they
will be exhibiting the latest in IP Address Management solutions, and attend a
presentation by CTO and co-founder Richard Hyatt on "Intelligent IP Address
Management".


BlueCat Networks' IPAM Leadership
BlueCat Networks offers true enterprise-class IP address management platforms in the
form of proven, secure, reliable and scalable network appliances. The Proteus
Enterprise IPAM Platform gives administrators a superior IP address management
solution that integrates IP inventory tracking and allocation, along with DNS and
DHCP management. Administrators can now design networks with a simple conceptual
view, then deploy and manage them across the entire organization. When managing DNS
and DHCP, Proteus becomes "mission control", offering full command, control and
customization of configurations from a centralized and secure web-based interface.

About BlueCat Networks
BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence CompanyT, is a profitable, rapidly growing
leading provider of enterprise-class IP Address Management (IPAM) platforms and
secure DNS / DHCP network administration appliances. Today, thousands of BlueCat's
award-winning ProteusT IPAM platforms and AdonisT family of DNS/DHCP appliances have
been successfully deployed to meet the rising IP management demands of small-medium
enterprises, government, military, financial services, retail and manufacturing
organizations worldwide. Find out why more Fortune companies chose BlueCat solutions
to gain complete, centralized Command and Control of their IP networks at
www.bluecatnetworks.com.




Web Site: http://bluecatnetworks.com

Contact Details: Erica Burns
PAN Communications
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