Application Update Service handles physical, virtual and cloud deployments.
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Suited for physical, virtual, and cloud deployments, Update Service helps secure and automate delivery of application, OS, and server software updates. It is based on digital fingerprinting technology used to distribute secure, authorized updates to any deployed software image running as appliance or in cloud. Part of Element Management Suite, which manages applications via browser, Update Service optimizes application lifecycle control.
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NEI Launches New Application Update Service for Physical, Virtual and Cloud Deployments
Newly Patented Technology Helps Secure and Automate the Delivery of Application, OS and Server Software Updates
CANTON, Mass., -- NEI (NASDAQ: NEI), a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, today announced an advanced Update Service to more effectively manage enterprise application and OS software updates across physical, virtual and cloud deployments. The Update Service is based on NEI's newly patented digital fingerprinting technology used to distribute secure, authorized updates to any deployed software image running as an appliance or in the cloud. No other enterprise-class update service is as secure, robust or efficient. The benefits to application technology providers include:
-- Quick and automated management of application and OS patches
-- Simple, efficient image control
-- Reduced support costs
-- Increased reliability
"This secure service eliminates the cost, pain and hassle of updating and patching operating systems such as Linux®, CentOS and Windows® in the field. The ability to update the application and OS simultaneously, particularly as security and virtualization technologies evolve, is an obstacle for every application provider," said Jeff Hudgins, vice president of marketing for NEI. "Our mission is to deliver services that help software vendors deploy and manage their solutions more effectively. Our advanced Update Service is the most efficient way to create, manage and administer OS and application updates and manifests to cloud applications and virtual appliances."
A May 2011 independent Forrester Research, Inc. report entitled, TechRadar(TM) For Enterprise Architecture Professionals: Infrastructure Virtualization, Q22011, said, "We believe that a true virtual appliance must include automated updates to both the OS and application stack and not expose its full management complexity (e.g., configuration) to administrators."
The Update Service is an active agent within NEI's Element Manager Suite, a fully integrated application management tool kit controlled via browser. This new update capability ultimately results in better application lifecycle control delivering improved integrity, longevity and performance on all managed deployments.
About NEI
NEI is a leading provider of server-based application platforms and lifecycle support services for software developers and OEMs worldwide. Through its expertise and comprehensive suite of solution design, system integration, application management, global logistics, support, and maintenance services, NEI is redefining application deployment solutions to provide customers with a sustainable competitive advantage. More than a decade of appliance innovation with the ability to provide physical, virtual and cloud-ready solutions makes NEI one of the most trusted software deployment partners in the industry. Founded in 1997, NEI is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, with facilities in Plano, Texas and Galway, Ireland, and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NEI. For more information, visit www.nei.com.
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