HP, MIL 3 Deliver Next Generation Network-Service Modeling Solution

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- June 29, 1998 -- Hewlett-Packard Company and MIL 3, Inc. today announce delivery of a modeling solution that removes much of the uncertainty companies face when implementing new information technology (IT) systems and capabilities.  The new predictive-modeling solution helps network managers and IT professionals determine the impact that major IT projects will have on critical network service levels and is designed to help reduce the costs associated with such projects while giving IT managers visibility into the steps that must be taken to ensure business continuity.
 
 
 “The ability to rapidly and easily plan a network's future can significantly help a business build a strong enterprise network,” said Gerry Cunningham, partner at Deloitte Consulting.  “Deloitte Consulting is a leader in using advanced technology to maximize the value of our clients' networks.  The HP/MIL 3 IT solution is yet another step in the right direction.  MIL 3's OPNET Planner has already helped us reduce the heavy expenditures and lost productivity that our clients often fear as they prepare to deploy enterprise applications, such as SAP R/3.

 The solution is comprised of three software pieces:  MIL 3’s OPNET Planner, HP OpenView NetMetrix and HP OpenView Network Node Manager.  OPNET Planner is a simulation and modeling tool that leverages the information provided by HP OpenView to accurately predict future network service levels based on specific changes to the IT infrastructure.  OPNET's predictive data can help avoid costly network downtime, optimize application performance and eliminate the unnecessary expense of excess network bandwidth that many companies deploy to overcompensate for the possibility of substandard service levels.

 “Network-service modeling tools have been limited in the past by the complexity of the products, their high price tags and steep learning curves,” said Jeff Thiemann, general manager of HP's NetMetrix Division.  “The HP/Mil 3 solution has broken these barriers by helping network managers generate baseline models of network topology and traffic in only a few minutes.  We feel that our new tools can make network-service modeling routine among IT managers.”

Latest Planning Software  

As part of today's announcement, MIL 3 is releasing OPNET Planner 5.0.  The software has been significantly enhanced through much deeper integration with HP OpenView, including the ability to automatically access and process HP OpenView’s comprehensive network-services-related data.  No other combined modeling and management solution offers this degree of synergy.  OPNET Planner also has been modified to use scenario-based modeling to make the planning process as intuitive and realistic as possible.

 “This relationship is moving along very quickly and our customers are the real winners,” said Marc Cohen, MIL 3’s chief executive officer.  “In less than a year, we’ve become an HP OpenView Premier Partner, announced a joint-development agreement and delivered a combined solution to address critical customer needs.  We plan to continue delivering additional capabilities that will make it even easier for IT managers to keep their technology a step ahead of their companies’ business needs.”

Please contact MIL 3 for pricing and availability by phone at 202-364-4700 or by email at info@opnet.com.
 
About MIL 3

MIL 3, Inc. is a rapidly growing developer of advanced software tools for communications network planning and design. Based in Washington, D.C., MIL 3 has been the world leader in providing state-of-the-art products for modeling and simulating communications networks since 1986.  With its OPNET family of products, MIL 3 has provided thousands of organizations of all sizes around the world with sophisticated tools to quickly and efficiently design or improve communications networks or components. More information is available at www.opnet.com.

About HP

Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support.  It is the second-largest computer supplier in the United States, with computer-related revenue in excess of $35.4 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.  HP has 125,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.

  Information about HP OpenView NetMetrix and HP OpenView Network Node Manager can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/netmetrix and http://www.hp.com/go/openview, respectively.

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