CONTROL-M BY BMC SOFTWARE® WINS SQL SERVER MAGAZINE READERS' CHOICE AWARD
HOUSTON - (Sept. 7, 2004) - BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE: BMC], a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, announced today it has won a SQL Server Magazine Readers' Choice Award for its CONTROL-M dynamic batch scheduling management solution. BMC Software's CONTROL-M, which won in the Best Automation/Scheduling Tool category, enables companies to manage and monitor their critical batch processes from a business perspective.
"Recognition from customers in the industry is an honor and is the ultimate "seal of approval" for the products that won," said Kim Paulsen, Group Publisher, SQL Server Magazine. "The SQL Server Magazine Readers' Choice Awards were started as a way for readers to choose and recommend the best technology products in the industry. The awards program gives readers the opportunity to voice their opinions and for leading technology companies to receive the recognition they deserve."
Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 10 broad technology categories. The ballot included the following categories: Business applications, Business intelligence products, Development tools, Disaster prevention recovery, Hardware, Security, Storage, SQL Server management, Training and certification, and Web-based services.
"Few people know more about the best values in SQL Server-related products and services than SQL Server Magazine readers-the people who actually use the products and buy them on behalf of their organizations," said Kathy Blomstrom, editor, SQL Server Magazine. "By voting for their favorite products and services, our readers have rewarded excellence in the SQL Server market."
BMC Software's CONTROL-M Dynamic Batch Scheduling
BMC Software's CONTROL-M Dynamic Batch Scheduling solution helps customers get real business value from their IT environment by aligning IT processes with business objectives. CONTROL-M, part of BMC Software's Infrastructure Management solutions, delivers dynamic batch scheduling management for the enterprise. When batch processing jobs are successfully completed, CONTROL-M can automatically trigger the transfer of files-the outcome of the batch processing jobs-and vice versa. When file transfers finish, CONTROL-M's scheduling capabilities can trigger a job to process the data delivered. This eliminates the need for manual intervention, or complicated scripting, which reduces overall TCO making it easier to meet service levels and business objectives.
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About BMC Software
BMC Software, Inc. [NYSE:BMC], is a leading provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to manage their IT infrastructure from a business perspective. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC Software solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. Founded in 1980, BMC Software has offices worldwide and fiscal 2004 revenues of more than $1.4 billion. For more information about BMC Software, visit www.bmc.com.
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