SMA OpCon/xps:
The Universal Remote of IT Automation

SMA OpCon/xps¢â is the world's most advanced cross-platform process automation and job-scheduling solution for today's complex data centers. Dynamic event-driven processing improves IT efficiency throughout the entire enterprise.

SMA OpCon/xps is one powerful tool that does the work of many. It eliminates the need to purchase, train people on and support several products that work within single environments. The flexibility and power of our product allows businesses to incorporate any application or platform quickly and easily to manage huge volumes of jobs within multiple data centers.

One product, dozens of uses and benefits¡¦

• The speed of SMA OpCon/xps lets EDS New Zealand control an array of systems without having to hire additional operators skilled on specific platforms.
• Automating tedious IT tasks lets the employees of Social Development Canada focus on value-added tasks. Today, the organization benefits from enhanced productivity, greater job security and satisfaction.
• With SMA OpCon/xps, generating comprehensive inventory, commodity trading and profitability reports across Cargill Limited's 90 sites is simple. One click from a single, centralized source runs reports sequentially across multiple environments. The result: greater visibility and control.
• When a flood wiped out Noridian Mutual Insurance's data center, SMA OpCon/xps provided a record of how all equipment, software and processes were related so Noridian could resume processing quickly at its failover site.
• SMA OpCon/xps' file watcher helps NBS Bank process transactions more efficiently and accurately. It automatically tracks and moves incoming files to another operating system for processing, eliminating manual intervention altogether.
• Fayez Sarofim & Co. was able to eliminate its third and weekend shifts thanks to the flexibility, efficiency and automation capabilities of SMA OpCon/xps.

Once installed, SMA OpCon/xps becomes your workload processor, operations forecaster, simulator, production manager, reporter and disaster recovery center all rolled into one.

Features	Benefits
Multi-Platform Compatibility OpCon/xps provides more proven i nterfaces and functionality than any other scheduling solution.	Enterprisewide Automation Lets one person manage entire network from one screen. Leverages his knowledge across enterprise without platform-specific expertise.
Throughput On Enterprise-level servers and mainframes it is quite possible to run hundreds of concurrent tasks, which (depending on the duration of the tasks) can equate to thousands of tasks per hour.	Scalability Automating with OpCon/xps will not place any unnecessary limitations, restrictions or overhead on getting your workload processed. As your processing requirements grow, OpCon/xps will easily scale to meet them.
Distributed Architecture Works with everything from mainframes to PCs. Offloads and removes excessive overhead from applications processing systems.	Greater Productivity Enables extended reach and faster execution. Using OpCon/xps, one person in one location can manage many boxes, operating systems and applications in many different locations.
Powerful Engine Can handle everything from file transfers across enterprise to date/time actions, disaster recovery, middleware configuration and more.	Reduces Errors, Downtime Tens of thousands of processes, file transfers, reports, print runs, backups and more can be scheduled and monitored for fast, flawless execution.
Integrated Dependencies Implements hundreds of cross-platform dependencies as if they were common to all systems. No outside tables or off-schedule processes needed.	Dynamic Adjustments OpCon/xps automatically responds to changes in environment according to policies, scenarios and contingency plans you define in the database.
Event-driven Processing Detects and generates events needed to process specified workflows.	Unparalleled Responsiveness Helps enterprise react quickly and precisely to rapidly changing conditions.
Master and Daily Schedules Users can modify conditions and requirements for one-off processing without resetting workflows for other ays.	Flexibility More flexible batch processing, modeling, and forecasting capabilities.
Independent and Dependent Schedules Supports both sequential and parallel processing. Automatically handles conflicts, dependencies, resources and priorities.	Customizable Processes Automates processes sequentially, concurrently or independently. Prioritizes certain processes over others.
Efficient Agents OpCon/xps Agents are extremely efficient and typically consume less than one or two percent of the resources on production systems to initiate and monitor tasks.	Minimal Overhead on Production Systems Not only does OpCon/xps enable the user to make the most efficient use of their production resources, it also does it with minimal cost.
Rerun and Recovery Provides extensive rerun and recovery capabilities for applications, schedules and entire departments.	Enhanced Control Re-processes a group of jobs from last week while still processing this week's schedules without conflict.
Scalability Supports new and emerging technologies as well as legacy systems.	Growth Support Preserves your investment without compromising the future.
Low Overhead Main app requires less than 50 Megabytes on stand-alone server. Client agents require as little as 220 KB.	Faster Performance Improves performance of limited legacy systems. Uses fewer IT resources. Easy to implement.
Authentication, Encryption and Firewall Support All processes and functions strictly controlled by user-defined security privileges.	Tailored Security Restricts access to functions, views and data by user, department, time period, or task.
Integrated Complex Event Logic Responds dynamically to changes in environment without need for human intervention.	Rapid Execution Handles interruptions, dependencies and outside events in a fraction of the time required by humans.
Critical Path Management Identifies tasks required for project to be completed on time.	On-Time Delivery Prioritizes most urgent tasks to ensure successful completion.
Asynchronous Communications Communications between the OpCon/xps server and the OpCon/xps agents are asynchronous. Communications occur only on an 'as-needed' basis, thus avoiding the overhead that can be incurred by 'polling' agents or by having the agents connect to the central database using ODBC or some other similar protocol.	Minimal Network Overhead OpCon/xps imposes minimal overhead on the network in order to initiate and monitor tasks. Implementing OpCon/xps does not require users to incur additional network costs.
24/7/365 Technical Support Provides access to programmers of the product if needed.	Quick, Effective Resolution Knowledgeable person helps resolve high percentage of issues on first call.

Advantages

One-Size-Fits-All Workflow Automation Solution
SMA OpCon/xps functions across multiple environments so IT managers can automate thousands of tasks in batch mode concurrently or sequentially across your organization from one centralized point.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
SMA OpCon/xps codifies all of the procedures, relationships, dependencies, jobs and schedules in your data centers. It also runs from a single off-site Windows server. So in the event of an emergency, data can be restored and jobs back on track with minimal downtime.

Easy Transfer of Knowledge
You don't need a platform-specific specialist to operate and manage
SMA OpCon/xps, just anyone with Windows experience.

Elimination of Human Error
People cannot react as fast and meticulously as computers. That's why
SMA OpCon/xps reduces the need for manual intervention. If OpCon/xps encounters a problem, it simply moves on to the next line and continues processing non-dependent jobs as usual until the problem is resolved.

Faster Installation, Thorough Training
With SMA OpCon/xps, the learning curve is short and the benefits long. SMA's quick implementation, personalized orientation and ongoing training opportunities help you continually realize new benefits.

Flexible Purchase Options
SMA works to align IT environments with business resources and goals. That means offering SMA OpCon/xps within a flexible pricing structure tailored to maximize your investment, not drain it.

Maximum Security
SMA OpCon/xps operates on a secure, stand-alone server protecting it from security threats in the IT environment while rights-protected processes keep jobs as confidential or public as you want.

Product Reliability and Responsive Support Save You Time
SMA's fail-safe solutions and round-the-clock, personalized support free up your time and resources to dedicate to value-added activities.

Faster Processing
Collapses time between jobs - even those running on different platforms - to mere milliseconds.