WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2017--
NETSCOUT
SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ:NTCT), a leading provider of
business assurance, a powerful combination of service assurance,
cybersecurity, and business intelligence solutions, announced today that
it has joined the Open
Platform for Network Functions Virtualization (OPNFV) project, which
facilitates the development and evolution of NFV components across
various open source ecosystems through integration, deployment, and
testing. As a Silver member of OPNFV, NETSCOUT will provide an important
voice in support of the mission to accelerate open source NFV.
“We are extremely pleased to have joined the many distinguished members
of the OPNFV project, which is committed to accelerating the
transformation of enterprise and service provider networks to a dynamic
software-centric platform,” stated Dr. Vikram Saksena, chief solutions
architect, NETSCOUT. “As a leading player of security and service
assurance technologies, we believe NETSCOUT’s expertise will allow us to
make an invaluable contribution to OPNFV. In addition to benefitting the
industry as a whole, our customers will also benefit from our
participation, as NETSCOUT gains critical insights into leading-edge
technologies.”
The OPNFV project, which was launched over two years ago, is composed of
51 member companies who are committed to advancing a flexible, open
source framework for NFV.
“Collaboration is key to the success of OPNFV, which is comprised of a
diverse member base of global telecom, wireless, vendor, and research
organizations that share a common vision for the future,” said Heather
Kirksey, director, OPNFV. “We are honored to have NETSCOUT amongst our
ranks and look forward to the wealth of knowledge they’ll bring to our
community. Service assurance and security are important areas as NFV
becomes deployed in real-world networks and we look forward to their
contribution in this area.”
About NETSCOUT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ:NTCT) is a leading provider of business
assurance – a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity,
and business intelligence solutions – for today’s most demanding service
provider, enterprise and government networks. NETSCOUT’s Adaptive
Service Intelligence (ASI) technology continuously monitors the service
delivery environment to identify performance issues and provides insight
into network-based security threats, helping teams to quickly resolve
issues that can cause business disruptions or impact user experience.
NETSCOUT delivers unmatched service visibility and protects the digital
infrastructure that supports our connected world. To learn more, visit www.netscout.com
or follow @NETSCOUT on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
Safe Harbor
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and other federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that
statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical
statements, including without limitation, the statements related to the
benefits to the industry and customers arising from NETSCOUT’s
participation in OPNFV, constitute forward-looking statements which
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially
from the forward-looking statements due to known and unknown risk,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors. Such factors include
slowdowns or downturns in economic conditions generally and in the
market for advanced network and service assurance solutions
specifically; the volatile foreign exchange environment; the company’s
relationships with strategic partners and resellers; dependence upon
broad-based acceptance of the company’s network performance management
solutions; the presence of competitors with greater financial resources
than ours and their strategic response to our products; our ability to
retain key executives and employees; lower than expected demand for the
company’s products and services; and the ability of NETSCOUT to
successfully integrate the merged assets and the associated technology
and achieve operational efficiencies. For a more detailed description of
the risk factors associated with the company, please refer to the
company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2016 and the company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which
are on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. NETSCOUT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
information contained in this press release or with respect to the
announcements described herein.
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