Internap Releases Enhancements to netVmg's Route Control Appliance.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2003 Flow Control Platform 3.1 Features Dramatic Bandwidth Scalability; Provides Greater Visibility and Control Over Provider Links Internap(R) Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INAP (Intelligent Network Application Part) An IN (Intelligent Network) protocol used in a European SS7 network to query databases for a variety of functions not related to call setup and tear down. INAP uses the ASN.1 standard for defining message content. See SS7 and ASN.1. ), the leading provider of performance-based routing services over the Internet, unveiled the latest enhancements of its market-leading Flow Control Platform (FCP (Fibre Channel Protocol) See Fibre Channel. FCP - Flat Concurrent Prolog. ["Design and Implementation of Flat Concurrent Prolog", C. Mierowsky, TR CS84-21 Weizmann Inst, Dec 1984]. ), the line of route control appliances acquired through its acquisition of netVmg. Internap announced the completion of its acquisition of netVmg last week together with its intent to acquire Sockeye Networks. New features released in FCP 3.1 include: enhanced bandwidth scalability, new service provider path diversity tools, and improved reporting capabilities. "The release of FCP 3.1 underscores Internap's commitment to continued development of the route control appliance technology acquired through netVmg and Sockeye," said Ali Marashi, chief technology officer at Internap. "This release is a testament to our new engineering team from netVmg. We expect the pace of future releases to increase as we combine the efforts of our three teams." Enhanced Bandwidth Scalability FCP 100, Internap's entry-level route control appliance, offers customers a bandwidth scalability jump from 15 Mbps to 50 Mbps. FCP 500, designed for mid-to-large sized enterprises, is now capable of handling up to 400 Mbps, eight times this appliance's former bandwidth capability of 50 Mbps. FCP 5000, geared to large enterprises, service providers and other high-bandwidth users, features a scalability increase from 700 Mbps per blade to 1 Gbps per blade. FCP 5000 can accommodate four blades, with a maximum bandwidth scalability of 3 Gbps per appliance. Better Path Diversity Management FCP 3.1 also includes enhancements to FlowView, the platform's software-based visibility and reporting tool. A major new feature in FlowView enables network engineers to analyze the path diversity, or convergence points, of their service providers. With this information, network engineers can make intelligent decisions about the best transit providers and peering selections for a particular network. Improved reporting capabilities FCP 3.1 FlowView now also provides greater flexibility in creating traffic and cost management profiles; automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. delivery of daily, weekly or monthly reports by e-mail; and increased filtering and statistical options for live reporting. Combined these enhancements enable easy reporting, monitoring and analysis of network performance to ensure that customers understand and can effectively manage their network performance. "As a bandwidth-intensive, multi-homed facility, we needed a scalable route control appliance that provided real-time visibility into the performance of our service providers," said Mike Palmer, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of RackMy.com. "The Flow Control Platform provides us the tools and insight to optimize our network based on our unique needs, which are peak provider performance and availability." For a detailed description of the key benefits of combining Internap's route control appliances and managed IP service offerings, a white paper is available for download at http://www.internap.com. About Internap Internap offers business customers high performance IP services through a portfolio of Internet-based solutions that utilize all major domestic IP backbones. The company's patented and patent-pending route management technology and industry-leading service level guarantees provide 100 percent Internet availability, allowing customers to bypass congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. points and avoid other difficulties that plague conventional Internet connectivity. Internap's portfolio of services also includes: colocation, content distribution, managed security and managed storage solutions. Internap currently serves more than 1,500 Fortune 500 and mid-tier business customers in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. ; travel/hospitality; manufacturing; media/entertainment; technology and retail industries. 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