Neo-Core and AG Group Announce NeoSuite 98 Plug-In for EtherPeek for Windows.WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1998-- Associative processing technology provides record-breaking performance and enables features never before possible Neo-Core, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and AG Group, Inc. announce the availability of their NeoSuite 98(TM) plug-in software suite for AG Group's EtherPeek(TM) v.3.1 for Windows. EtherPeek v.3.1 for Windows (EPW EPW Enemy Prisoner of War EPW Electron Plasma Wave EPW Earth Penetrating Warhead EPW Earth Penetrating Weapon EPW Engine Protection Washer EPW Edge Pro Wrestling EPW Extreme Power Wrestling EPW Extreme Polystyrene Wrestling EPW Electronic Payment Window ), one of the industry's leading network and protocol analyzers, offers powerful PC-based diagnostic and analysis capabilities at a fraction of the cost of dedicated hardware-based analyzers. The new plug-in suite, NeoSuite 98, includes NeoGroup(TM), NeoScan(TM) and NeoStats(TM). NeoSuite 98 deploys Neo-Core's revolutionary associative processing technology to deliver performance typically more than 100 times faster than commonly available network analyzers. NeoSuite 98 was developed in a joint collaboration between AG Group and Neo-Core's Network Management Products Division, which was recently established to develop and market Neo-Core Enabled(TM) software plug-in products targeted for the networking industry. NeoSuite 98 is the first in a series of Neo-Core Enabled software plug-in products, based on the patented Neo-Core hardware technology, targeted for system and resource tracking, network management, data security, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , database and pattern recognition applications. "We were impressed when we witnessed the acceleration possible using these Neo-Core plug-ins on our EtherPeek product, which represents the state-of-the-art for network analyzers," states Mahboud Zabetian, AG Group's president. "Neo-Core's associative processing delivers performance and features that were not even remotely possible using the fastest computers in the past. Now EtherPeek for Windows has the power and flexibility to surpass dedicated network analyzer hardware solutions, using our convenient plug-in approach." "We are extremely excited to debut the Neo-Core technology to the network industry with AG Group," states Timothy Dix, Neo-Core's Co-Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Their plug-in approach fits perfectly with the delivery of products that use our core associative processing technology. NeoSuite 98 integrates well with EtherPeek. The integration is transparent to the end-user." Neo-Core Enabled The NeoSuite 98 is Neo-Core Enabled. Neo-Core Enabled products use Neo -Core's patented associative processing technology to vastly augment the speed and functionality of data/pattern matching, filtering, and sliding-window comparison at any data block granularity from the object level down to the individual binary bit stream. Neo-Core' associative processing eliminates data searches, sorting and indexing on computers, making every "find" or "match" operation a single step regardless of the amount or format of data. In contrast, traditional approaches typically require millions of operations to find a single match. Neo-Core Enabled software products provide from 500,000 to one million associations per second running on Pentium-class machines. Neo-Core's speed is more than 100 times faster than existing methods, and many times faster than most dedicated hardware solutions using RISC-based and other parallel processors. Chris Brandin, Neo-Core's co-chairman and chief technical officer, states, "Our associative processing technologies enable speed and functionality not obtainable with traditional sequential processing sequential processing - Running a single task to completion on a single processor, in contrast to parallel processing or multitasking. even when used on a massively parallel See MPP. basis." NeoGroup: Real-Time Packet Accounting on Today's Analyzers The NeoGroup plug-in for EPW addresses a market need that has gone virtually ignored until now. NeoGroup addresses a need that cannot be met on existing analyzer platforms without Neo-Core technology -- packet account-group accounting -- that permits charge-back and precise bandwidth capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. . Network managers can use NeoGroup to categorize and cross reference network traffic into arbitrarily complex organizational groups - such as projects, divisions, departments, buildings - and to display the resulting data in real time. Network managers may depict the accounting group cross-references graphically as a color chart color chart n. An assembly of chromatic samples used in checking color vision. or in standard text. NeoGroup can provide accounting data in real time for thousands of groups with millions of addresses per group, with no degradation to performance of other programs running on the system. The NeoGroup "Options" dialog allows the user to import various formats of accounting information, including the industry-standard HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. format. In other settings, network managers may select other types of addressing, such as ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. Layer 1 ("MAC"), IP, DECnet, Novell or AppleTalk. Several charts can be displayed simultaneously, i.e. one for MAC address groups and one for IP subnets. Charts can be dragged-and-dropped into popular applications such as Microsoft's Power Point and Excel, and printed with any Windows-compliant printer. NeoScan: Security Filtering that Finds Signatures Fast NeoScan provides the capability to search for any number of strings or "signatures" of information in network traffic simultaneously, making it a very powerful tool for real-time security monitoring, including intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. and e-mail content analysis. Network managers can use NeoScan to find specific strings within an entire trace block of network traffic data or within a series of session "threads." These threads usually follow a specific protocol, such as FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to transfer, TELNET A terminal emulation protocol used on the Internet and TCP/IP-based networks. A Telnet program allows