Easy-to-Use Packet Analysis Features Allow Stock
Exchange's IT Group to Solve Intermittent Application and
Network Performance Problems and Avoid Downtime
WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2006-- NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of
application and network performance management solutions, today
announced that the Oslo Bors, the only regulated marketplace for
securities trading in Norway, has deployed the nGenius(R) Flow
Recorder, to survey the operation of its network, which supports
systems critical to the exchange.
The Oslo Bors, a member of the NOREX alliance of Nordic securities
exchanges, strives to be one of the world's most efficient securities
markets. The Oslo Bors provides real-time market data essential for
trading and is regarded as the center of expertise for the collection,
processing and distribution of financial information in the Norwegian
securities market.
The biggest potential threats to the reliability of the exchange's
network are intermittent delays that can't be anticipated. In such an
environment, delays in transaction time can translate directly into
monetary losses. The Oslo Bors' IT department cannot wait for a
problem to reoccur before diagnosing the cause. For this reason, they
needed a solution that could easily track, diagnose, and report on
events happening on the network. Most importantly, the IT group was
interested in being able to distinguish whether a problem was caused
by either an application or the network.
The Oslo Bors' IT group tested NetScout's nGenius Flow Recorder
against a competing product, and selected the NetScout product based
on its ease of use and its deep-packet analysis capabilities. The IT
group deployed the NetScout nGenius Flow Recorder at their core
switch, where all critical applications cross the network. This gave
Oslo Bors the ability to capture and play back all packet traffic on
the network.
"Before, it was very difficult to reconstruct events when someone
called me to report strange network behavior," said the Oslo Bors'
Network Manager Alexander Bjelke. "I couldn't verify the problem since
I didn't have anywhere to look, and the result was a lot of guesswork.
With the nGenius Flow Recorder, if there is a problem, I can easily
see the traffic flows, quickly discover the problem and locate the
cause. The result is faster repair times and ability to solve problems
before they reoccur."
Since the deployment of the nGenius Flow Recorder, the Oslo Bors
IT department has been able to quickly troubleshoot problems,
regardless of when they occur. As the nGenius Flow Recorder can
capture all application traffic and 'play back' packets for forensic
analysis, it has proven to be essential in resolving real-time and
intermittent issues. With their increased success in fixing and
closing trouble tickets, the IT department has made the Oslo Bors
network even more reliable than before. "Business-critical
applications, such as those used for the operation of the Oslo Bors,
require the highest level of network availability and an extreme focus
on reliable application delivery," said Jim Frey, vice president of
marketing at NetScout. "When rapid troubleshooting is necessary to
resolve a crisis, IT managers need fast access to intuitive, top-down
views backed up by all the packets in an application transaction.
Waiting for tools that slow you down by requiring transfer of packet
stream files to a client prior to analysis is simply unacceptable to
meet best practice demands."
About NetScout Systems
NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT) is a market leader and
pioneer of integrated application and network performance management
products and solutions that help IT organizations assure critical
business services across the enterprise. More than 3000 leading
companies and government organizations worldwide have deployed
NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance Management System to 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, nGenius, and Quantiva are
registered trademarks of NetScout Systems, Inc. The CDM logo,
MasterCare, Progressive Analytics 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.
CONTACT: NetScout Systems, Inc.
Dylan Locsin, 978-614-4113
locsind@netscout.com
http://www.netscout.com
or
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Brian Alberti, 781-418-2403
netscout@daviesmurphy.com
SOURCE: NetScout Systems, Inc.