News Articles

This is a collection of excerpts from all over the Internet from the last six months or so, that we think you may be interested in. Most articles focus on OpenVMS or Tru64, but some relate to another one of our product areas and some are about PARSEC itself.

• Remote System Management & System Audit & Assessment

  March 31, 2008

  Remote System Management ("RSM") consists of two components, System Audit & Assessment, and then,  Remote System Management.  RSM is ideal for companies that have limited OpenVMS/Tru64 UNIX expertise & resources, are under staffed, overworked or simply have other priorities that need to be managed differently.

  Once a client has shown an interest in RSM, PARSEC schedules a complimentary conference call, whereby we will review the types & number of systems you have, & what types of layered products you are using.  During the conference call, we'll also gain an understanding of what types of issues are important to you, & to discuss other System Management issues for your consideration including the potential relevance & significance.  From that conference call, we'll be able to determine your costs for both the System Audit & Assessment, & for the ongoing tasks associated with Remote System Management.

  The System Audit & Assessment goes through a comprehensive review of the system.  In doing this analysis, PARSEC will write up & make appropriate recommendations on each reviewed subject, thus notifying the client of any "red flags" that need immediate attention.  The areas that are analyzed & can be customized to meet your environment are:

  • Documentation & Review of System Configuration
  • Start-up & Shut Down Procedures
  • Operating System Review
  • Layered Product Review
  • Back-up
  • Security
  • System Monitoring & Management Review

  The actual System Audit & Assessment may differ based upon the complexity & what was learned during the initial conference call.

  Remote System Management is a scheduled, proactive, consistent & persistent System Management plan which allows PARSEC to manage your systems from our office in Denver, CO.  Performance, Security & day-to-day operations can be easily managed using VPN or Secure Remote Access.

  This service is provided by Sr. Level Consultants with an unsurpassed average of 24 years of real-world experience.  The monthly RSM cost will be determined from the initial conference call & will be based upon the sum total of hours spent performing the various tasks in your RSM plan.  In the course of a given month, should you want PARSEC to assume some additional responsibilities, those will be billed separately.

  Here is a representation of some of the tasks that are available:

  • Weekly
    • Check intrusion list, device errors, batch queue status, print queue status
    • Check for regular ocurring batch jobs, log files for system manager batch jobs, unexpected unboots, volume utilization, process status
    • Summarize errorlog & audit log for previous week
  • Monthly
    • Check for current patches
    • Execute autogen & review reports
    • Summarize accounting log
  • Quarterly
    • Check software & firmware versions, perform security check on sysuaf
    • Accounting & autogen
  • Examples of additional tasks clients have requested
    • Apply patches, update software, set-up print queues
    • Clean-up & manage files, manage user accounts, new user acount creation
    • Crash Dump Analysis, Back-up/Restore, Real-time alert management, T4 performance audits

  To find out more about Remote System Management & System Audit & Assessment, please contact PARSEC at 888-4-PARSEC or go to www.parsec.com and send us an e-mail.

   

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• The History of Digital Equipment Corporation

  March 11, 2008

  This is an awesome review of the evolution of Digital Equipment Corporation [otherwise known as DEC].  Enjoy a stroll back through time and see if you recognize anyone in the pictures!

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• Plan To Attend The HP Technology Forum & Expo 2008 - PARSEC Booth 817

  March 7, 2008

  PARSEC Group will be in attendance again at the HP Technology Forum & Expo 2008 - stop by and see us at Booth 817!
  Also, check-out Wayne Sauer's Hands-on Lab and Break-out sessions! 

  • 1786 Introduction to SDA by Viewing OpenVMS Process Internals: Tuesday 1:30pm [4 hours Hands-on Lab]
  • 1789 Using Free Tools to Analyze OpenVMS Performance: Wednesday 10:30am Break-out Session
  • 1794 Real Security - Keeping OpenVMS Secure: Thursday 12:00pm Break-out Session
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• Most teenagers are using OpenVMS and don

  February 7, 2008

  by Henk de Boer Senior VP Messaging LogicaCMG

  That's right.  Two-thirds of the world's text messaging is done on OpenVMS.  This includes the big names in cell service like Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Vodafone to name just a few.
  With clients serving more than one billion customers in 135 countries across six continents, LogicaCMG delivers more than half of the world's text and multimedia messages and serves three-quarters of all videomail users.  With HP Integrity BL86-c server blades and the OpenVMS operating system supporting their newest release of SMSC (Short Messaging Service Center), LogicaCMG was the first to enable management decision making based on real-time analysis of subscriber behavior.  LogicaCMG payment systems have processed over $100 billion.  In addition, they enabled the TV show American Idol to interact with a record-breaking 60 million voters.
  "Two-thirds of the world's text messages sent daily are transported by the renowned LogicaCMG Short Messaging Service Center, so we must continue to innovate and offer feature-rich software and high-end computing.  With HP Integrity BL860c server blades and the OpenVMS operating system supporting our newest SMSC release, we can provide our customers the next major advancement in flexibility, capacity and high availability - all at a highly competitive price."

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