OPNET Introduces New Sentinel Products
Software Appliances for 24x7 Network Integrity and Security Assurance
BETHESDA, MD - August 10, 2004 --OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT), a leading provider of management software for networks and applications, today announced the availability of two new products, IT Sentinel and SP Sentinel, automated solutions that ensure 24x7 network integrity for enterprises and service providers. Configuration issues are widely recognized as a major source of network and security problems by leading technology analysts. Sentinel products perform regular configuration audits on the production network, exposing problems that can compromise availability, performance, and security.
According to Glenn O’Donnell of META Group, "Networks represent a real source of risk, due to their complexity and high rate of change. Enterprises and service providers alike have a critical need for better configuration assurance to reduce volatility and avoid outages. Automation is key - without it, it is unrealistic to expect that the focus will shift from problem management to prevention."
Alain Cohen, OPNET President and Chief Technology Officer, stated, “Sentinel is OPNET’s first solution to leverage our powerful analysis engines in a completely automated workflow. Users will focus on the results, not the process, receiving proactive notification of configuration issues and security gaps.”
Sentinel maintains a real time network model, communicating with popular sources such as CiscoWorks, HP OpenView, Concord eHealth, Micromuse NetCool, NetScout, and many others. Hundreds of standard configuration checks incorporate published best practices from Cisco Systems, US government agencies, and others. Notifications are sent to operational staff for problems as they are detected, including device misconfigurations, policy violations, inefficiencies, and security exposures. Comprehensive results are published to an integrated web-based report server.
IT Sentinel and SP Sentinel products are available immediately from OPNET.
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Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider
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