Itheon Networks - INE Compact Adds Greater Realism to WANEmulation

Welwyn Garden City, UK & Reno USA (PRWEB) November 29, 2007

Itheon Networks, the Networked Application Performance Lifecycle™ specialists, announced today that it is releasing a major enhancement to its small, silent desktop emulator, INE Compact. The new upgrade offers dynamic network environment scenarios enabling key network characteristics such as latency & jitter, bandwidth restrictions and packet loss/drop and reordering to change over time without user intervention. As a result, developers and testers using this network simulation tool will gain an even more realistic understanding of how applications really perform in wide area, remote or wireless network conditions.

"Developing dynamic scenarios isn't a new concept' said Frank Puranik Product Director 'But in the past only users of our INE Enterprise network emulator had access to this feature. Today we are offering this functionality within our entry level emulation appliance. There are many products on the market that offer static scenarios' said Frank 'but what's the point? Networks aren't static, they are dynamic and the scenarios programmed into emulation products must show a true picture and that's what INE Compact offers. This makes it a particularly powerful entry level emulator.'

The ability to deploy dynamically altering scenarios, until now has been the preserve of high-spec emulators and therefore only really affordable for larger enterprises. Now smaller companies and departments of larger organizations can gain a better understanding of the impact networks have on their applications. INE Compact enables the recreation of all the major conditions that can affect applications in the network such as Link Speed, e.g. T1, E1, Modem, (A)DSL, GPRS, 3G, WiMAX, Satellite, latency (delay), jitter, available bandwidth, packet loss/error/reordering etc, and can be controlled asymmetrically or symmetrically.

INE Compact is a small, silent network simulator that sits between the host machine and end-user client, either directly or via switches and routers, where it applies realistic network environments to show the 'real' performance of the application in WAN, wireless or satellite network conditions.

Phil Bull, VP - Marketing 'Itheon Networks offers the most comprehensive range of network emulation emulations products in the market. Our technology assists developers, testers/QA specialists and network managers as the application progresses from initial design through to ongoing monitoring. We are the true provider of end-to-end networked application performance testing and monitoring tools.

Itheon Products:
Network Emulation Products
Itheon Networks' Emulator (INE) family of products recreate a wide variety of network characteristics that enable companies to develop and test their applications before roll-out.

Networked Application Performance Monitoring Products.
Itheon Networks' Application Performance Monitoring products have enabled many companies to identify, in real time, the causes of poor applications and network performance.

About Itheon Networks
Itheon Networks develops products that enable you to address the whole Networked Application Performance Lifecycle ™ from initial design & development, through testing, QA, to production rollout and ongoing performance monitoring. Many leading organizations deploy Itheon Networks technology including Alcatel, BlackRock, EDS, General Dynamics, IBM, Raytheon, Reuters, Schlumberger, Sun Microsystems and Unisys. Itheon Networks has offices in the USA and UK together with a select network of specialist resellers. For more information, please visit http://www.itheon-networks.com.

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