Scientific
Applications:
jaalaM AND INTERNET2 WORK TOGETHER
IN GRID TESTS
jaalaM Technologies, a leader in network intelligence software, announced
appareNet Network for Academics (aNA), a cooperative network test environment
available to North American academic institutions. The aNA program provides
academic institutions and research organizations with access to appareNet
network measurement and problem determination software, for use within and
between eligible institutions in support of network operations and network-
specific research projects.
Further demonstrating its commitment to collaborative technology
development, jaalaM is a member of the Internet2 consortium, working to
develop and deploy advanced networking grid applications and technologies.
Additionally, Internet2 is a participant in the aNA program and will work
with jaalaM and other institutions in the quest to accelerate the creation of
the next-generation Internet.
Academic institutions have a strong need for a widely grid distributed,
easy to install and deploy, end-to-end network intelligence tool that provides
real- time data on the performance and capacity of today's networks. aNA
offers many network "test-from" points throughout Internet2 networks, CA(x)net
and regional affiliates, all of which are accessible for testing by
participating institutions. Additionally, results of all tests are available
to aNA members for research purposes.
By joining the aNA program, academic institutions will be able to use
appareNet to test University network capabilities, test between other
campuses, and in fact, test almost any path to an IP address around the world.
By using appareNet to ensure maximum bandwidth capabilities, academic
institutions can realize the benefits of high-speed networks that deliver
leading edge applications such as video conferencing and VoIP for end uses
like education-on-demand courses and multi-location seminars. Finally, all
members will be able to access test results accumulated by the aNA
community.
"Academic institutions have a critical need for collaborative test
environments and easy to use tools that fuel continued advancements of
Internet technologies," says Dr. Loki Jorgenson, director of research at
jaalaM Technologies. "Because of its incomparable ability to quickly measure
the effective nature of network connections, appareNet is uniquely qualified
to assist with any number of research projects taking place today.
By bringing academic institutions together in pursuit of advanced
technologies, jaalaM's aNA program can play an active role in bringing the
next generation Internet and grid technology to the business and consumer
communities."
"The appareNet technology provides network engineers with a level of
diagnostic detail that was previously difficult to achieve in such short time
frames," says Dr. Eric Boyd, Network Performance Engineering Consultant for
Internet2 "In fact, because of its easy of use, rapid deployment and
insightful results, we used appareNet to monitor performance at the Network
Operations Center at the Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting."
Participating academic institutions may subscribe to the aNA network on a
monthly basis and may cancel at any time thereafter. aNA may not be used for
commercial purposes.
About Internet2
Led by over 200 U.S. universities, working with industry and government,
Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network applications and
technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the creation of
tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships among academia,
industry, and government that helped foster today's Internet in its
infancy.
About appareNet
appareNet intelligent network test system is a non-invasive, end-to-end
network measurement and diagnosis tool that can see and test large global
networks from the application's perspective. appareNet allows users to
identify many network bottlenecks including, NIC problems, and full/half-
duplex conflicts in minutes. It is also used to analyze application service
provider and Internet service provider relationships as well as validate
service level agreements.
About jaalaM Technologies
jaalaM Technologies is a leading innovator of intelligent network testing
software. jaalaM's technology, appareNet, helps companies improve the
performance of current network infrastructure and the financial return on
network investments. It does this by providing unique end-to-end visibility of
the network and locating and identifying problems quickly and simply. The BC
Government estimates that appareNet has reduced the time taken to analyze
network problems by 75%.
DHL's early use of appareNet yielded a $30,000 per month savings on just
one under-performing circuit. Providence Health estimated a first year ROI of
572% on their appareNet purchase. Founded in 2000, jaalaM Technologies is a
privately held company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
http://www.jaalam.com
http://www.internet2.edu
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