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WhatsUp Gold v14 Delivers Network Happiness; Newest Addition to the WhatsUp Gold family is quicker to configure, easier to use and delivers more accurate, time-saving results(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Ipswitch, Inc.'s Network Management division, a developer of innovative network managementsolutions, today reported that the release of WhatsUp Gold v14.0, its most feature rich release since product inception,has been a major success within the market. Witnessing a record number of customers migrating to v14.0, feedback has been extremely positive with many declaring it to be the best network management tool available on the market due to its ease of use and new features, such as advanced discovery, pre-configured active monitors, IPv6 support and the new Alert Center. Many network administrators highlight the new Alert Centeras a major time-saver, which provides a consolidated view of alert information and simplifies management of notification policies. This feature ensures that they are always aware of everything going on within their networks. "We have been using WhatsUp Goldfor a couple of years now and it provides an invaluable level of insight into our network's current state of health, allowing us to react the minute a problem occurs," stated Adam Brown, Infrastructure Manager at York Data Services. "Version 14 builds on this with the new Alert Center and Threshold Monitors, allowing us to manage our network even more proactively. Now we can see from one workspace exactly where a problem might occur before it even has an effect on operations." Customers have also been impressed with v14's enhanced discovery engine, which is up to four times faster and provides more accurate identification of networked devices and their roles.By increasing the accuracy of the discovery process and allowing administrators to pre-define device roles, v14 decreases the number of steps required to configure and start monitoring. These enhancements have been received extremely wellby network administrators,as it has freed up time, allowing them to focus on more important IT and business initiatives. "Networks are getting more complex, budgets tighter and IT staffs smaller," explained Kevin Gillis, vice president of product management for the Network Management division at Ipswitch. "Companies are seeking near immediate time-to-value from their IT investments and do not have time or budgets to engage in certification programs or professional services in order to take advantage of these investments. I see the market trending towards WhatsUp Gold as their simple to manage, yet comprehensive and intuitive solution to monitoring and managing functions in their wired, wireless and virtual networks." Some of the features that have helped customers discover network happiness include: WhatsUp Gold v14.0 Enhanced Discovery - up to 3 times faster and more accurate identification of networked devices and their role Alert Center - new consolidated view of device status and state from a single console Threshold Monitors - performance and alerting parameters for critical devices and Flow monitors Pre-configured Monitors - FTP monitor and File and Folder monitor are among the 13 new active and performance monitors that greatly simplify and accelerate monitoring of the most common devices and services Critical Monitors - establish intra-device dependencies to prevent alarm storms when a device or sub-system failure occurs IPv6 Support - Ability to discover, map, monitor, alert and report on IPv6 network devices Synthetic Transactions - HTTP/S content monitor for logging into web sites and validating content on open and secure sites Flow Monitor v2.0 J-Flow and sFlow - expanded flow support increases visibility into all traffic flows throughout the network including high speed switching networks powered by Cisco , Hewlett-Packard, Juniper and other leading vendors Reporting - three new troubleshooting reports decrease time to understand and locate issues Role Based Management - increased security through control of user access to configuration and reports Additional new features: 64 bit Operating System support for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and 2008 Standard and Enterprise Supported on VMware ESX, ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized environments Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 Monitor SQL Server 2008 Support Find out more about WhatsUp Gold v14.0 and Flow Monitor 2.0 with an in-depth overview and guided tour by WhatsUp Gold experts at one of two hour-long webinars: - Wednesday, September 9th - 2:00pm-3:00pm ET - Thursday, September 10th - 10:00am-11:00am ET Pricing and Availability WhatsUp Gold version v14.0 pricing starts at $595 USD (MSRP). The WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor v2.0 plug-in module pricing starts at $1,495 USD (MSRP). A free trial of WhatsUp Gold v14.0 and the new Flow Monitor plug-in are available at http://www.whatsupgold.com/download WhatsUp Gold - Know Your Network Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold is a network management software solution with over 100,000 networks reliably managed worldwide. Built on a scalable architecture offering automated network discoveryand network mapping, real-time network monitoring(including SNMP monitoringand WMI monitoring), and versatile alerting, notification, and reporting functionality, WhatsUp Gold provides intelligent and easy to use, extensive network management that goes beyond simple device availability and delivers comprehensive troubleshooting. WhatsUp Gold scales from the small business to the large enterprise, and its functionality can be easily extended with additional plug-in modules: WhatsUp Gold WhatsConnected for Layer 2/Layer 3 discovery, mapping and visualization; WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitorfor network performance and utilization monitoring; and WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitorfor precise measurement of a converged network's ability to provide the quality of service (QoS) necessary for VoIP. To learn more about WhatsUp Gold, download a free trial or to make a purchase visit: http://www.whatsupgold.com/products/download/ *All mentioned trademarks, product and company names cited herein are the property of their respective owners.* ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |