DGAP-News: OPNET Unveils Capabilities for Managing Application Performance in the Cloud

OPNET Technologies, Inc. 

30.08.2011 15:12
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OPNET's Federated Analytics(TM) Architecture Delivers Unparalleled Visibility
of Applications Across Computing Environments 

BETHESDA, Md., 2011-08-30 15:11 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPNT), a leading provider of solutions for
application and network performance management, is introducing an array of new
capabilities for extending application performance management (APM) to the
cloud. The announcement came at OPNETWORK, its annual technology conference
being held this week in Washington, D.C. from August 29th to September 1st. 

Notably, OPNET introduced a new architecture called Federated Analytics, a
highly scalable approach to monitoring application performance by distributing
key performance analysis functions to the edge, closer to where data
originates. Unlike traditional approaches where analysis is performed on a
central platform requiring large amounts of data to traverse the
infrastructure, Federated Analytics is significantly more efficient and
consequently, particularly well suited to the cloud. OPNET demonstrated the
Federated Analytics approach applied to multiple aspects of application
performance management in public and private clouds, including end-user
experience monitoring, deep application component monitoring, transaction
following, and application discovery and dependency mapping. 

'OPNET has introduced Federated Analytics specifically to address the needs of
cloud computing architectures' stated Alain Cohen, OPNET's President and CTO.
'Private cloud technology is being adopted rapidly for enterprise applications,
and increasingly, public cloud components are being introduced to form hybrid
application architectures. As application components scale dynamically and also
become more distributed, traditional centralized performance management
approaches are not tenable. The concept of distributing performance management
and analytics goes hand in hand with the highly scalable and flexible
characteristics of cloud computing.' 

At OPNETWORK, the company also showcased new browser-based end user experience
(EUE) management, which is particularly suited to measuring response times for
applications served from cloud platforms. Distinct approaches were demonstrated
to support mobile end users and software as a service (SAAS)-based enterprise
applications. OPNET's Director of Application Performance Management
Technology, Russ Elsner, stated 'The concept generally referred to as cloud
computing consists of a number of different approaches to delivering
application services to users. These various approaches require different
technologies for measuring end user experience. OPNET is taking a multi-pronged
approach to end user experience management in order to cover the evolving needs
of enterprises that are adopting cloud technology.' 

About OPNET Technologies, Inc.

OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPNT) is a leading provider of solutions for
application and network performance management. For more information about
OPNET and its products, please visit www.opnet.com. 

OPNETWORK, OPNET and OPNET Technologies, Inc. are trademarks of OPNET
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. 

Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may
constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. OPNET Technologies, Inc. ('OPNET') assumes no
obligation to update statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions
based upon information available to OPNET as of the date of this press release
and involve risks and uncertainties; therefore, actual events or results may
differ materially. For a discussion of risk factors, see OPNET's reports,
including its most recent 10-Q and 10-K, filed with the Securities & Exchange
Commission. 

Note to editors: The word OPNET is spelled with all upper-case letters.


         OPNET Media Contact:
         Susan Cole
         OPNET Technologies, Inc.
         (919) 461-2445
         Media@opnet.com
         
         OPNET Investor Relations:
         Mel F. Wesley
         OPNET Technologies, Inc.
         (240) 497-3000
         ir@opnet.com
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