LAS VEGAS, May 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fluke Networks today announced that its OptiView Link Analyzer network monitoring device, combined with Protocol Expert Plus software, has been named winner for a 2005 Well-Connected Award in the category of Gigabit Analyzer Probe by CMP Media LLC's Network Computing magazine. OptiView Link Analyzer provides real-time analysis and line rate packet capture for full duplex Gigabit Ethernet links. This capability is a necessity for organizations that need to troubleshoot critical centralized applications.
"Being a winner of Network Computing's Annual Well-Connected Awards illustrates how OptiView Link Analyzer has proven itself as an effective application monitoring and troubleshooting tool for many of our largest enterprise customers," said Robert Finlay, Fluke Networks Product Manager. "We're happy to see our product recognized for its ability to provide accurate timing and traffic analysis."
This year, the winners of the Network Computing Well-Connected Awards will be honored at a gala event held on the first evening of one of the industry's largest trade shows, NetWorld+Interop 2005 Las Vegas. All winners will be highlighted in the April 28th issue of Network Computing and also on Network Computing Online at www.networkcomputing.com.
The OptiView Link Analyzer remotely monitors and captures traffic, at full line rate, on full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet links, to provide accurate application timing and traffic analysis. Designed for network management staff in the IT operation center, the OptiView Link Analyzer works with OptiView(tm) Protocol Expert and OptiView(tm) Console to provide full visibility of traffic on high performance, switched Ethernet links.
OptiView Protocol Expert Plus is a scalable protocol analysis and monitoring solution for network field service staff and core data center engineers. Its VoIP option allows real-time, passive VoIP quality of service analysis.
"For the 11th year in a row, Network Computing will be recognizing the most outstanding tech products and services in the networking and IT world in our Well-Connected award April 28th issue," says Mike Lee, editor of Network Computing magazine. "The awards are a snapshot in time, the best of what we evaluated over 12 months in our Real-World Labs(r) more than 134 finalists in more than 44 categories were named. The winners will be announced in our April 28th issue."
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For IT, By IT, Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com), published by CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, N.Y., is dedicated to providing critical analysis of technologies, vendors and products to 220,000 IT Managers and Staff who are accountable for strategic technology purchase decisions. In 2003, Network Computing won a total of four awards from the American Society of Business Publications Editors (ASBPE), including a national award in the Best Technical Article category.
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