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NetQoS Launches Latest Traffic Analysis Solution

NetQoS Inc, a provider of network performance products and services, announced the launch of the latest version of ReporterAnalyzer. ReporterAnalyzer v5 is the first Cisco NetFlow collection and reporting solution scalable enough to meet the demands of the largest corporations. By providing an enterprise-wide view of application traffic, companies can make the right choices for universal issues such as infrastructure optimization, troubleshooting and capacity planning.

"Having the ability to determine the true health of our global network on a daily basis is a key component of our IT strategy and ReporterAnalyzer gives us this enterprise-wide visibility," said Rolf Berge, manager of Engineering and Development at SchlumbergerSema. "ReporterAnalyzer helps us diagnose issues that degrade system performance, leading to quick resolution of issues without adding unnecessary infrastructure or bandwidth."

"The ability to access historical data, seeing patterns and trends, allows our staff to be more proactive in planning for the future," added Berge.

"NetFlow offers detailed information on where, how and by whom specific applications are being used and how that usage affects the network," said Dennis Drogseth, vice president of Enterprise Management Associates. "With ReporterAnalyzer, companies can use NetFlow data that is already present on their Cisco routers, and make real business decisions based on this information from a full enterprise perspective."

ReporterAnalyzer's enterprise traffic analysis capabilities allow network managers to make decisions on capacity planning and traffic engineering that they've historically had to make with only a small subset of the information they needed. ReporterAnalyzer v5 can answer questions such as:

  • What applications are being used across expensive wide-area network links?
  • What users are consuming the majority of the bandwidth?
  • Why has performance suddenly decreased in a given location?
  • When and where has a virus infiltrated the network?

"We've seen a strong resurgence in companies interested in leveraging IT assets already in place, particularly Cisco's NetFlow technology," said Dr. Cathy Fulton, chief technology officer for NetQoS. "We designed ReporterAnalyzer v5 to use this available data without adding cumbersome, additional infrastructure to deploy and manage."

Features for ReporterAnalyzer v 5 include:

  • Enterprise-Wide Scalability -- true enterprise view of network traffic; collects data from any sized network.
  • Data storage -- data is stored for at least one year.
  • Flexible Reporting -- view rate, volume and utilization measurements by application, host, and conversation (in charts, tables or tend plots). Create protocol groups and interface groups to view data at the levels you require.
  • Customizable thresholds -- created to trigger an alarm when network traffic reaches a user-defined level.
  • Quick set-up -- requires less than one hour to install.
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