BMC Acquires Java Startup Phurnace Software
BMC on Thursday announced it has acquired privately held Phurnace Software, a Texas-based company specializing in the development of automation software for deploying and configuring Java-based apps.
BMC's interest in the acquisition stems from the trend of businesses increasingly expanding their use of Java apps for critical IT services. According to BCM, managing the roll-out, stability, and configuration integrity of these apps manually or with script-based solutions proves unreliable and leads to costly delays.
"The increased frequency and criticality of application deployments and changes make it difficult and costly for IT organizations to rely on manual changes and deployment processes," said Ronni Colville, vice president and analyst at Gartner. "Organizations need to embrace an automated application release solution to ensure efficient, repeatable, accurate, and reliable application deployments."
Right off the bat, BMC said it plans to embed Phurnace technology into the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Suite product.