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Network General Extends Its Leadership To The Network Edge With Sniffer InfiniStream i120

Innovative Compact Storage Platform Allows Network Professionals to Apply Retrospective Analysis to Network Edge and Small Network Deployments

MIAMI, NOVEMBER 7, 2005, SNIFFER USER SUMMIT 2005 Network General, the global leader in enterprise network and application performance analysis, today announced the general availability of Sniffer InfiniStream i120, an entry-level InfiniStream platform for todays demanding high-speed network environments.  Sniffer InfiniStream is the industry leading network performance solution for todays high-speed, multi-topology networks, enabling IT managers to monitor, measure, manage and resolve high-impact intermittent network problems. 

Designed for continuous 24x7, line rate stream-to-disk usage in network edge and small network deployments, this compact, 1U platform can capture months of granular network data. Utilizing industry-standard Sniffer Expert analysis and protocol decodes, users can then perform packet-level Retrospective Analysis.  This systematic approach includes real-time, point-in-time, and back-in-time network performance analyses, providing instrumentation for lower cost of ownership, and baseline visualization for capacity planning and trend analysis.

The entry-level Sniffer InfiniStream i120 will put the power of Retrospective Analysis into the hands of thousands more network professionals in smaller IT organizations providing a simpler way to render packet data for trend information prior to deep packet analysis.

Sniffer InfiniStream i120 represents breakthroughs in value, performance, capacity, and packaging for the Sniffer InfiniStream family, providing a cost-effective solution for small networks and the enterprise network edge, said Rich van de Groenekan, Product Line Manager at Network General, With this new platform model, we are expanding the market for Sniffer InfiniStream products beyond Network Generals core audience of large and medium-sized enterprise and government organizations.