Mega Link Technology MLT

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Mega Link Technology (MLT)

• Proactive Enterprise-wide Monitoring Solutions...

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...remains an unsolved mystery
Sue Aldrich, Patricia Seybold Group ...if you
are planning to watch your Web application
transactions from user to ISP to Web server to
application server to mainframe and back again,
() will leave some gaps in the picture. This
problem remains today's unsolved mystery no
vendor has a practical solution for this one.
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Web Application Transactions
Internet
Back Office
Applications
Web Site PC 799 QTY 1,000
Demand Forecast
ERP
Inventory Database
Inventory Files
Fire Wall
IT Infrastructure
Web site content depends on back office components
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Internet Challenges

• PC price on company Web site erroneously 1
  instead of 799
• Rumors spread through chat rooms and
  word-of-mouth
• Bargain hunters flood Web site
• Average connect time increases to 43 seconds
• Within 20 minutes the Web site shuts down due to
  excessive load

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Internet Challenges

• The Good News
• Web site sets record for number of hits
• All PCs in the inventory are sold

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Internet Challenges

• The Bad News
• Per-unit profit margin goes from 200 to -598
• Support lines are flooded with angry calls
  complaining of service delays and outages
• CNN finds out about the problem before you do

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Application Infrastructure Challenges

• A new release of the Demand Forecast Application
  was tested this weekend
• QA forgot to clean up the test directory
• An old test file with a 1 price for a computer
  was loaded into the Inventory Database
• The invalid price appeared on the Web site

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Application Infrastructure Challenges

• The Good News
• Everything worked
• No alarms
• Nobody has been paged

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Application Infrastructure Challenges

• The Bad News
• The company lost 800,000 in 20 minutes
• You have 6 urgent voice mails

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How can these challenges be addressed?

• Internet
• Sign up for external monitoring service - You
  know about the problem before CNN does
• Application Infrastructure
• Purchase application monitoring software package
  or develop your own internal solution - You learn
  about and prevent the problem before it is
  noticed by your customers or published to your
  Web site

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Internet Solution (NetPAL)
Internet
Back Office
Applications
Web Site Price Quantity
Demand Forecast
ERP
Inventory Database
Inventory Files

• Content
• Connectivity
• Performance
• Alerts
• Anytime, anywhere

Fire Wall
IT Infrastructure
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Application Infrastructure Solution (PAL)
Patent Pending
Back Office
Internet
Applications
Web Site Price Quantity

• Servers
• Databases
• Applications
• Files
• Jobs
• Security
• Business Logic
• Data Quality

Demand Forecast
ERP
Inventory Database
Inventory Files
Fire Wall
IT Infrastructure
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Integrated Solution (Deep NetPAL Monitoring)
Patent Pending
Internet
Back Office
Applications
Web Site Price Quantity
Demand Forecast
ERP
Inventory Database
Inventory Files
Fire Wall
IT Infrastructure
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MLT Competitive Advantages

• Integrated solution for both Internet intranet
  systems
• Patented architecture
• Easy to implement and deploy
• Competitively priced
• Global, 24x7, Web based access to status
  information and reports
• Extensibility scalability
• Integration capability with a wide range of
  products
• Proven reliability

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Partnership with MLT brings you

• Competitive advantage
• Integrated and proactive monitoring solutions
• Expert assessment
• Advice for your infrastructure needs
• Improved productivity
• Cost savings
• Greater returns on your investment