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The cornerstone of AntaresÂ' business depends on delivering highly available andoptimally performing systems. As such, their own choice of performance monitoringand reporting solution is a critical factor in delivering on their commercialoffering.  The nature of our business dictates a critical dependence on effectivesystems management, explained Doug Powell, an i5 Systems Engineer at Antares.  Ourchoice of system i had to be complemented by an equally reliable solution provider.CCSS understood our business needs very well. Resource requirements vary across ourclient list but a consistently high level of system performance and availability issomething we offer as standard. No one can avoid challenges on a busy system ornetwork, but we have the tools to identify and meet those challenges very quicklywith QSystem Monitor.Â
Antares Management Solutions is the latest customer to sign on since the release ofQSystem Monitor V12. The release marks an industry departure in terms of theapproach to systems management  now customers have an incredibly powerful resourcefrom which to directly address some of their most pertinent business issues. Unlikemost performance monitors, QSystem Monitor puts customers centre stage and allowsthem to create and dictate their own views on real-time system performance andaccess a detailed level of historical information for immediate problemidentification and resolution.
System, disk, network components, job and availability monitoring, the major subsetsof the solution, offer a multitude of monitoring functionality that extends to themetrics and statuses of communications and applications running on the system inetwork. A PC interface that can be as simple as a map view of the network istestament to CCSSÂ' belief that the depth and sophistication of V12 has notcompromised the ease or intuitive use IT and Operations Managers expect on a dailybasis.
About CCSSCCSS develops, supports and markets IBM System i performance monitoring andreporting, message management and remote management solutions. An Advanced IBMBusiness Partner, CCSS develops powerful solutions to support some of the worldÂ'smost demanding System i environments across many industries including insurance,banking, pharmaceutical and manufacturing. All CCSS solutions are IBM ServerProvenand qualify for IBMÂ's ServerProven rebate program.
Existing customers that rely on CCSSÂ's feature-rich solutions include leadingorganisations such as Volvo, Mattel, Newell-Rubbermaid, The Royal Bank of Scotland,Siemens Medical, RWE npower and WaterstoneÂ's.
CCSS is headquartered in Gillingham, Kent, UK with key regional headquarters inRaleigh, North Carolina, USA; Bonn, Germany and Makati City, Philippines togetherwith a global agent network spanning Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands and Sweden.
