Apparent Networks' Unique Performance-Centric System

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Apparent Networks Inc. has unveiled a network performance system that bridges the gap left by traditional network tools unable to keep pace with applications that are now dependent on the quality and consistency of the network. A critical component to every enterprise, the network is the catalyst for user productivity, revenue generation and communications. Its effectiveness is evaluated based on performance - availability is a given. With the tools in the NOC still focusing on availability and fault management, network engineers remain reactive to alerts and complaints. These solutions have failed to evolve to what is needed for delivering critical business applications to a diverse set of end users. Yet network managers now have more responsibility for applications than ever before. According to Yankee Group, nearly 70% of network managers said they are responsible for isolating the cause of application performance issues.

AppCritical’s automated intelligence, which continually evaluates the network’s ability to support the enterprise’s business processes, eliminates the ongoing battle of application performance complaints and end-user angst caused by ever-changing networks.

Contrary to traditional systems, AppCritical takes network management out of a device-centric auditing view and introduces a path and application perspective which provides engineers with a course of action rather than just historical data. Its holistic approach links network performance to quality of user experience for both data and voice. Functioning in real-time, its patented testing mechanism rapidly evaluates hundreds to thousands of live paths for user-defined threshold violations. Without involvement of the network engineer, it escalates testing until it either identifies and diagnoses a problem and its location or dismisses it.

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