Longitude 8.1

Heroix today added iPad support to its Longitude application and network performance monitoring software in addition to Longitude`s Mobile UI. With increasing employee mobility and the continued popularity of Apple devices, as well as other smartphones and mobile devices, adding support for monitoring IT performance remotely is a natural evolution in today`s business world. Cell phone alerts, which were the norm for mobile access to IT performance information until now, only provided notice that there was a problem somewhere; you still had to get to a computer to see the detailed data. Unlike other mobile interfaces for remote IT monitoring that were purchased from third-party developers and cobbled together with a company`s basic monitoring software, Heroix developed mobile support specifically for Longitude. This insures that it is fully consistent with the company`s premiere monitoring solution and avoids common third-party application problems such as instability, poor coding, or the need to integrate interfaces. Dashboards present up-to-date summary and detailed information on the status of applications, servers, networks, and VMware. The visual displays make it faster for IT system administrators or business users to see, in a single glance, any threats to continuous IT services. The dashboards offer information in easy-to-understand, color-coded pie charts. With this quick view, administrators can easily determine which IT resources may be approaching performance thresholds or if there has been a failure. Users can then drill down, just by swiping the iPad, for specific data in areas that may be experiencing performance issues. This ease-of-use, speed, and visual clarity help to quickly diagnose problems and keep systems running smoothly. Longitude monitors a broad range of platforms (Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, SuSE, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris and VMware) and categories (OS, Web, database, messaging, network, infrastructure, and user and business metrics).