Avaya Introduces Enhanced CajunView Network Management Software.

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BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000

Avaya, the former Enterprise Networks Group to be spun off from Lucent Technologies later this year, today introduced CajunView(TM) version 3, SNMP-based network management software that makes it easier for network administrators to configure, monitor and control Cajun(TM) Campus networks without the expense of training new staff or adding new equipment.

CajunView version 3 adds powerful new performance and device management applications for managing Cajun devices, including new Layer 3 switching and QoS monitoring capabilities that have been integrated into Avaya's SMONMaster(TM) application. SMON, which extends Remote Monitoring (RMON) to switched networks, is technology Lucent pioneered and spearheaded as an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) RFC 2613 standard a year ago. SMONMaster implements Switch Monitoring (SMON) technology to reduce the complexity and costs of managing Cajun Campus networks by drilling down and identifying switch ports, VLANs or statistics. In addition, with SMONMaster, network managers don't have to buy costly external probes for analyzing the traffic in a Cajun Campus network.

CajunView version 3 also adds support for two new applications--ConfigMaster and VLANMaster--which simplify the configuration and management of Cajun switches in a campus network.

With ConfigMaster, network managers can configure and setup Cajun switches with large port counts. For example, ConfigMaster greatly reduces the time it takes for a network administrator to setup and configure fully populated ports in a Cajun P880 switch or a grouping of Cajun P330 switches. With the easy-to-use VLANMaster application, network managers can drag-and-drop Cajun switch ports creating a virtual or VLAN-based network. CajunView is integrated with the Avaya's RealNet(TM) Rules policy management application such that the CajunView device directories can be uploaded instantly to implement policy across an entire Cajun network.

The Novell SuperLab testing center in Provo, Utah, is using the CajunView version 3 SMONMaster and VLANMaster applications to manage a large network comprised of 180 Cajun P120(TM), five Cajun P880(TM) and two Cajun P550(TM) switches.

"The VLANMaster software is ideal for the Novell SuperLab because in our testing environment we need a tool which enables us to very dynamically create, modify and delete VLANs," said Matt Thomas, an engineer at Novell SuperLab. In addition, "SMONMaster lets us monitor how our network is functioning, and gives us the ability to drill down to different levels to view issues we may have with the network."

Avaya has also announced enhancements to its LANEMaster and UpdateMaster applications. LANEMaster has been updated to support the ATM uplink modules on the Cajun P330 and P880 switches. UpdateMaster has been enhanced to support the Cajun P330 switches and will support the Cajun P550 and P880 switches in the future.

The new version also gives customers the choice of using CajunView with or without Hewlett-Packard's OpenView network management platform. If customers choose to run CajunView on HP OpenView Network Node Manager, they benefit by being able to perform multi-vendor device management along side the management of Cajun devices, including the Cajun P130, P330, P550 and P880, in Sun Solaris and Windows NT environments.

The Savannah College of Art and Design is beta testing the new CajunView software for controlling, configuring and monitoring Cajun P220 and P550 switches across its entire network.

"We have selected Avaya's CajunView network management suite to reduce our overall cost of ownership and it's `real slick' for managing VLANs and viewing statistics and performance of traffic in our Cajun Campus network," said Brad Grant, network services manger for the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia.

"By adding the new SMONMaster, ConfigMaster, VLANMaster, LANEMaster and UpdateMaster applications to the CajunView suite, we are continuing to offer our customers the tools to reduce the complexity and cost of managing Cajun networks," said Peter Rudnicky, vice president of network and policy management for Avaya.

CajunView 3.0 is available now internationally. Pricing ranges from as low as $2,450 for CajunView running in standalone mode and $27,950 for CajunView running on Solaris with HP OpenView Network Node Manager.

About Avaya

Avaya, formerly the Enterprise Networks Group of Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., USA, is a leading provider of communications systems for enterprises, including businesses, government agencies and other organizations. We offer voice, converged voice and data, customer relationship management, messaging, multi-service networking and structured cabling products and services. We are a worldwide leader in sales of messaging and structured cabling systems and a U.S. leader in sales of enterprise voice communications and call center systems. We intend to use our leadership positions in enterprise communications systems and software, our broad portfolio of products and services, and strategic alliances with other technology and consulting services leaders to offer our customers comprehensive eBusiness solutions. For more information about Avaya, visit us on the Web at http://www.avaya.com.

Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers the systems, software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as broadband and mobile Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and consulting services. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.