SINGAPORE and COLUMBIA, Md., June 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:ISYS) announced today at the CommunicAsia 2011 exhibition and conference in Singapore, that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newpoint Technologies, has expanded its free driver program to include SNMP interfaces into satellite and transmission equipment. The new version of COMPASS™ SNMP Manager makes it even easier to manage SNMP equipment, virtually eliminating the development time required to interface SNMP equipment into a COMPASS Network Management System (NMS). Users will also be able to auto-discover SNMP-enabled devices on the network, quickly and easily import all or part of the Management Information Base (MIB) and automatically build out device-detailed screens for effective equipment management.
"One of the most costly aspects of maintaining a network management system is the cost of building new drivers into equipment as the network grows or technologies evolve," said Wally Martland, President of Newpoint Technologies. "The high cost vendors charge for this development causes many network administrators to forgo managing any new equipment, eventually rendering the NMS completely useless."
Previously, Newpoint Technologies offered free driver development for serial and proprietary Ethernet equipment when purchasing a COMPASS software license or for customers under COMPASS Gold maintenance plans. With the new version of COMPASS SNMP Manager, customers will receive the SNMP interfaces at no charge.
Martland continued, "Our driver library has blossomed to approximately 1,500 drivers. Even so, we still receive new requests weekly. Customers will now have peace of mind knowing that they will never face the high cost of driver development or be stuck with components on the network they cannot afford to manage. As more equipment providers move to SNMP as a supported protocol, we want our customers to know that they will be able to manage all equipment on the network, regardless of the equipment protocol."
Integral Systems and its family of companies – including Newpoint Technologies – will be exhibiting at CommunicAsia 2011, being held June 21 through 24 at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. For additional information on Newpoint Technologies' COMPASS NMS and SNMP Manager, please visit booth 1R1-01.
ABOUT INTEGRAL SYSTEMS
Integral Systems, Inc. is a global provider of products, systems and services for satellite command and control, telemetry and digital signal processing, data communications, enterprise network management and communications information assurance. We specialize in developing, managing and operating secure communications networks, both satellite and terrestrial, as well as systems and services to detect, characterize and geolocate sources of RF interference. Our customers include U.S. and foreign commercial, government, military and intelligence organizations. For almost 30 years, customers have relied on Integral Systems to design and deliver innovative commercial-based products, solutions and services that are cost-effective and reduce delivery schedules and risk. The Integral Systems family of solution providers (Integral Systems, Inc., Integral Systems Europe, Lumistar, Inc., Newpoint Technologies, Inc., RT Logic and SAT Corporation) as well as our services organization, Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3), leads the market in offering complete ground segment solutions. Our dedication to "The Integral Difference" has solidified long-term relationships with the U.S. DoD, NASA, NOAA and nearly every commercial satellite operator in the world. For more information, visit .
CONTACT: Company Contact: Andrew Miller Vice President, External Communications Integral Systems, Inc. Phone: 443.539.5124 amiller@integ.com
