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Vendor trio bolsters performance mgmt. wares

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By JEFF CARUSO
Network World, 01/25/99

Tools that will assist net managers in fine-tuning the performance of their networks will be making a splash this week at ComNet/DC '99 in Washington, D.C.

Software from Concord Communications, NetScout Systems and OptiSystems Solutions will monitor different parts of a network and the application traffic running over it.

Concord, of Marlboro, Mass., will introduce DataSynch, software that lets users pull and track information about performance from non-SNMP sources, such as mainframes and proprietary software tools. DataSynch provides a way to map data from those other sources into a format the software understands. In turn, the data is displayed on a single management console.

To obtain DataSynch, companies have to be enrolled in Concord's developer program - membership costs $20,000. DataSynch runs on Unix and Windows NT.

NetScout, of Westford, Mass., is announcing NetScout Manager Plus Version 5.5, which has better support for WAN and switch monitoring than previous versions. For example, the software can now monitor distributed application flows and virtual LANs. From a central console running on Unix and Windows platforms, the software alerts managers when network or application performance degrades.

Manager Plus can measure application response time over a network and garner VLAN statistics through Switch Monitor-ing, a Remote Monitoring ex-tension for managing switched networks. The software can also monitor ATM traffic by class of service. NetScout Manager Plus Version 5.5 is shipping now for $8,995.

OptiSystems of Naples, Fla., will unveil OptiWatch, software that measures the performance of SAP R/3 databases. The software is the second of four components of OptiSystems' Energizer Performance Management Environment that run alongside R/3 implementations.

Future components will include OptiGrowth, due out next month, and OptiManage, expected in May.

OptiGrowth will report on how well the SAP applications are meeting predefined service levels, and OptiManage will provide a way for network managers to tune the applications' performance.

OptiWatch starts at $18,750 for a 100-user system.

Concord: (800) 851-8725; NetScout: (617) 241-8000; OptiSystems: (800) 447-3336

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