Fusion of Flow-based Aggregate Views with Detailed Packet-Level Analysis Accelerates Troubleshooting
WESTFORD, Mass., Apr 16, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT), the industry pace-setter
for advanced network and service assurance solutions, today announced
substantial upgrades to two products with the release of nGenius(R)
Application Fabric Monitor (AFMon) 4.0 and nGenius(R) Performance
Manager 4.0. One of the most compelling features announced today is
the tight integration of flow and packet-based information, enabling
network managers to quickly zero in on a potential problem through
high-level views and then "drill-down" to packet detail to verify and
analyze it.
The combination of the two products lets the user seamlessly roam
from weekly, daily, hourly, minute-by-minute through millisecond
resolution within a single session and via a single log-in. In one
customer's network, the streamlined workflow of the nGenius Solution
has sliced the Mean Time To Restore (MTTR) by an astounding 75
percent.
"More often than not, what network managers need isn't simply to
bulk up the infrastructure, but better capabilities for monitoring,
optimizing and managing the network in support of application service
performance," said Dennis Drogseth, vice president with Enterprise
Management Associates. "Troubleshooting and optimizing based on
interdependencies across the infrastructure and between the
infrastructure and the services it delivers - including intermittent
problems such as interface flaps and random link traffic delays - will
help provide better and more cost-effective service performance, and
provide collaborative resources to help network and application
managers work more effectively together."
Additional new functionality announced today includes:
-- New configurations. The nGenius AFMon is now available in 2, 4
and 8 TB storage configurations, for broader, more flexible,
and more cost-effective alternatives, with pricing starting at
$39,995.
-- FIX protocol support. The 4.0 versions announced today provide
support for the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol,
a messaging standard developed specifically for the real-time
electronic exchange of securities transactions. While other
products support only decodes for FIX, the nGenius Solution
supports monitoring, reporting and alarming for volumes of
discrete FIX-based applications and further tracks response
times for actual FIX Orders.
-- Improved nGenius Solution for NetFlow and IP SLA. This version
includes a cost-effective solution for high-density NetFlow
projects. NetScout has also added integrated high-value
analysis of IP SLA tests, such as DHCP, DNS, ICMP echo
(network), TCP Socket Connect, UDP jitter for VoIP, and Web
Page retrieval tests.
-- MTTR Enhancements. Several enhancements are aimed at hastening
MTTR, including the addition of microburst alarms, virtual
circuit alarming, and application discovery within previously
undefined traffic - all of which allow for quicker
identification of elusive or intermittent performance
problems.
"As the amount of mission-critical data flowing over the network
continues exponential growth, business opportunity hinges on the
network and network management is receiving more and more
executive-level attention," said Michael Szabados, NetScout's chief
operating officer. "Shipments of nGenius AFMons tripled from the first
half of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 to the second half. This
strong trend confirms that the ability to seamlessly navigate between
flow data and packet data is no longer viewed as a nice-to-have-- it
is a must-have to get to the heart of intermittent problems that can
negatively impact the bottom line. Customers can depend upon NetScout
to continue developing and delivering next-generation tools to ensure
the network team is primed to reduce MTTR."
Availability
The new versions of nGenius Performance Manager and nGenius AFMon
are shipping now, and upgrades are available to existing customers for
no additional cost under the company's MasterCare program.
To read more about the nGenius AFMon, go to
http://www.netscout.com/products/afpm_home.asp?cpid=otc-pr&date=2007-
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About NetScout Systems
NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT) has been the industry
pace-setter for advanced network and service assurance solutions for
over a decade, and counts the world's largest enterprises, government
agencies, and service providers among its customers. Enterprise and
government IT organizations deploy NetScout's nGenius(R) Performance
Management System to increase service levels to their users by
reducing or preventing service disruptions. Service providers depend
on NetScout's proven IP performance management technology and
expertise to protect the quality of their customers' experience with
IP-based services. 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.
SOURCE: NetScout Systems, Inc.
NetScout Systems, Inc.
Christine Johansen, 978-614-4113
johansenc@netscout.com
or
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
Brian Alberti, 781-418-2403
netscout@daviesmurphy.com