Hyannis, Massachusetts-based Fibronics International Inc’s main launch at Cebit was what the company claims is the industry’s most powerful development engine for graphical management of SNMP-based devices. Fibronics InterView/PowerMIB Toolkit is designed to make it easier to integrate new SNMP devices under Fibronics’ InterView Network Management System, by eliminating the need for code development. The company claims that the time taken to generate and integrate the management of, for example, a network hub can be cut to a few hours. Features of the Toolkit include a WYSIWYG Windows Generator for the generation of management windows. A graphical subsystem enables the import of close-up pictures of a device and its sub-elements that can be defined as a mouse-sensitive area. Any SNMP network device can be integrated: toolkit definitions are imported automatically into InterView’s device-definition database and the enterprise management system is immediately operational. Since no external coding is required, only minimal debugging and testing are required for application generation, according to the company. InterView/PowerMIB Toolkit will be available in July at from $15,000.
