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Enterprise Application Services Extension^TM

For enterprises with server-based applications, technologies that simplify large network administration provide dramatic benefits. Developed by NTP Software for off-the-shelf applications or for third-party development, Enterprise Application Services Extension (EASE) Technology promises to enable companies to deploy, manage and build enterprise-wide, server-based applications for Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000/Active Directory networks. In addition, SNMP messaging provides integration with TNG Unicenter and Tivoli. Future releases will support Unix.

Single-Seat Administration

EASE includes an Active Directory-compatible hierarchical user interface that lets you view and manage all of your EASE-enabled applications. Using drag-and-drop, this concept of hierarchical inheritance allows you to define the properties for server applications at different levels in the hierarchy.

EASE Architecture

When you install an EASE-enabled application, you also install the software that supports the EASE environment and the EASE data store. EASE holds the configuration data for all the EASE-enabled applications installed on a server and replicates your configuration properties to every server with EASE-enabled applications in the network. Any subsequent EASE-enabled application you you install uses the existing EASE environment and can bring new enhancements to the existing EASE infrastructure.

EASE and Windows NT 4

Many organizations will not be able to immediately upgrade to Windows 2000, but still have a need for enterprise management. EASE enables the enterprise management of server-based applications in a Windows NT4 network or mixed networks by providing the hierarchical data store and enterprise structure. EASE includes its own interface, data store, data replication scheme, and enterprise reporting. Implementing today with EASE facilitates a later migration to Windows 2000, as EASE-enabled applications continue to function unchanged as they move from Windows NT4 to Windows 2000/Active Directory.

EASE and Windows 2000/Active Directory

Active Directory centralizes information about network resources and users and serves as the central authority for network security, letting the operating system readily verify a user's identity and control his or her access to network resources. EASE is designed and built to interface seamlessly with Active Directory. In an Active Directory environment, you continue to use the EASE hierarchy of server-based applications you defined in your EASE interface, but you can use the Active Directory data store for your server configuration data and rely on the Active Directory data replication mechanism.

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