Citrix Smart Plug-in HP Ops suite

US: Application management firm HERMES SoftLab, a ComTrade company, announced the release of a major update to its Citrix Smart Plug-in (Citrix SPI) for the HP Operations Center suite of service-oriented IT operations management solutions.

With this new release, the Citrix SPI from HERMES SoftLab now includes full support for Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp, and XenServer through HP Operations Manager, HP SiteScope, and the HP Business Availability Center. The Citrix SPI provides comprehensive infrastructure topology, health and performance monitoring, management tools, and reporting that enable IT departments to maintain high service levels and deliver a top-notch end-user experience.

“We have always envisioned the Citrix SPI as a comprehensive end-to-end Citrix service-management solution for HP Operations Center. With this new release the Citrix SPI now provides that depth and breadth of management,” said Gregor Smrekar, General Manager for HERMES SoftLab International Business. “No matter where your applications reside, from physical or virtualized environments to public or private clouds, HP Operations Center and the Citrix SPI deliver enterprise class, service-management solutions, and best practices across your Citrix infrastructure.”