Network Management Systems

Arbor Networks' Peakflow SP 4.5 Alex Goldman
[June 16, 2008] The updated network defense system now handles higher bandwidth. Among its new features, the most interesting is one click attack mitigation.

The Network's Task Manager Alex Goldman
[April 24, 2008] One company has built a system that takes advantage of information from every network element to tell support—and the managers—what's happening on your network.

Carrier Class Application Intelligence Alex Goldman
[May 8, 2007] So you already measure network performance. Here's how you'd measure and troubleshoot the applications that run on that fine network if you had a five- or six-figure budget for it.

Analyze Everything With One Piece of Software Alex Goldman
[February 22, 2007] What started as a simple wireless network analysis engine is incorporating ever more features as networks grow and customers demand more from applications.

Manage Your Smart Network Alex Goldman
[January 26, 2007] Want to know the application, source, and destination of every packet sent and received by 500,000 customers? Just install this box on your network.

Cacti Jeff Goldman
[January 17, 2007] The network graphing solution Cacti was designed to provide more ease of use than RRDtool and more flexibility than MRTG.

Aggressively Priced Load Balancer Alex Goldman
[December 18, 2006] An aggressive equipment maker's new device disrupts pricing at the low end of the load balancing market.

Open Source Network Monitoring Alex Goldman
[October 13, 2006] Connect several well known open source projects with a nifty, proprietary GUI, and you have a product that's got a price advantage as well as a good business case.

WildPackets and Splunk Alex Goldman
[October 2, 2006] Merge a network monitoring system with an open source application that searches your log data and you get security in addition to synergy.

Put a WatchTower in Your NOC Alex Goldman
[March 24, 2006] If you're deriving more revenue from business customers, striving to grow from an ISP to an MSP, network monitoring is the foundation of many of the services you wish to offer.

Control P2P Traffic Alex Goldman
[April 28, 2003] P-Cube's Engage software, part of its Service Engineering solution, can identify and block or prioritize a wide variety of applications and protocols, including potentially illegal P2P programs.

Deliver Security to Small Businesses ISP-Planet Staff
[April 7, 2003] Santa Clara, Ca.-based Fortinet claims its FortiManager System software allows service providers to provide more services to small business customers at lower cost.

Remote Access Management Servers Wayne Kawamoto
[April 16, 2001] SMC Networks' TigerAccess remote access management servers are designed to extend offerings for service providers by offering a wide range of connections and protocols.

GRIC, Lucent Announce Secure Internet Roaming Jim Wagner
[April 13, 2001] Roaming Internet service for business travelers is not a new service, but making it secure enough for VPN duty is another thing entirely—something ISPs will want to offer their business subscribers.

According to Whom? Alex Goldman
[April 4, 2001] When one person says the network's down and another says it's up, who's right? Eccord Systems says it gives service providers an objective look at their network status. Could accuracte information improve your SLAs?

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Wayne Kawamoto
[February 17, 2001] Service Providers may now be able to fulfill their authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) needs using a new AAAEngine RADIUS appliance from Interlink Networks and Network Engines.

2000

Traffic and Bandwidth Management Solution   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 22, 2000 ] Packeteer's PacketShapter 6500 series, designed for large enterprises and service providers, promises predictable and efficient performance of wire-speed applications on IP-based networks.

Profitability Tools for ISPs   Wayne Kawamoto
[November 21, 2000 ] Bridgewater Systems's WideSpan solutions are designed to help ISPs detect and eject freeloaders from their networks, lowering network costs and customer support costs.

Load Balancing Solution Adds WAP and Storage Appliance Support
Wayne Kawamoto [November 2, 2000 ] Coyote Point Systems' upgraded load-balancing appliance enters the wireless arena.

InfoVista Improves its Network Management Software Wayne Kawamoto
[October 23, 2000] VistaMart 1.1, VistaFinder 1.0, and VistaViews 2.2 promise quicker, easier, and more expansive network monitoring and reporting.

New Metrics for Release 1.2 of PRIISMS Wayne Kawamoto
[October 13, 2000] ION Networks' upgraded network performance analyzer promises to resolve QoS problems before they impact SLAs. Release includes the latest software for NetwoRx and PRIISMS Manager.

Log Analysis for ISPs Wayne Kawamoto
[August 9, 2000] Website log analysis and reporting solution works without server access. The $500 version supports unlimited websites, which may allow ISPs to sell log analysis as a premium service.

Analyze Network Trends and Build Reports Wayne Kawamoto
[July 25, 2000] Solution promises to let service providers customize their services based on customers' needs, manage service level agreements, and deliver on quality commitments. Provides dynamic network status reports.

Pricey e-Commerce Testing Solution Wayne Kawamoto
[May 18, 2000 ] Agilent Technologies' Firehunter/e-Commerce software enables ISPs to check e-commerce network performance, which, in turn, enables ISPs to write realistic SLAs.

New IP-Service Optimizer from OPNET Technologies  Patricia Fusco
[April 25, 2000 ] Virtual proving ground for network optimization lets service providers anticipate packet flows, network performance problems before building out.

Coyote Point Systems Cuts Prices Wayne Kawamoto
[March 1, 2000 ] New Equalizer, a load balancing appliance, takes up 33% less space, and reduced prices make it even more affordable.

Quality-of-Service Tester Announced   Wayne Kawamoto
[February 10, 2000]   Ixia Communications will release later this quarter a new system for testing WAN latency and 'jitter.' The key to the accuracy of the QoS Performance Tester is GPS technology.

Net Traffic Management with a Twist   Wayne Kawamoto
[February 7, 2000]   HydraWeb's intelligent second-generation load-balancing tool improves performance, takes up less space, and allows customer-based server prioritization.

Partnership to Develop 'Application Balancing' System   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 25, 2000]   F5 Networks and Top Layer Networks will collaborate on a product that will optimize a broad spectrum of networked apps, the way Web content is load balanced.

Dynamically Tune Distributed Internet Sites   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 20, 2000]   F5's newest load-balancing package lets ISPs and enterprises adjust distributed network operations based on administrator-specified parameters.

Integrated Clustering Solution   Wayne Kawamoto
[January 18, 2000]   Cobalt and Coyote Point team up to create an affordable load-balanced clustering solution that's perfect for web hosting providers.

Predictive Network Capacity Planning Tool   Ted Stevenson
[January 13, 2000]   Clairvoyant Software announces an analytical software package that will help ISPs and E-commerce providers stay on top of capacity needs.

1999

IP Address Management Platform   Wayne Kawamoto
[December 29, 1999]   Lucent will offer QIP Bandwidth Services, a software solution that gives ISPs, cable operators, and others a carrier-class solution for tracking and managing addresses, users, service classes and more.

New Firm to Launch Edge-Access Platform   Ted Stevenson
[May 19, 1999]   Former execs from DEC and Bay Networks join forces to launch Northchurch Communications and its first product—a hardware/software edge-access solution that will let ISPs outsource many network services now typically handled on client premises.

Review Series:
Network Management Systems  Lisa Phifer

• NetPlus AutoManage [July 5, 2000]  
• ipMonitor   [July 12, 2000]  
• SNMP ToolChest, Silver   [July 19, 2000]  
• MG-SOFT NetInspector, MIB Browser [August 9, 2000]  
• Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold   [August 16, 2000]  
• Castle Rock SNMPc   [August 31, 2000]  
• Series Wrap-Up   [October 5, 2000]