J.B. Hunt Chooses ISM's PerfMan Software to Optimize IT Performance and Efficiency

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--June 2, 2004--J.B. Hunt, one of the largest publicly held truckload transportation companies in North America, has chosen The Information Systems Manager Inc.'s (ISM) PerfMan capacity and performance management tools to achieve greater business benefits and agility from its mainframe system resources.

With more than $2 billion in annual revenue and a corporate mission to drive down costs and add value for its customers, J.B. Hunt wanted greater efficiency, control and strategic value from its IBM mainframe infrastructure.

"Capacity and Performance Management has long been an important IT discipline at J.B. Hunt," said Ken Mangold, J.B. Hunt's vice president of technical services.

"We wanted a more sophisticated, intuitive tool that would help us maximize the business value of our IT investments more quickly and more easily. We chose PerfMan to achieve this," Mangold added.

J.B. Hunt goes beyond providing exceptional drivers and a fleet of nearly 11,000 trucks to service its customers. The 35-year-old firm creates supply chain value through a variety of engineered, optimal solutions that include truckload and intermodal transportation services, dedicated fleet management, electronic commerce and logistics management.

ISM's PerfMan tools provide J.B. Hunt with an automated approach to collecting, analyzing, reporting, and modeling its mainframe environments. By understanding performance information in detail, J. B. Hunt can optimize existing hardware and software, reallocate systems resources to meet changing workload demands, and more accurately plan for future systems requirements.

ABOUT ISM

The Information Systems Manager, Inc., (ISM) is a recognized international leader in enterprisewide IT capacity and performance tools and services.

ISM is a member of IBM's PartnerWorld for Developers, a Hitachi Data Systems Business Partner, and a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider.

Founded in 1987, ISM is an independent, privately held company, headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with offices or distributors in the U.S., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Africa and South Korea.

ISM's PerfMan(R) solutions are used in more than 20 countries and some of the world's largest data centers.

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