Monday, February 27, 2006
AdventNet Updates NetFlow Analyzer with Alerting and Enhanced Data Storage CapabilitiesAdventNet, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of NetFlow Analyzer 5.0. The bandwidth monitoring tool now comes with enhanced data storage capabilities, threshold-based alerting, and improved IP grouping features. Along with the aggregated data, which is stored forever, NetFlow Analyzer can now store up to 2 weeks of raw data (non-aggregated), which can be used for troubleshooting with one-minute granularity. The tool can automatically send alarms and emails when the pre-set thresholds are exceeded. It also provides an option to forward SNMP traps to the EMS/NMS application that manages the network. Reporting on departmental IP groups is also greatly enhanced in this release. The tool comes with in-built localized versions for Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
| Posted by Gary Raj on 02/27 at 01:33 PM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Thursday, February 23, 2006
SAINTexploit Provides Means to Verify Network SecuritySAINT Corporation, a global leader in network vulnerability assessment, announced today the launch of the SAINTexploit penetration testing tool. SAINTexploit allows administrators to quickly and easily evaluate the security--or vulnerability--of a network by running controlled exploits on targeted machines.
SAINTexploit goes beyond simply detecting vulnerabilities to exploiting them. This fully-automated product examines potentially-vulnerable services discovered by SAINT, exposes points where an attacker could penetrate the network, and exploits the vulnerability to prove its existence without a doubt. The file browsing and command execution capabilities resulting from a successful exploit provide undeniable evidence of a network vulnerability.
| Posted by Kate Stoddard on 02/23 at 01:28 PM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |
Digital Fountain Announces Availability of Internationally Standardized DF Raptor Technology
Digital Fountain, the world’s preeminent supplier of FEC (forward error correction) technology for reliable communications, today announced the commercial availability of the DF Raptor(TM) R10 FEC, an advanced coding technology recently standardized for mobile multimedia streaming and file delivery over both cellular and broadcast wireless networks. The R10 FEC enables the creation of wired or wireless communications systems that deliver content with greater reliability and efficiency than previously possible.
“Digital Fountain has been at the forefront of error-correction technology since the company was founded,” said Charlie Oppenheimer, President and CEO of Digital Fountain. “Today we announce the availability of our most innovative type of DF Raptor FEC, internationally recognized as the new benchmark against which all FEC technologies are measured. The R10 FEC realizes reliable communications with less bandwidth overhead and less complexity than any alternative.”
| Posted by Kristin Eckmann on 02/23 at 01:13 PM | Read More • Tell-a-Friend |