Telecom Company Uses nGenius to Monitor Network and Applications;
Assure Quality of Service
WESTFORD, Mass., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT), a leading provider of network
performance management solutions, today announced that Guangdong Telecom
Corporation's Guangzhou Branch, also known as Guangzhou Telecom, has purchased
NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance Management System to manage the performance
of the metropolitan area network (MAN) that provides the city of Guangzhou's
broadband services. Guangdong Telecom Corporation is a subsidiary of China
Telecom.
The city of Guangzhou has the largest of Guangdong Telecom's broadband
networks. In 2002, demand for its Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
network services grew by 200%, while demand for its high-speed VPN business
services grew by 40%. As a result of this rapid expansion, Guangzhou Telecom
saw an urgent need to expand its proactive performance management capabilities
to assure the satisfaction of customers and the effective management of its
expanded network.
Guangzhou Telecom's broadband network has experienced huge growth from
businesses and citizens looking to take full advantage of the Internet. To
ensure these new customers have high quality access and services, Guangzhou
Telecom made a strategic investment in proactive management capabilities with
NetScout. With nGenius, Guangzhou Telecom now has full visibility across our
network, into all activity. They see and understand the issues that affect
service quality and are able to address them prior to their customers
experiencing a problem.
With better facts to identify and solve IT problems, Guangzhou Telecom's
customers will experience increased satisfaction. With nGenius, they can
provide their commercial customers additional value-add services like
customized, Web-based reports that summarize information according to their
business needs. NetScout's solution helps them enhance their ability to grow
by increasing the success of our existing services and expanding our options
to differentiate.
"We are very happy that Guangzhou Telecom has selected nGenius to help
increase the success of its growth opportunities," said Jim Frey, vice
president of marketing for NetScout Systems. "By deploying nGenius, premier
providers such as Guangzhou Telecom can assure customer satisfaction through
increased reliability of the services they are delivering."
About China Telecom Guangdong Telecom Corporation's Guangzhou Branch
(Guangzhou Telecom)
China Telecom Guangdong Telecom Corporation's Guangzhou Branch (formerly
Guangzhou Telecom Bureau) is one of the three telecommunications hubs, one of
the three international telecommunications outbound centers, and one of the
three Internet gateways in China. It is the "Southern Gate" of China's
communications networks. It is responsible for the building, maintaining, and
operating the largest modern telecommunications network in southern China. It
serves users in the City of Guangzhou and four cities/districts under its
jurisdiction. Guangzhou Telecom is one of the top 500 service companies in
China. Further information on the company is available on the World Wide Web
at http://www.gztelecom.com.cn.
About NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is a market leader and pioneer of
integrated network performance management products that unify performance
across the enterprise. NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance Management System is
helping more than 3000 leading companies increase their return on
infrastructure investments by optimizing the performance of networks and
applications according to business priorities. NetScout is headquartered in
Westford, Massachusetts and has offices worldwide. Further information is
available at http://www.netscout.com. (C)2003 NetScout Systems, Inc. All
rights reserved. NetScout and the NetScout logo, and nGenius are registered
trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. ART MIB, Because the Network is the
Business, CDM and the CDM logo, and MasterCare and the MasterCare logo, are
trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. Other brands, product names and
trademarks are property of their respective owners. NetScout reserves the
right, at its sole discretion, to make changes at any time in its technical
information and specifications, and service and support programs.
For Further Information:
Peggy Flynn Dawn Sullivan
NetScout Systems Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(978) 614-4162 (781) 684-0770
flynnp@netscout.com netscout@schwartz-pr.com
SOURCE NetScout Systems, Inc.