More
than 30,000 Customers Dramatically Simplify Network
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Press Release
More than 30,000 Customers Dramatically
Simplify Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
with SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
New Version 9.0 Provides First True Real-time
NetFlow Analysis Tool
Interop,
LAS VEGAS, NV - May 22, 2007 - SolarWinds, a leader
in network management software, today announced
the availability of Engineer's Toolset v. 9.0. Engineer's
Toolset v. 9.0 introduces the industry's first true
real-time NetFlow analysis tool; enabling network
engineers to quickly and easily drill down and troubleshoot
network traffic issues and remediate network issues
from their desktop. SolarWinds will showcase the
latest version of Engineer's Toolset in the company's
booth #1858 at Interop.
Engineer's
Toolset is a suite of 48 applications that installs
in minutes and enables network engineers to quickly
address virtually every network engineering challenge
from configuration management, network discovery/mapping
and fault management to bandwidth and network performance
monitoring. Engineer's Toolset was the first product
introduced by SolarWinds in 1998 to provide network
engineers with real solutions that address the tough
every-day problems faced by network engineers. Engineer's
Toolset is now used by more than 30,000 network
engineers worldwide and continues to grow in popularity
in the network engineering community.
"We
have been using SolarWinds' Toolset for several
years now," said Scott Andrews, senior network
engineer, Network Engineering and Support Group
in Lakewood, WA. "Any network engineer would
find it hard to function daily without using at
least one utility in the toolset. Among the enhancements
to the existing Toolset, the latest version now
includes support for Windows Vista, NetFlow and
SNMP version 3. It is amazing how much more information
I can get by watching the traffic in real time with
NetFlow. I am really happy and impressed by the
functionality we receive from Toolset year after
year."
Engineer's
Toolset applications use several methods to collect
data about the health and performance of the network,
including ICMP, SNMP, DNS and Syslog. As network
engineers use Engineer's Toolset applications to
gather diagnostic data from the network, this information
is automatically stored in a database for further
analysis and reporting. New features in v. 9.0 include:
NetFlow
Realtime provides the industry's first true real-time
NetFlow analysis tool. NetFlow Realtime is a perfect
complement to the suite of tools in Engineer's Toolset,
enabling network engineers to quickly and easily
troubleshoot network problems.
Intuitive, customizable Launchpad allows easy access
to all Toolset applications. The Launchpad is configurable
to allow an engineer to group favorite tools and
provides a "top 5" list of most used tools.
The Launchpad also provides new features such as
"Host network info" to easily display
the network information (IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway, etc.) of the client machine.
Enhanced TFTP Server runs as a service (background
process), rather than only as a foreground process.
The new TFTP Server includes support for option
negotiation (blocksize, tsize, timeout) which enables
file transfers larger than 32MB. SolarWinds TFTP
Server continues in its popularity among network
engineers and has now been downloaded more than
650,000 times.
Shared credentials database enables support for
storing individual SNMP credentials and associated
IP address/hostnames in a database that can be shared
among tools.
"Engineer's Toolset has become the de facto
standard for network engineers around the world,"
said Kenny Van Zant, chief product strategist at
SolarWinds. "Toolset is the one product that
companies can rely on to help avoid the enormous
cost of network downtime, loss of business continuity
or regulatory non-compliance, at just less than
a thousand dollars."
Orion
Network Performance Monitor
SolarWinds
also announced today that the latest version of
Orion Network Performance Monitor (Orion) will be
showcased in the company's booth #1858 at Interop.
Orion v 8.1, a server-based fault, bandwidth and
performance management application that allows users
to view the real-time statistics and availability
of their network from any Web browser, will be generally
available in June.
In
addition, the integration between Engineer's Toolset
and Orion provides users with the ability to launch
any of the Toolset applications directly from the
Orion Web Console, streamlining the monitoring,
diagnostic and remediation process.
Pricing
and Availability
Engineer's
Toolset is available for immediate download at www.solarwinds.com.
Engineer's Toolset contains 48 tools for only $995
plus maintenance. Early Adopters will receive 15%
off Engineer's Toolset if you purchase before June
30, 2007. Orion v. 8.1 is scheduled to be generally
available in June. Pricing starts at $2475 for monitoring
100 interfaces. For more information please visit
www.solarwinds.com or contact the SolarWinds sales
department at 866-530-8100.