PTC SCheduler

PTC Scheduler is a windows based batch scheduling application. Via the use of either "Agents", and Telnet connections, PTC Scheduler is able to schedule and monitor batch processes on the following platforms

  • Windows (NT/XP/2000/2003/Vista)
  • Sun Solaris 8/9/10
  • Redhat Linux 7.3
  • Redhat Fedora 4
  • AIX
  • GCOS 7

Overview

Some of the features of PTC Scheduler are:

  • Monitoring changes in batch duration to allow alerting of abnormal job execution
  • Alerting upon job failure via SMS, Telephony & Email
  • Message users for confirmation of steps to take during the batch execution
  • Dashboard display of job execution status

History

PTC Software has been established since 1983. The application began life called "Merlin" and was originally a standalone application purely for batch sceduling. Since then the application has now progressed into a "Suite" providing Scheduling, Alerting and Availability monitoring. The Suite also now has a backend SQL Server database for storage.

The customer base ranges from sites with only a few Servers up to sites with over 100 servers/desktops.

In recent years, PTC Scheduler has been enhanced to provide scheduling for various housing applications including

  • Pericles
  • IBS