Cisco LMS 2.5 Large Enterprise WIN/SOL Dev Unrestricted

CiscoWorks LMS 2.5 Large Enterprise for Windows and Solaris, with unrestricted device-usage license and one server-installation license Cisco Systems® announces the availability of the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) 2.5 for Windows and Solaris. Minor update kits for existing CiscoWorks LMS 2.X customers are also being released (updates will not be posted for Web download).
The CiscoWorks LMS 2.5 release is an important milestone in providing network-management tools for simplifying the configuration, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting of Cisco® devices in today's enterprises. It introduces a centralized system for sharing device information across all applications, improving manageability and allowing the management system to more dynamically adjust to changes. CiscoWorks LMS 2.5 also offers a new lightweight desktop interface that facilitates rapid navigation between tools and that can be modified to individual workflow needs. CiscoWorks LMS 2.5 utilizes security information maintained in Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) to simplify the management of user privileges. Cisco Secure ACS integration provides flexibility in defining user roles, and supports secured user views of specific devices, groups of devices, or by geographic or logical network segments. Significant improvement in performance, such as multithreading background tasks, has reduced the time needed to deliver updates to the network, as well as generate reports. Efficient task processing and its shared database of managed devices allow CiscoWorks LMS to be deployed into larger networks.
With the CiscoWorks LMS 2.5 release, Cisco is offering two purchasing options: the CiscoWorks LMS Large Enterprise package, designed to manage a large number of Cisco network devices, supports the deployment of individual components on separate servers. Second, a 300-device limited version which is intended for smaller enterprises or when multiple copies of CiscoWorks LMS are deployed to branch or regional locations. Both feature a new user-registration process that results in a license being sent during installation. The complete collection of applications in the CiscoWorks LMS 2.5 suite provides the foundation for managing the critical infrastructure of the network.