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Former type
  
Private

Website
  
NetworkAutomation.com

Headquarters
  
Los Angeles

Parent organization
  
HelpSystems

Fate
  
Acquired

Founded
  
2004

Successor
  
HelpSystems

Key people
  
Dustin Snell,Founder and Chief Executive Officer;Marty Gadzinowski,Director of Sales, Automate;

Products
  
AutoMate and AutoMate BPA Server Software

Defunct
  
2014 (acquisition completed)

Network automation inc


Network Automation was a Los Angeles-based software company. The company developed Automate, business process automation software designed to simplify repetitive information technology processes on desktop computers and servers.

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History

In July 2004, Dustin Snell launched Network Automation, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. In September 2012, after two years as Chief Software Architect, Snell resumed his role as CEO.

In April 2014, the company was acquired by Minneapolis, MN-based HelpSystems, an IT software company offering solutions in the areas of systems and network management, business intelligence, security and compliance, for IBM i, Unix, Linux and Windows environments.

Products

The company’s main products are AutoMate and AutoMate BPA Server, which run on Windows operating systems. The products are designed to simplify repetitive IT tasks via a drag and drop GUI interface, without requiring end user coding. Functions include job scheduling, automated FTP, batch processing, automated backups, scripting, automated testing, event log monitoring and automated reporting.

  • AutoMate – AutoMate software presents a GUI-based interface for automating IT processes. The base version is called AutoMate Professional, and an enhanced version is called AutoMate Premium.
  • AutoMate BPA Server - AutoMate BPA Server software provides centralized management of process management across the entire enterprise. The base version is called AutoMate BPA Server Standard Edition, and an enhanced version supporting more than 10 machines is known as AutoMate BPA Server Enterprise Edition.

    • 2012 enhancements include support for Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services. Third party applications such as Microsoft CRM can also be integrated.

    Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. was a California court case decided in favor of Network Automation on March 8, 2011. The Ninth Circuit Court verdict protected the rights of companies to use strategic keywords in Internet search advertising.

    Awards

    AutoMate has won awards from Windows IT Pro, CNET and NetworkWorld and was named as the "Best Scripting Tool" by Redmondmag.

    The company was named to the 2009, 2011 and 2012 Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing software companies in the US.

    References

    Network Automation Wikipedia
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