WESTFORD, Mass., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT), the leading provider of network
performance management solutions, today announced that Memorial Hermann
Healthcare System, the largest, community-based not-for-profit health care
system in Southeast Texas, is using NetScout's nGenius Performance Management
System to manage the performance of its mission-critical network and vital
applications supporting both its hospital operations and patient care. In
addition, Memorial Hermann is using nGenius to assure cost efficiencies
system-wide through more informed and effective capacity planning.
The largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, Memorial Hermann
includes eleven hospitals, a physician network, a retirement community,
assisted living and nursing homes, wellness programs, rehabilitation and home
health programs, as well as an air ambulance service. Its information systems
support these operations, the operations of state of the art medical
technologies and the activities of more than 3,300 medical staff members.
"NetScout's nGenius solution gives us the actionable information we need
to be proactive and get the most out of our multi-campus, integrated network,"
said Mark Pride, lead network engineer at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System.
"Our mission-critical applications handle vital patient and physician
information every second, making it imperative that the network is running at
maximum performance. Downtime or degradations in performance are simply
unacceptable."
The information delivered by nGenius enables Memorial Hermann to better
plan upgrades and adjustments, while improving overall efficiencies across the
network. It enables a thorough understanding of the infrastructure environment
and reveals how individual network events influence overall performance
through both real-time and historical views into the network's applications
traffic flows, as well as the underlying network and its devices. It is the
real-time and historical combination that lets Memorial Hermann accurately
evaluate performance over a set period of time and stay in front of potential
problems before they impact the network and critical applications.
nGenius delivers Memorial Hermann the system-wide visibility needed to:
-- Quickly identify and correct traffic and utilization issues to prevent
congestion and slowdowns.
-- Achieve cost-efficiencies across complex, high speed infrastructures.
-- Understand evolving network conditions that affect availability.
-- Understand shifting bandwidth requirements to make informed capacity
planning and purchasing decisions.
"The healthcare industry is continuously incorporating advanced
technologies and complex networks into hospitals and other medical facilities.
The critical nature of these networks demands a performance management
solution that can guarantee availability and plan for increased growth without
compromising the performance of the network," said Michael Szabados, senior
vice president, product operations, NetScout. "nGenius is an ideal solution
for these complex environments because, unlike other network management
solutions, it does not interfere with the performance of the network as it
gathers information. This unobtrusive visibility is the best possible way to
continuously understand and evaluate performance across complex, mission-
critical environments."
About Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Memorial Hermann, a not-for-profit health care system, provides quality,
comprehensive programs and services for a person's whole life. Through its 11
hospitals located in the Texas Medical Center and the greater Houston area,
Memorial Hermann offers the convenience of health care in neighborhoods where
people live and work as well as easy access to the resources and technology of
a university-affiliated teaching hospital. Memorial Hermann takes a holistic
approach to health care, offering programs and services that address the
physical, social, psychological and spiritual aspects of well being.
About NetScout Systems
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is a market leader and pioneer of
integrated infrastructure performance management solutions for leading
companies and service providers worldwide. NetScout serves the Global 2000
and counts among its customers AmericanGreetings.com, ArvinMeritor, Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cable and Wireless, Cisco Systems, China
Telecom, Fidelity Investments, Getronics, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Hold
Brothers, Nextel Communications, Northwest Airlines, Optimus
Telecommunications, Samsung SDS, Siemens Health Services Corporation, Starband
Communications, Travelocity.com, Visa International and Wachovia Bank.
NetScout's solutions are offered through its nGenius(TM) Performance
Management System, an integrated solutions-based suite of advanced monitoring
and reporting applications that draw on the rich performance data generated by
NetScout's real-time, application-aware probe suite, advanced intelligent
software agents and network devices. The nGenius System helps organizations
increase their return on infrastructure investments by optimizing the
performance of their network, applications and content. NetScout is
headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts and has approximately 360 employees,
with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Further information on the
company is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.netscout.com.
NetScout is a registered trademark, and the NetScout logo, nGenius,
nGenius Application Service Level Manager, nGenius Real-Time Monitor, nGenius
Capacity Planner and nGenius Probe are trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc.
For Further Information:
Peggy Flynn Dustin Smith or Dawn Sullivan
NetScout Systems Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(978) 614-4162 (781) 684-0770
flynnp@netscout.com netscout@schwartz-pr.com
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CONTACT: Peggy Flynn of NetScout Systems, +1-978-614-4162, flynnp@netscout.com; or Dustin Smith or Dawn Sullivan of Schwartz Communications, Inc., +1-781-684-0770, netscout@schwartz-pr.com