WildPackets Integrates OmniPeek Network Analyzer with Net Optics Phantom Virtual Tap

Net Optics, Inc., provider of Intelligent Access and Monitoring Architecture solutions delivering real-time IT visibility, monitoring and control, and WildPackets, Inc., a provider of network and application performance analysis solutions, announced integration of the OmniPeek network analyzer with the Net Optics Phantom Virtual Tap. This integration provides organizations with the total visibility necessary to record, monitor and analyze both physical and virtual network traffic.

The shift to virtualized environments

As there is the shift to virtualized environments, IT managers have a critical need for comprehensive monitoring and auditing capabilities in order to manage and secure converged data centers in different physical or virtual computing platforms. Phantom Virtual Tap provides OmniPeek that total visibility of inter-vm network traffic passing between virtual servers on hypervisor stacks. Such visibility is key to monitoring, analyzing, auditing and reporting on all traffic.

With OmniPeek, network engineers can enjoy the real-time visibility they need for expert analysis of every part of the network from a single interface. This includes Ethernet, Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless, virtual networks, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), and Video. OmniPeek users can monitor, analyze and troubleshoot in real time, as so then as perform detailed post-mortem analysis without having to copy large packet files over the network and load them locally.

Being VMsafe certified, Phantom Virtual Tap incorporates a spectrum of innovative features, including Hypervisor stack network monitoring, integration with VMware vMotion and complete visibility of Inter-VM traffic. The versatile solution works with all virtual switches, including third party offerings just as VCisco Nexus 1000v. Phantom Virtual Tap is part of Net Optics' suite of category-leading monitoring access and management solutions; it integrates seamlessly with Net Optics Director switches in current implementations or deployed in stand-alone mode directly with OmniPeek.

Enabling organizations of all sizes to analyze, troubleshoot, optimize and secure their wired and wireless networks, WildPackets develops hardware and software solutions that drive network performance. WildPackets products are sold in over 60 countries and deployed in all industrial sectors. Clients include Boeing, Chrysler, Motorola, Nationwide and over 80 percent of the Fortune 1000. WildPackets is a Cisco Technical Development Partner.

The provider of Intelligent Access

Net Optics is the provider of Intelligent Access and Monitoring Architecture solutions that deliver real-time IT visibility, monitoring and control. With its help, businesses are said to achieve peak performance in network analytics and security.

More than 7,000 enterprises, service providers and government organizations trust Net Optics' comprehensive smart access hardware and software solutions to plan, scale and future-proof their networks through an easy-to-use interface. Launched in 1996, Net Optics maintains a global presence through leading OEM partner and reseller networks.

In related news, WildPackets, Inc. announced TimeLine 2, the second installment of their premier network recorder and the fastest continuous network traffic capture and analysis solution to offer detailed network and VoIP statistics in real time.