(July 23, 2002) - AdventNet, Inc., the leading provider of standards-based J2EE management solutions announced the immediate availability of AdventNet Middleware Manager 4.0 WebLogic Edition, optimized for advanced JMX based management of entire Web application ecosystems.

"Managing J2EE environments has become critical as enterprises increasingly embrace J2EE-based ecosystems." said Corey Ferengul, vice president, META Group. "A standards-based solution, rather than a proprietary solution, is the ideal choice in today's environment, particularly as enterprises evolve towards management of Web services. JMX plays a crucial role in the management of Java/J2EE based Web applications and is the management standard of choice in the Java world."

AdventNet Middleware Manager leverages AdventNet's expertise in solutions based on open standards such as JMX and SNMP. AdventNet has more than 160 ISV and enterprise customers for its JMX-based toolkit. AdventNet also has the first Sun-certified independent JMX implementation. The J2EE agent toolkit integrated with Middleware Manager leverages JMX and SNMP standards and facilitates the generation of a custom agent to expose rich advanced management information about the applications deployed on the WebLogic Server.

AdventNet Middleware Manager 4.0 has many new features. The End-to-End Web Transactional Views provide complete visibility into individual transactions and detailed application performance statistics in clustered environments. The intelligent Root Cause Analyzer provides accurate and detailed alarm analysis. The extensible GUI supports creation of custom dashboards, to present a snapshot view of the entire deployment environment - with further drill down as needed. This release adds new support for component monitoring, including support for monitoring BEA Tuxedo JOLT connections.

The fully functional AdventNet Middleware Manager is now available for download at www.adventnet.com.

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