Apogee Networks' New FlowCollect Leverages Cisco's NetFlow Technology to Substantially Improve Usage Based Billing &Network Analysis.Business/Technology Editors ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000 Apogee apogee (ăp`əjē), point farthest from the earth in the orbit of a body about the earth. See apsis. The farthest point. Networks, Inc. a global leader in usage-based billing for Network Service Providers (NSPs) and large Enterprises, today announced a high-value solution for capturing and utilizing information from Cisco NetFlow-enabled devices. Apogee's new solution, FlowCollect, aggregates and analyzes network traffic flow information gathered from Cisco routers and switches using Cisco's widely deployed NetFlow technology. It then translates this NetFlow data into &uot;RMON (Remote MONitoring) Enhancements to the management information base (MIB) structure used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP). In 1991, RMON added comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. 2-like&uot; groups. By rationalizing NetFlow data into industry-standard RMON2 formatting, FlowCollect enables all third-party network management applications to fully leverage NetFlow's rich information and instrumentation. This integrated information allows enterprises and NSPs to easily and inexpensively gain new insight into their network traffic flows. Apogee Networks, Inc. is delivering the FlowCollect Solution in three different forms - FlowCollect for NT, FlowCollect for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and FlowCollect for LINUX. Apogee Networks' NetFlow support is provided in a highly scalable fashion allowing both Billing as well as Traffic Analysis solutions to affectively af·fec·tive adj. Psychology 1. Influenced by or resulting from the emotions. 2. Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional. leverage NetFlow as a source of mediation mediation, in law, type of intervention in which the disputing parties accept the offer of a third party to recommend a solution for their controversy. Mediation has long been a part of international law, frequently involving the use of an international commission, . The FlowCollect solution follows Apogee Networks' Content Flow Messaging Protocol The rules, formats and functions for exchanging messages between the components of a messaging system. The most widely used messaging protocol is the Internet's Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). (CFMO CFMO Chief Financial Managing Officer (corporate title) CFMO Construction Facility Management Office ) for editing CONTENT for use in its Service Provider Billing Solution. &uot;Increasingly, enterprise network managers are recognizing that their competitiveness is linked directly to maximizing usage of the network infrastructure,&uot; said Dave Rosetti, vice president and general manager of Cisco's IP Internet Services. &uot;Apogee Networks FlowCollect leverages the rich information NetFlow provides and makes it available to NT users and applications, thus delivering significant value to a very large segment of the marketplace. By allowing technical organizations to effectively integrate NetFlow data with their other RMON2 tools and existing NetFlow applications, FlowCollect will maximize the reliability and performance of critical enterprise and e-commerce services that are being delivered over an increasingly complex network infrastructure.&uot; The simplified integration of NetFlow information with RMON2 data is of particular interest to users of Apogee's NetCountant, the award-winning usage-based billing system that allows NSPs and enterprises to charge users for network utilization based on a wide number of parameters. By accurately and comprehensively collecting network utilization data from a full range of sources, NetCountant enables internal or external network providers to rapidly implement billing systems that can assign costs by user, department, traffic volume, application type, protocol, peak/off peak periods, etc. This information enables NSPs to migrate away from unprofitable flat-rate subscriptions to more flexible service- and usage-based business models. Enterprise NetCountant users are using similar techniques to make business units financially accountable for their own network resource consumption, to identify opportunities for cost savings, and to better align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. technology investments with business priorities. &uot;Cisco's NetFlow is an extremely efficient and robust source of network usage data,&uot; said Tom Goldman, President of Apogee Networks. &uot;Our FlowCollect tools will enable NSPs and large enterprises to harvest traffic statistics from NetFlow-enabled Cisco routers and switches and leverage this information in a much broader range of ways - making it much easier for them to effectively support critical network services and to maximize the business value they get out of their finite networking resources. Users of the FlowCollect solution agree that integration of NetFlow statistics into their larger overall network management schemes is a welcome addition. &uot;Apogee Network's FlowCollect software allows us to leverage our existing Cisco infrastructure to provide the traffic flow information we need&uot; says Michael Rosenthal, President of Walrus walrus, marine mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, found in Arctic seas. Largest of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds (see seal), the walrus is also distinguished by its long tusks and by cheek pads bearing quill-like bristles. Internet, a leading New York-based ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. &uot;Utilizing the NetFlow traffic data with NetCountant will enable us to offer new specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to our customers&uot;. Pricing and Availability Pricing for FlowCollect averages U.S. $ 3,395 per license of each FlowCollector. The integrated solution is available immediately. About Apogee: Headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,528. Rochelle Park was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 5, 1929, replacing Midland Township, , Apogee Networks, Inc. develops and markets a new class of `Business Aware Solutions'. These solutions enable Service Providers to differentiate their services by moving away from unprofitable flat rate billing models. Enterprise customers have new visibility into the usage patterns and consumption of network resources, enabling them to better manage and leverage their information network investments, and control growth patterns and escalating costs. NetCountant received Best-of-Show at Networld+Interop. For additional information, please visit www.apogeenet.com. |
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