ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at SHARE's
bi-annual user conference for enterprise technology professionals,
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) announced an agreement with Velocity
Software, a leading Linux performance management company, to
include the company's zVPS™ Performance Suite for IBM System z in
its comprehensive Linux on System z management offering.
Velocity Software's products help IT organizations optimize
performance and reduce cost via graphical, real-time access to
detailed performance data and analysis of z/VM and Linux on System
z performance.
"Performance Management is a critical aspect of customer IT
management strategies," said Dayton
Semerjian, general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies.
"We are offering Velocity Software's leading performance
management suite to help our customers optimize management of their
Linux on System z environment."
zVPS offers easy-to-use graphical and web-based tools to help
analyze capacity requirements, establish operational alerts and
determine chargeback usage. Its detailed information helps IT staff
optimize performance and effectively manage the cost of their Linux
on System z environment. By gathering data from Linux on
System z and distributed environments, such as VMWare, Microsoft,
Linux and Unix servers, zVPS supports server consolidation projects
and facilitates decisions on the most cost-effective placement of
workloads.
"There are strong synergies between the Linux on System z
offerings from CA Technologies and Velocity Software," said
Barton Robinson, Velocity Software
CEO. "This partnering of complementary solutions helps to
greatly strengthen the value proposition in managing Linux on
System z platforms for our mutual customers."
"As a long-time joint customer, we can attest to the time and
cost savings of implementing CA Technologies and Velocity
Software suites to manage our Linux environment, as well
as the potential added value delivered by the integrated
product lines," said Jerry
Whitteridge, design engineer at Safeway. "From our
perspective, CA Technologies continues to demonstrate its support
for our mainframe and Linux business needs."
The Velocity Software zVPS™ Performance Suite for IBM System z
is now available from CA Technologies.
About Velocity Software
Velocity Software, headquartered in Mountain View, CA was founded in 1988 to
create the premier performance products for the VM platform.
VM system performance was Velocity Software's singular
commitment for a dozen years. With the introduction of Linux
running in a z/VM environment and the proliferation of Internet and
networking activity, Velocity's view of performance measurement and
management has expanded to include Linux and the network.
With customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller
installations, Velocity Software can help with any z/VM or Linux on
System z performance problem. For additional information, visit
http://www.velocitysoftware.com/index.html.
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About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and
solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from
mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies
manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to
deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative
products and services provide the insight and control essential for
IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the
Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT
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