Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – 21 February 2008 – JDS Australia (JDS) today announced its reseller agreement with MARSYS, providing regional clients with access to MARSYS Global Monitoring Services, a global network of monitoring points of presence for HP Business Availability Center clients.

JDS provides testing and monitoring solutions throughout Asia Pacific with specialist skills in the HP Software portfolio including HP Business Availability Center, HP Operations Center, HP Network Management Center, HP Performance Center, HP Quality Center and HP Application Security Center.

Managing Director of JDS Australia, John Bearsley, said, "This is an exciting development for our clients in Australia and the greater Asia Pacific region. Many of these clients access global markets through their websites and have invested in monitoring solutions to ensure continued performance and availability of their business critical eCommerce operations. By utilising the MARSYS worldwide network of monitoring points, we can now extend their monitoring coverage to include an in depth understanding of how their websites are performing around the world – in real time, all the time.

JDS has significant expertise in assisting organisations to establish effective monitoring solutions for their critical internal and external applications. These solutions often cover multiple dimensions of data collection including network, infrastructure, application and business layers. Now, added to this, is the ability to actively monitor web applications from the MARSYS extensive universe of over 50 points of presence, or PoPs, in 22 countries spanning five continents.

Some key benefits provided by the MARSYS Global Monitoring Services for in-house deployments of HP BAC technology include:

• The ability to collect and access end-user experience information from a wide range of locations and ISP backbones.
• Retained ownership of any performance data gathered from remote locations.
• Expanded monitoring capabilities without the need for further investment in additional infrastructure.

Headquartered in California, USA, Mariner Systems Inc. (MARSYS) has over 25 years of experience, a robust technology infrastructure spanning 22 countries, and an impressive client roster that encompasses all industries and the Fortune 500. Organized into three complimentary business units, OnDemand, GlobalView, and TotalEnterprise, MARSYS helps companies enable, deliver, and optimize IT business services, respectively.

MARSYS 1670 South Amphlett blvd., suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94402
Main: 650.655.4000 fax: 650.655.2660 toll free: 800.796.6581

JDS Australia, Level 6, 330 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3001 AUSTRALIA
International: +61 3 9640 0291 Fax +61 3 9012 4578 Australia Toll Free: 1300 780 432
Email: contactus@jds.net.au Web: www.jds.net.au