New AT-Manage makes entry-level network management a breeze with auto-discovery and the ultimate in simplicity for LANs and WANs with 2 to 100 devices

Bothell, WA, April 3, 2000 - Allied Telesyn International (www.alliedtelesyn.com), a worldwide leader in simplifying networking for businesses of all sizes, today announced its newest network management tool, AT-Manage, a low-overhead, easy-to-use management tool that the company will distribute to customers at no cost via CD and Internet download from www.alliedtelesyn.com.

Allied Telesyn’s AT-Manage keeps network management simple – avoiding the confusing menus and tedious, multi-layered wizards that can bog-down users of other management products. "Small networks generally do not require complex tools to manage and monitor performance – many of the tools on the market are overkill in those environments," said Sean Keohane, Allied Telesyn’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. "As a result of their inherent complexity, many network management tools aren’t fully-utilized – users stick with a subset of just the most basic monitoring tools. AT-Manage provides the perfect solution for environments that require simple but effective network management."

AT-Manage simplifies management from the first look. Instead of complex network maps and IP address tables, AT-Manage identifies, categorizes and organizes the display by device type and by Allied Telesyn product family name. It can even discover devices’ web-based interfaces and launch them in the user’s browser of choice automatically. AT-Manage can also serve as an add-on tool for managed networks with a small number of Allied Telesyn devices. Its auto-discovery and real-time inventory features provide useful information to other management applications. And because of its simplicity, there is no need for network management software training.

AT-Manage v1.0 provides full support for the following Allied Telesyn products:

AT-Manage has been designed for ease of update as well as ease of use. As Allied Telesyn introduces new managed networking equipment, the company will provide updates to AT-Manage, in the form of an easy to use text file, via Web site download. AT-Manage is available beginning immediately, and is free with each managed device ordered and to users who download the program from Allied Telesyn’s Web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com. Allied Telesyn offers a complete line of network management solutions for networks of all sizes, including new AT-Manage for small networks (2 to 100 nodes); SNMPc5.0 Workgroup and AT-View for Windows for mid-sized networks (100 to 2000 nodes); and SNMPc 5.0 Enterprise (1,000 to 25,000 nodes) and AT-View for Unix (100 to 25,000) for the enterprise network.