Tandem Computer Inc’s Ungermann Bass subsidiary in San Jose has changed the way it packages its NetDirector network management applications, so that customers need only pay for the functionality they require. Release 1.1 of NetDirector for Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc systems, will henceforth be sold as two different bundles – NetDirector for Unix Network Node Manager at $10,000; and NetDirector for Unix SNMP Platform at $6,000. An IBM Corp AIX version of the product is due to follow soon. The firm has also integrated version 2.0 of its Paradigm problem management applications with NetDirector for Unix, but customers have to buy this separately – it starts at $16,500. Version 2.0 incorporates a new facility for tracking service level agreements and a Windows client. It is also possible to bundle release 1.1 of the FocusView series of applications with NetDirector for an extra $6,000. FocusView can now manage DragonSwitch, Access/Stax and Access/One hubs.
