Breaking News - Storage:

VERITAS Acquires Invio Software For Automation

VERITAS Software Corp announced it has acquired Invio Software Inc, a privately-held, Los Altos, Calif.-based supplier of IT process automation technology, in an all-cash transaction valued at $35 million.

Invio's highly-customizable process automation engine, which is already an integral component of VERITAS CommandCentral Service 4.0, extends the capability of VERITAS' software products that enable utility computing by offering customers a tool for standardizing and automating IT service delivery in key areas such as storage provisioning, server provisioning and data protection.

With an intuitive, "point-and-click" interface, Invio's technology allows IT managers to select from a broad range of out-of-the box process templates and customize them to define, manage and automate IT processes for their organization. Workflows can be used to define rules for application and infrastructure requirements, such as ensuring that database provisioning always uses a consistent underlying storage configuration. Services can then be incrementally extended and evolved-according to best practices and company policies-to continually adapt and align IT services with the evolving needs of the business.

Using the process automation engine within CommandCentral Service software, users can create and automate IT processes by linking together the capabilities of VERITAS OpForce, CommandCentral Storage, Storage Foundation and NetBackup software products, connecting people and systems into consistent service delivery processes that are aligned with business requirements. As with all VERITAS software, the process automation technology is open, enabling it to integrate with other IT systems management products, such as third-party automation and provisioning solutions as well as help desk and ticketing systems. The integrated process automation capabilities have already earned accolades from VERITAS CommandCentral 4.0 customers and partners.