NetScout Now a Premier Citrix Alliance Partner and Sponsor of Citrix iForum
2004
WESTFORD, Mass., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetScout Systems
(Nasdaq: NTCT), a leading provider of enterprise-wide network and application
performance management products and solutions, today announced expanded
efforts that demonstrate the company's commitment to enabling key technologies
used by enterprises for application access and delivery. NetScout is now a
Citrix(R) Alliance Partner at the Premier level, and is a sponsor of Citrix
iForum(TM) 2004 to be held next week, October 4-7 at the Walt Disney World
Swan and Dolphin Resort in Florida.
NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance Management Solution has a wide range of
capabilities that allow the proactive management of applications being
delivered using key access technologies, such as Citrix access infrastructure.
However stable, Citrix-served applications can be subject to network
performance anomalies such as application bandwidth contention or router
misconfiguration. Since core business applications such as Microsoft(R)
Office are often chosen for Citrix hosting, interference with this traffic can
impact critical business functions.
"NetScout's nGenius(R) Solution provides granular details on application
usage and resource requirements that can help enterprises plan their Citrix
deployments to a finer degree of accuracy," said Dennis Drogseth, vice
president for Enterprise Management Associates. "In addition, its ability to
analyze and pinpoint responsiveness issues to a particular application, server
or area in the network can enable more effective operational processes."
"There is a growing requirement among enterprises to manage information
access according to business requirements," said Barry Davis, vice president,
Corporate Development for Citrix. "The nGenius Solution allows Citrix
enterprise customers to meet this need with better insight into application
usage and the underlying causes of performance issues across the network.
With this information, IT managers can direct resources toward key
requirements and help ensure optimal access."
Using the nGenius Solution, IT managers can holistically identify, track
and manage the performance of their Citrix-hosted applications in conjunction
with other traffic in the network using a single solution. Benefits include:
* Monitoring Citrix traffic flows in a converged context, with all other
applications active network-wide, to see how performance is impacted by
network changes and load variations.
* Monitoring and reporting utilization and responsiveness of Citrix
applications by individual users or groups of users, for insight into
the business impact of performance issues.
* Analyzing and pinpointing application slowdowns to the network or
application server to resolve response time problems in minutes,
instead of hours.
* Performing in-depth analysis of Citrix traffic anywhere in the network
with Web-based packet analysis.
* Proactively alarming on Citrix response time and utilization levels to
mitigate performance faults before they impact end users.
"This new alliance demonstrates NetScout's commitment to help enterprises
embrace multiple key technologies as part of their application delivery
strategies," said Bruce Sweet, vice president of business development for
NetScout Systems. "When implemented along with Citrix MetaFrame(R)
Presentation Server, the nGenius Solution is able to identify and monitor
Citrix traffic flows and map them to real-time and historical reports for
detailed analysis."
About Citrix Alliance Partners
The Citrix accessPARTNER network includes more than 1,400 Citrix Alliance
Partners that complement, leverage or add value to Citrix access
infrastructure solutions. These partners, which have established technical,
marketing and/or joint selling relationships with Citrix, include global and
regional independent software vendors, hardware vendors, hosting and service
providers and consultants. Their solutions target the enterprise and require
Citrix access infrastructure for a complete offering.
About NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCT) is a market leader and pioneer of
integrated network and application performance management products and
solutions 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.
NetScout and the NetScout logo, and nGenius are registered trademarks of
NetScout Systems, Inc. The CDM logo, and MasterCare and the MasterCare logo,
are trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. Citrix(R), MetaFrame(R) and Citrix
iForum(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in
the US and other countries. 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.
Contacts:
Peggy Flynn
NetScout Systems
(978) 614-4162 flynnp@netscout.com
Erin Del Llano
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(781) 684-0770
netscout@schwartz-pr.com
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