Goodyear Chooses OptiSystems' Energizer PME for R/3
9 December 1998
Goodyear Chooses OptiSystems' Energizer PME for R/3NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 8 -- OptiSystems Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: OPTLF, OPTWF), a global leader in enterprise application performance management software, today announced that The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has licensed the first three components of its Energizer PME (Performance Management Environment) for R/3. Goodyear has taken delivery of OptiTrak and will install OptiWatch and OptiGrowth upon their availability in early 1999. OptiSystems' Energizer PME for R/3 is a comprehensive performance management system that shortens implementation time and improves performance of R/3 systems. Energizer PME for R/3 enables organizations of all sizes to immediately realize the full potential of R/3 by dynamically managing and enhancing the application's performance in real time. By identifying, analyzing and resolving problems as they happen, Energizer PME for R/3 improves user response time, increases transaction throughput, and enhances overall system availability and reliability. "Goodyear served as a primary beta site for OptiTrak," stated Joe Garabed, President of OptiSystems North America. "We are very pleased that, based on the success of the beta testing, Goodyear has chosen Energizer PME for R/3 to manage their SAP R/3 system." Energizer PME for R/3 is currently being tested by other companies as well. "The vast size and rapid growth of the R/3 market, which consists of more than 16,000 installations worldwide, provides OptiSystems with a base for significant sales growth as the market becomes aware of the unique functionality and value of the Energizer PME for R/3 solution," Mr. Garabed continued. Energizer PME for R/3 consists of the following four components: -- OptiTrak - identifies R/3 problems in real time, analyzes their "root cause" and enables immediate resolution to these problems and their direct affect on response time. -- OptiWatch (planned availability 1/99)- performs database maintenance and reconfigures the R/3, database and operating system parameters to their optimal settings based on how R/3 is being used. -- OptiGrowth (planned availability 1/99)- provides complete service level reporting and capacity planning to ensure the efficient management of system activity and growth. -- OptiManage (planned availability 4/99)- manages, in real time, the R/3 system to meet the service level requirements and adjusts dynamic R/3 and database parameters to match the system environment to the actual workload being processed. OptiSystems is a publicly held company that is a global leader in enterprise application performance management software. OptiSystems' mission is to help manage the complex computing requirements of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) enterprises. All of OptiSystems' solutions are Y2K-compliant and provide true real-time management and problem resolution that result in improved user response time, extended system availability and increased transaction throughput. For more information about Energizer PME for R/3 visit the OptiSystems website, http://www.optisystems.com or call 800-532-0036. (Certain statements made herein that use the words "expect," "believe," "plan," "provide," "intend," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve various risks that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market demand for the Company's products, successful implementation of the Company's products, competitive factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth and the ability to recruit additional personnel.) Energizer is a registered trademark of OptiSystems Solutions Ltd. R/3 is a registered trademarks of SAP AG.