NetScout Systems Unveils nGenius E-Business System

Further asserting its position as one of the market's premier providers of networked application performance management solutions, NetScout Systems Inc unveiled the nGenius e-business performance management system. Geared towards keeping the e-business infrastructure always up and running, nGenius is the industry's first, real-time, system-wide performance management solution for visibility and control of both the front and back-office network. To be demonstrated at NetWorld+Interop, Las Vegas, May 9 - 11, the nGenius system includes the nGenius Performance Monitor, nGenius Traffic Monitor, nGenius Server and the nGenius Probe.

"This is an exciting time for NetScout as we roll out a new line of performance management products that enable us to ease the e-business transition of our existing Fortune 500 enterprise customers as well as extend our solutions into new growth areas such as the business to business ecommerce and service provider markets," said Anil Singhal, chairman and chief executive officer, NetScout Systems Inc "Unlike other point solutions that monitor a portion of the e-business system and provide limited visibility, nGenius provides a complete view of the entire infrastructure. Users can conduct a wide range of performance analysis from monitoring Internet activity such as Web site responsiveness and detection of external attacks to isolating problem areas in the back office such as network or server slowdowns."

"As a world leading publisher, we host hundreds of online publications, from business and legal to travel and leisure sites," said Glenn Osborne, manager of network services, Reed Elsevier. "It is critical that we deliver fast and reliable content to our readers and ensure that our sites are always up and running at peak performance. NetScout's nGenius system provides us the information we need to meet these requirements, enabling us to access critical network performance data from anywhere in the network in real-time. Its Webbased architecture, ease of use and access to existing instrumentation make the product a great fit for our environment."

nGenius Server

At the heart of the system is NetScout's nGenius Server, a simple to use and highly scalable network management server that provides a single point of access to all of NetScout's e-business performance management solutions. Collecting real-time, application flow data from NetScout's high performance probes, as well as from other industry-standard data sources, the server aggregates data from multiple segments. nGenius Server is designed for quick deployment and configuration through an intuitive-based user interface and out of the box default configuration settings.

nGenius Performance Monitor

The nGenius Performance Monitor is the first line of defense in networked application performance management. Delivering detailed information on URL traffic volumes, response times and connection requests, this product helps network managers and Webmasters to optimize the e-business experience where availability and responsiveness are critical to success. The Performance Monitor forewarns the user of possible flow degradation through alarms on performance volume and error statistics. This real-time alarming feature provides rapid identification of performance problems, which can then be handed off to nGenius Traffic Monitor for further drill down and analysis.

nGenius Traffic Monitor

The nGenius Traffic Monitor provides an intuitive network troubleshooting solution that enables managers to identify and rectify potential network trouble spots and drill down for rapid problem resolution. Unique to the solution is its ability to provide an integrated view of real-time and historical network information. With this information, managers can track spikes in traffic - quickly determining whether problems are an anomaly or trend. Users can also use the solution to determine if additional network capacity is needed by monitoring network activity for today, yesterday or previous weeks. To facilitate problem solving, users have the ability to create customized views of the network, enabling quick comparisons between conditions in different parts of the network.