Quoting from press release:

nworks, an HP OpenView Platinum Business Partner, today announced that the nworks Smart Plug-in (SPI) for VMware has achieved certified integration with HP OpenView Operations for Windows and HP OpenView Operations for UNIX. nworks provides a comprehensive solution by integrating VMware ESX Server performance, event, state, and configuration into HP OpenView Operations without installing any software to the ESX Servers. The integration of VMware VirtualCenter events into HP OpenView Operations software helps to expand the reach of the nworks solution to a strategic piece of the VMware virtual infrastructure.

The integrated solution of nworks SPI and HP OpenView Operations software is designed to bring immediate value to companies that want to reduce the costs of its IT operations and better link IT to the business by enabling real-time service impact analysis of incidents, proactive problem prevention and faster problem resolution for their VMware ESX Server virtual infrastructure. nworks' solution enables real-time virtual machine discovery by mapping virtual resources to physical resources and physical to virtual resources for a complete view of an enterprise's virtual infrastructure. nworks helps to provide the visibility required to ensure that HP OpenView Operations console and Service Navigator have up-to-date service views.

"As ESX Server is deployed throughout enterprises it is critical to have a holistic picture of the virtualized machines and ESX Servers supporting the business services provided by IT," said Greg Stephens, founder and President of nworks. "Automating ESX Server Discovery and gathering performance information regarding virtual machines as well ESX Servers themselves enables organizations to make faster, more intelligent decisions regarding the virtualization of the data center. The integration with HP OpenView Operations will provide HP customers with broad, global visibility into the virtualized data center."

"We're pleased to be working with nworks to extend the value of HP OpenView software with new and innovative capabilities," said Yale Tankus, vice president, Partnerships and Alliances, OpenView Business Unit, HP. "The integration of the nworks SPI for VMware with HP OpenView Operations provides customers with a unique solution that is quick and easy to deploy and provides enhanced visibility into the ESX Server virtual infrastructure to enable organizations to better manage IT operations for maximum business value."

For more information on nworks' integration with HP OpenView Operations, please visit: http://nworks.com/vmware.