SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - September 29, 2008) - Infoblox Inc. today announced it has
introduced the new Infoblox bloxTools™ environment, enabling users to
develop, support and share custom applications that adapt Infoblox
solutions to their unique requirements and that further automate and
simplify IP address and core network services (CNS) related administrative
tasks.
Many large enterprises have unique workflow and integration requirements
for their core network services -- such as domain name resolution (DNS), IP
address assignment (DHCP), and IP address management (IPAM). They also
frequently need to integrate core network services provisioning processes
and data with enterprise applications such as asset management, CRM, ERP,
and others. Conventional CNS products have achieved this through complex
interfaces that require significant initial and ongoing professional
services engagements to create, customize and maintain them.
The new Infoblox bloxTools™ environment now allows Infoblox customers
and partners to share the collective development efforts to easily achieve
the same results without complex and expensive custom development efforts.
New bloxTools™ Environment Allows Application Customization for IPAM
Advantages
The Infoblox bloxTools™ environment is a way for customers to develop,
deploy, share and support customized, web-based applications that extend
the power of the Infoblox grid -- Infoblox's unique technology that links
together multiple Infoblox appliances allowing operation and management as
a unified system.
Based on powerful Web 2.0 technologies and leveraging the power of Web
communities, the bloxTools environment unleashes the full power and
potential of the Infoblox NIOS platform and the creativity of resellers and
customers to meet unique workflow and integration requirements.
The bloxTools runtime environment (BRE) is a logical "sandbox" supported by
the NIOS operating system that can be enabled on an Infoblox grid master.
The BRE provides a number of services, including a Web server, a scheduler
and support for applications, otherwise known as "SNAPins" written in PERL,
Python, CGI and other scripting languages. By supporting the BRE and
SNAPins within the NIOS operating system, the environment and the SNAPins
gain the benefits of Infoblox grid technology, including high-availability
(HA), one-touch upgrades, automatic updating of applications across NIOS
releases, and more.
Several "off-the-shelf" SNAPins are available from Infoblox, including:
-- GeoViewer -- allows users to quickly see the location and status of
all Infoblox grid members on a Google map;
-- Web-based Operator Console -- provides a customizable web interface to
common tasks for daily operations, such as adding a DNS record or a fixed
address for a server;
-- Scheduler -- includes calendar widgets that provide an easy interface
to schedule any script to run; and
-- Reporting -- provides historical performance graphs (hourly, daily,
weekly, monthly, etc.) for key DNS and DHCP statistics such as leases/sec,
queries/sec.; it also integrates with the GeoViewer SNAPin.
In addition to pre-written SNAPins, the open, community-based model for
publishing and supporting additional applications harnesses the collective
power of Infoblox's thousands of customers worldwide.
Availability
The new Infoblox bloxTools environment is now available to Infoblox
customers worldwide running NIOS version 4.3r2 or above with a valid
maintenance contract.
About Infoblox
Infoblox appliances deliver utility-grade core network services, including
domain name resolution (DNS), IP address assignment and management
(IPAM/DHCP), authentication (RADIUS) and related services. Infoblox
solutions, which provide the essential "glue" between networks and
applications, are used by over 2,300 organizations worldwide, including
over 100 of the Fortune 500. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara,
Calif., and operates in more than 30 countries. For more information, call
+1.408.625.4200, email
info@infoblox.com, or visit
www.infoblox.com.
Contact Information: Media Contacts:
Jennifer Jasper
Infoblox
408.625.4309