The Packet Scoop

We are pleased that our solution is getting traction in the distribution channel. In a challenging economic environment PacketTrap Perspective is demonstrating that its the most cost effective robust solution in its category. Channel partners are a key to our success and we couldn’t be happier that so many are starting to demonstrate the value [...]

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PacketTrap is saving our customers money, and in a down economy nothing is more important than ensuring your company is running efficiently at peak performance. The IT department is always looked upon to tighten budgets and reduce costs. Although PacketTrap is known as the more affordable and robust alternative to overly complex network management systems, [...]

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We recently released PacketTrap NetFlow Analysis, a detailed and robust reporting solution that provides a granular inspection of data as it traverses your network. By leveraging the Cisco NetFlow protocol (supported by multiple vendors), and supporting sFlow® (HP ProCurve) and J-Flow (Juniper), the PacketTrap Traffic Analyzer lets you know the type of data clogging your bandwidth, [...]

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We have received press in several highly regarded industry rags about Perspective, our recently released network monitoring and alerting solution. See what others are saying about us and Perspective. You can see it here: PacketTrap News

Steve

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We are excited that today we announced general availability of our comprehensive network monitoring and alerting solution called PacketTrap Perspective. We are pleased by this milestone in our company’s history and are excited that so many customers joined our early access program. Over 200 customers from around the world installed and tested the softeare and an [...]

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Few products can address all network management needs so most IT infrastructures are managed by dozens of disparate point products. What this means for IT departments is a patched-together network that has too many parts to manage, little-to-no integration and support calls to different help desks. And while every network management vendor says its solution [...]

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In late February, Digital Defense, an Internet security company, found a minor (certainly not “critical”) vulnerability in an early version of pt360. The vulnerability basically allowed someone with intimate knowledge of TFTP servers, to use our software to access privileged directories on target machines. That is, our software wasn’t the problem per se, but that [...]

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SMS alerts and email notifications are essential to any network monitoring system. But getting the alerts is only half the solution. That is, getting an SMS alert that your email server is down is worthless unless you can log in from your phone and solve the problem. Why wait until you get home to make [...]

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We are pleased and excited that we are on schedule for the release of Perspective™, our comprehensive and affordable network management solution. We released the solution into Phase 1 of our Early Access Program (EAP) recently, and we expect to start Phase II users soon, with a General Availability release date o early September.
The feedback [...]

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I was recently asked to write a blog entry on Age of Innovation, a Tech Web property, about technologies I thought were important in interacting with customers. I couldn’t think of a better one than the telephone. Maybe I’m just old school. Check it out here.
Networks are complicated; Network management doesn’t have to be (and calling your [...]

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