Chipcom and AXON Networks extend technology relationship to include new network monitoring applications.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1994--Chipcom Corp. (Nasdaq/CHPM) and AXON Networks Inc. today announced they are extending their technology relationship to include the development of two new network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. applications for Chipcom's line of intelligent switching hubs A device that acts as a central switch or PBX, connecting one line to another. In a local area network (LAN), a switching hub gives any two stations on the network the full bandwidth of the line. . The joint technology relationship will bring AXON's LANServant(TM) Manager higher layer protocol statistics and traffic troubleshooting applications to Chipcom's full range of hub products, from the high-end ONcore(R) Switching System, to the mid-range ONline(TM) System Concentrator, to the ONsemble(TM) Stackable Hub A type of Ethernet hub that can be expanded by daisy chaining additional hubs together via dedicated ports for that purpose. They are designed to stack vertically and be treated as a single domain by the network management software. . This new product development effort is an enhancement of the existing relationship between Chipcom and AXON that was announced in April, where the two companies joined forces to co-develop Remote Monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a (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. ) hardware and software products for Chipcom's various hub families. "We are pleased with the extension of our relationship with Chipcom, to provide even more capabilities to manage complex, mission-critical networks," said Dr. Peter Palmer, president of AXON Networks. "These additional applications will allow Chipcom customers to further increase the performance of their networks and their network management teams." The higher layer protocol statistics application will enable network managers to view traffic and statistics across multiple local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) segments and collect segment, host and host matrix statistics (e.g., for IP and IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. protocols). This information enables managers to tune their internetwork (1) To go between one network and another. (2) A large network made up of a number of smaller networks. Same as "internet" (lower case "i"), not the "Internet" (upper case "I"). See internet. and corporate backbone by linking workgroups and primary computing resources in a manner that reduces or eliminates costly pass through traffic. The traffic troubleshooting application will allow managers to transmit different kinds of packets -- from a central location -- to different LANs, to "stress test" remote networks and troubleshoot complex problems that may involve multiple factors. It is anticipated that these new applications will be available from Chipcom on its various hub platforms throughout 1995. "What began as a solid partnership with AXON several months ago is becoming even stronger with the addition of these new applications to our network management product arsenal," said Frank Hiatt, senior product manager at Chipcom. "We are taking hub monitoring to a new level by allowing network managers to be more productive by saving time in identifying network traffic patterns and troubleshooting." AXON Networks Inc., founded in 1992 and headquartered in Newton, Mass., specializes in distributed LAN management. The company's mission is to enable managers of distributed, multi-protocol, multi-topology, multi-vendor networking environments to control their networks remotely. The goal is to maximize network availability, improve the performance of the network and the network management team. AXON's award-winning LANServant Manager applications run on all open network management platforms and provide continuous monitoring of worldwide LANs. AXON's products are distributed directly, and integrated by OEMs. Founded in 1983, Chipcom Corp. designs, manufactures, markets and services fault-tolerant intelligent switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. , including hub, interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. and network management products, for facility and enterprise network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. environments. The Southborough, Mass.-based company reported record revenue of $185 million for the first nine months of its 1994 fiscal year, ended September 24, a 65 percent increase over the same period of 1993. Together with its resellers, Chipcom has a presence in more than 40 countries, and the company employs over 800 people worldwide. -0- Chipcom and ONcore are registered trademarks and the Chipcom logo, ONline and ONsemble are trademarks of Chipcom Corp., AXON, the AXON logo and LANServant are trademarks of AXON Networks Inc. CONTACT: Chipcom
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