a user at a terminal or PC to log into a remote computer and run a program and execute other Unix commands. session or Novell client/server transaction. Network managers may use NeoScan to compare signatures in any combination of data format, such as ASCII values (text), phrases and binary strings. Matching signatures are displayed on a scroll list in the NeoScan Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ). Results can be exported to a text file or to comma-delimited format for import into databases and spreadsheets. NeoStats: Analysis-at-a-Glance NeoStats collects network/node/error statistics and displays them as full-color charts. The NeoStats "Options" GUI dialog allows the user to select which network metrics and statistics to display. Dozens of chart types can be displayed simultaneously, making analysis-at-a-glance possible. These displays are extremely time-consuming and impractical without Neo-Core's associative processing technology. NeoStats extends the functionality of EPW for real-time analysis and eliminates tedious batch post-processing. "In the real world, the ability to associate and analyze vast amounts of network traffic at line speed is a huge advantage because it makes true real-time monitoring, debugging, tuning and security measurements viable as a practical matter," explains Robert Moore Robert Moore may refer to
EtherPeek for Windows 3.1 Available for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0, EtherPeek sets the industry standard for ease of use, while offering the superior diagnostic and analysis capabilities of hardware-based analyzers at a fraction of the cost. Key features of EtherPeek include an intuitive user interface designed to de-mystify the complex tasks involved in troubleshooting mixed-platform, multi-protocol networks, high-performance drivers for enhanced packet capture, Summary Statistics for monitoring key traffic elements at relevant intervals, Plug-ins for expert packet analysis (including analysis of IP and security-related network issues), Dial-up adapter Hardware or software that dials up a telephone number. It often refers to the software in a PC that commands the modem to dial an ISP's telephone number for Internet access (see dial-up). support for remote packet analysis, powerful decoding with support for all major protocol suites (including IP, AppleTalk, NetWare, SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. , OSI (1) (Open System Interconnection) An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the TARP, more), ProtoSpecs(TM) for fine delineation of protocol type, name for MAC Address translation, a new Tool Menu for access to external utilities, real-time and post-capture packet filtering See packet filter. , a simple "Make Filter" command, real-time utilization statistics, and more. Price and Availability for NeoSuite 98 NeoSuite 98 for EtherPeek v.3.1 for Windows may be ordered immediately from Neo-Core. Product will begin shipping prior to July 31, 1998. Special pricing for the suite, including NeoGroup, NeoScan and NeoStats is $750.00 through September 30, 1998. Individually, NeoGroup is priced at $495.00, NeoScan is $395.00, and NeoStats is $395.00. The NeoSuite 98 plug-ins may be ordered directly from the Neo-Core web site at www.neocore.com, or by calling 1-800/322-3639. A demonstration CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). can also now be ordered. Pricing, Availability and System Requirements for EtherPeek for Windows v.3.1 EtherPeek v. 3.1 for Windows is now shipping. The EtherPeek 3.1 upgrade is FREE to all EtherPeek maintenance owners. Owners of EtherPeek versions 2.0 or earlier can purchase an upgrade to 3.1 for $250.00. EtherPeek SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. : US $995.00 Suggested System Requirements: Pentium 133 or better running Windows 95 or Windows NT4.0 32 MB of RAM recommended NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification 3 Compatible 10/100 Network Interface Card Color monitor strongly recommended Neo-Core, LLC Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. , Neo-Core, LLC develops and markets core technologies - called associative processing - that increase the existing information technology bandwidths by several orders of magnitude. A group of computing and networking industry veterans founded Neo-Core in 1996 to provide proprietary technologies for the communications, pattern recognition and client/server markets. For additional information, call 800/851-8278, write Neo-Core at 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907, or visit www.neocore.com. AG Group, Inc. Since 1989, when AG Group' flagship product EtherPeek was introduced, the company has specialized in the development of powerful and cost-effective software-based tools to troubleshoot, optimize and maintain mixed-platform, multi-protocol network environments. AG Group's goal of bringing superior technology, accessibility, value and flexibility to the ever-expanding realm of network management incorporates both software and service products. Currently, AG Group offerings include network protocol analyzers, LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network traffic monitors and internet utilities as well as network management training and consulting services. For additional information, call 800/466-2447, write AG Group, Inc. at 2540 Camino Diablo, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, or visit www.aggroup.com. Editor's Notes: Please send Neo-Core inquires to Origin Communications, 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907, telephone 719/630-3384, fax 719/634-4032. Please send AG Group inquires to AG Group, Inc., 2540 Camino Diablo, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596, telephone 925/937-7900, fax 925/937-2479. A demonstration CD-ROM is available. Neo-Core Enabled, NeoSuite 98, NeoScan, NeoGroup and NeoStats are trademarks of Neo-Core, LLC. EtherPeek is a trademark of AG Group, Inc. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Neo-Core, LLC
Mike Young, 719/576-9780
E-mail: myoung@neocore.com
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Origin Communications, Inc.
Jil Goebel, 719/630-3384
E-mail: Jil.Goebel@origincom.com
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AG Group, Inc.
Sheri Najafi, 925/937-7900
E-mail: sheri@aggroup.com
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