Greater London Authority buys in network test equipment

The Greater London Authority is using network emulation software to ensure the resilience of its web and networked applications across the organisation.

The GLA has deployed iTrinegy’s INE for Windows system to run performance tests on applications so that users receive a good experience. The tests cover web apps, client/server systems, Citrix-delivered apps and voice over IP.

Brian Arnold, a systems integration engineer at the GLA, said: "These applications need to work in a variety of different network environments, including over the WAN, over Wi-Fi and through 3G mobile networks. To understand the impact on our end users we made the decision that we needed to test our applications and systems in controlled and repeatable replications of these environments."

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