BlueCat Networks Delivers First IPAM and DNS/DHCP Solutions to Integrate with HP Universal Configuration Management Database

Will demonstrate how integrating IP, DNS, and DHCP data with HP UCMDB streamlines network management at the HP Software Universe Show (Booth 707)

Toronto, Ontario – June 10, 2010 – BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, announces it is the first IP Address Management (IPAM), Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution provider to integrate its solutions with HP Universal Configuration Management Database (UCMDB).

Seamlessly integrating BlueCat Networks’ solutions makes it simple for customers to access all IPAM, DNS and DHCP data from a single, central console.  By providing joint customers with a more detailed view of the data, BlueCat Networks reduces the time and effort administrators spend tracking and managing their naming and address infrastructure.  By augmenting existing network and data center mapping information within HP UCMDB with more detailed naming and IP information, BlueCat Networks enables administrators to better plan for such projects as data center transformations or consolidations.

Integrating BlueCat Networks’ software makes it simple for administrators to gather information on dynamic addresses from their existing HP UCMDB interface to gain up to date hostname, address assignment and lease data.  It also provides organizations with the ability to map DNS and DHCP dependencies into the overall network infrastructure.  This allows organizations to analyze the impact of a service outage so that the appropriate measures can be taken to safeguard the network.

Whether pursuing strategic initiatives like IT business integration and data center modernization or making process improvements in change, incident and problem management, it is critical that an organization understand how its complex, distributed environment delivers the services that run the business.  A configuration management database (CMDB) provides the logical and physical map of an organization’s IT environment and the interdependencies between business services and underlying applications, servers and networks.  By providing the ability to map DNS and DHCP data, BlueCat Networks enables joint customers to automatically maintain accurate, up to date information on two key critical network services.

“Extending the reach of CMDB Systems into the NOC is not only a good idea, it’s becoming more and more essential,” said Dennis Drogseth, VP, Enterprise Management Associates.  “CMDB Systems need the outreach to support cohesive and reconciled views of discovery across domains, so leaving out critical networked foundations is bound to lead to failed changes and service disruptions,” Drogseth continued.  “With more dynamic, virtualized environments, these will become only more egregious, and so BlueCat’s integration with HP’s UCMDB is therefore an important step in the right direction for the vendors, their customers, and the industry as a whole.”

BlueCat Networks’ Proteus IPAM solutions integrate with its own Adonis DNS/DHCP appliances and Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP to simplify network management by making it easy for administrators to fully integrate IP inventory tracking and allocation, along with DNS and DHCP management.  Administrators can design networks with a simple conceptual view, then deploy and manage them across the organization.  When managing DNS and DHCP, Proteus becomes “mission control,” offering full command and customization of configurations from a central, secure Web-based interface to make it simple to eliminate all IPAM problems.

“BlueCat is committed to integrating its IPAM, DNS and DHCP solutions with customers’ existing infrastructures so they can reuse and leverage their investment in core network processes and components, rather than replace or duplicate them,” said Luc Roy, VP of Product Management and Marketing, BlueCat Networks.  “Today’s integration is a great step forward as it enables customers to view data and map dependencies through HP UCMDB, but it also paves the way for a time when customers will be able to work with IPAM, DNS and DHCP data through HP UCMDB to provide true automation for change management, configuration management and other services,” Roy continued.  “It is exciting to think we are working towards a future in which manual IP address and network requests can be automated so that they take minutes rather than hours.”

BlueCat Networks will demonstrate how integrating IP, DNS and DHCP data with HP UCMDB streamlines network management at the HP Software Universe Show (Booth 707), being held June 15-17 at the Prince George’s Exhibition Hall in Washington DC.  For additional background on the benefits of integrating IP, DNS and DHCP data with HP UCMDB, please visit http://www.bluecatnetworks.com/ip-address-management-dns-dhcp-solutions/cmdb

About BlueCat Networks

BlueCat Networks is the leader in IP Address Management (IPAM) and DNS/DHCP Core Services, including the centralized management of Microsoft Windows® DNS/DHCP services. BlueCat Networks’ Proteus (IPAM) and Adonis (DNS/DHCP) are available in both virtual and appliance format. With the exponential growth in IP and MAC Addresses and Domain Names, BlueCat Networks solves critical network management issues by centrally managing, controlling and auditing IPv4, IPv6, DNS and DNSSEC networks. BlueCat Networks’ award-winning solutions provide unparalleled network uptime and scale for small to large organizations. Additional information can be found at www.bluecatnetworks.com.

Proteus, Adonis, IPAM Intelligence, IPAM for Everyone and BlueCat Networks are trademarks of BlueCat Networks Inc. and/or BlueCat Networks (USA) Inc.  Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.