Dorado Software is a
multinational information technology
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company specializing in the development, licensing, and support of
network management software. Dorado develops and maintains the Cruz product suite (formerly Redcell), which provides infrastructure and service lifecycle management for heterogeneous and multi-technology environments.
Cruz
Dorado's Cruz product suite (formerly branded as Redcell) combines a range of management functions in a single console and also automates the deployment and management of network devices including routers, switches, PCs, servers, storage and security appliances. Cruz product features include automated configuration, change management, monitoring the health and performance of assets, trend reporting, network traffic analysis, service provisioning, and
managed service provider
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features.
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Dorado has an
OEM
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relationship with other companies such as
Dell EMC
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and CommTelNS that private-label or embed its technology. Notably, Cruz serves as the basis for
Open Manage Network Manager which is sold by Dell EMC as a means of managing their various lines of switches and/or network equipment from other vendors such as
Cisco Systems
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,
Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The company develops and markets networking products, including routers, switches, network management software, network security products, ...
, etc.
History
Dorado was founded in 1998 in
El Dorado Hills, California
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as a provider of application development environments for OEM element management systems (EMS). The company used this experience to build a multi-vendor management system that evolved into the suite of Cruz products.
See also
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Communications service provider
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Infrastructure management services
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External links
* {{Official website, www.doradosoftware.com
Telecommunications companies of the United States
Telephony software
Software companies based in California
Software companies of the United States