Systems management software provider, Halcyon Software, has announced the launch of its ?Subscription Software Service?; a first within the systems management arena providing powerful tools to monitor, manage and automate System i and Windows operations.
Lorraine Cousins, Managing Director of Halcyon Software comments, ?We live in an on-demand world. As an IT Administrator, Manager or Director, you need to deliver an IT service to your company that is seamless, responsive and value for money. Software as a Service (?SaaS?) delivered on a pay-as-you-go basis, is becoming a clear business trend. More and more companies are demanding solutions based on predictable monthly costs, rather than upfront capital purchase.?
?Both IDC and Gartner have found this to be the case: IDC predicts the Software as a Service market will grow by 25% a year between now and 2008; and Gartner expects 30% of applications to be delivered as a service by 2010, ? concludes Cousins.
Halcyon?s new Subscription Software Service offers five software suites enabling cross-platform management within a fixed price matrix starting from ?159 a month. All suites include a colour-coded management console and critical alerting via SMS and email so that early warnings are received on any serious problems before they become a major disaster. Halcyon?s new service also includes assistance with migration from any existing monitoring system, help with configuration and full training for all users.
Businesses benefit from a predictable fixed monthly fee, with no upfront costs and a maximum three-month commitment allowing them to keep pace with any changes with their business situation and their environment. With no upfront licence fees and no risk, businesses are able to easily demonstrate the return on investment.
Phil Carnell, Operations Tier 1 Support Manager at Digica, comments, ?We are very pleased with the flexibility of the subscription software service from Halcyon.
Renting the software has a good commercial fit with our business and allows us to know exactly what are costs are going to be on a month by month basis.
The Halcyon Enterprise Console contained in the software is now the central hub of our iSeries outsourcing operations. As we are responsible for many systems, the Enterprise Console gives Digica the opportunity to exploit the benefits of having a single focal point for all system alerts. In turn this gives our customers increased response times to issues which require operator intervention.
When it comes to support, I find Halcyon excellent to deal with. Their understanding of systems management is first class?.
Halcyon offers the widest portfolio of systems management tools now available on subscription. For more information please contact Halcyon Software on 01733 234995 or check out www.halcyonsoftware.com/subscription.
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About Halcyon Software: Halcyon Software Limited is an established software company with over 17 years experience in systems management. Halcyon writes software for IBM midrange computers as well as Windows, Linux, Unix, AIX and Netware platforms. Large multinational companies, corporate data centres, as well as small to medium-sized businesses use Halcyon Software products to proactively manage and automate their IT operations.
The Head Office is based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and their software is used throughout the world with distributors in Europe, Australia and the USA. Customers include Digica, Capgemini, Avon Cosmetics, Honda, Raleigh, Burberry, Early Learning Centre, Arcadia and Budget Insurance, British Sugar and Cummins Information Systems.
For further information, please contact: Lorraine Cousins/ Carole Chandler Halcyon Software Tel: +44 (0)1733 234995 Fax: +44 (0)1733 234994
Email: carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com
Web: www.halcyonsoftware.com
Krista Cundy/Jennifer Walker The itpr Partnership Tel: +44 (0)1932 578800 Fax: +44 (0)1932 578801
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