Virtual Resources Standardizes on MIL 3's OPNET Planner as Network Simulation Tool
Atlanta, GA, March 16, 1998 --
Virtual Resources, a leading technology services company, will offer its
customers advanced network analysis and capacity planning capabilities based
on MIL 3's OPNET Planner software.
OPNET Planner is a sophisticated tool used by networking professionals for
a wide range of applications, from front-end sales and capacity planning, to
network performance prediction. OPNET users can see how their networks will
perform, before committing to a network design or deploying new applications
or components - saving them time and money, and alerting them to the unexpected.
Virtual Resources will use OPNET as a foundation of its HealthScan Network
Health Analysis service. After using popular network management products to
capture data about the current traffic and topology of an existing network,
Virtual Resources' consultants will use Planner's SimFusion technology to automatically
construct a baseline model characterizing the current network. They will then
modify the baseline model and run simulations to show the predicted effects
of changes to the network, like adding new applications such as SAP or PeopleSoft.
"By standardizing on OPNET as a simulation tool, we will ensure consistency
in our services and results," said Dave Bailey, Director of Engineering
and Development at Virtual Resources.
"Using the most advanced tools available is a cost-effective technique
and will enable us to maximize the productivity of our engineers, giving us
a leg up on other consulting organizations. OPNET Planner is a great fit for
our needs because of its library of high-quality predefined models, which apply
across the vertical range of industries that we service - telecommunications,
business/finance, healthcare and education."
Marc Cohen, CEO and co-founder of MIL 3, said, "OPNET Planner is particularly
well-suited for professional services organizations. Our goal is to simplify
consultants' task by including models of applications and scenarios that they
encounter frequently. For example, we are completing a model oriented toward
issues faced in SAP deployment."
"We are pleased to work with Virtual Resources - a leader in this field," Cohen
continued. "The type of widespread organizational use that OPNET Planner
will receive at Virtual will also provide us with feedback that will be invaluable
to the progress of the product's development."
MIL 3 is a rapidly growing developer of advanced
software tools for communications network planning and design. Based in Washington,
D.C., MIL 3 has been the world leader in providing state-of-the-art products
for modeling and simulating communications networks since 1986. With its OPNET™ family
of products, MIL 3 has provided more than 1,000 organizations of all sizes
around the world with sophisticated tools to quickly and efficiently design
or improve communications networks or components. MIL 3 serves North America,
Europe, Asia / Pacific and the Middle East both directly through its headquarters
in the United States, and indirectly through a network of distributors.
Virtual Resources is an innovative,
employee-owned technology services provider with technical
expertise in network migration and i/NET development in
addition to enterprise management and security. The company
services the telecommunications, business/finance, healthcare
and education markets and provides consulting, design,
application development, integration and project management
expertise. Since its founding in 1994, company sales have
grown an average of 222 percent. Its 110 employee owners
are located in offices nationwide including: Atlanta, Baltimore,
Birmingham, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Kingsport, Miami,
and Phoenix. For more information visit the company's web
site at www.yesvirtual.com.
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