Opnet and Riverbed Integrate Solution

OPNET Technologies, Inc., a provider of solutions for managing networks and applications, and Riverbed Technology announced that OPNET’s ACE Live will be offered on the Riverbed Services Platform (RSP) by the end of calendar 2008. OPNET’s industry-leading software for end-user experience monitoring and real-time network analytics will run on the RSP in Riverbed Steelhead® appliances. By running ACE Live on Riverbed Services Platform (ACE Live on RSP), organizations can achieve enhanced application performance management in WAN-optimized environments, with no additional equipment at the branch office, enabling greater ROI on their capital investment.

The RSP is an enterprise-class platform that enables a drastic reduction in the branch office IT footprint by running up to five remote office third-party software modules–without the need for separate dedicated servers. OPNET’s ACE Live provides monitoring, measurement, and detection of application performance violations. It supports complete visibility and reporting of all transactions and users, with detailed real-time and historical information about end-user response times, utilization, route quality, and ISP performance. ACE Live on RSP allows organizations to make the most of their accelerated WAN environment by monitoring application response time to ensure end user performance meets business requirements. RSP customers will be able to continuously monitor end-to-end application performance over the WAN, automatically baseline performance and receive alarms when thresholds are violated, and quantify the bandwidth reduction realized from Steelhead appliance deployments. OPNET is the first company offering a monitoring solution via the RSP.

"OPNET is committed to delivering solutions that keep us at the forefront of innovation in end-to-end application performance management,"stated Alain Cohen, OPNET President and CTO. "Through our partnership with Riverbed, we are able to deliver a completely unique offering with the ACE Live on RSP, enabling the only single-box solution for application acceleration and performance management."

"Riverbed is working closely with strategic partners, such as OPNET, to provide best-of-breed services to enterprises looking to consolidate their IT footprint at the branch office. Unlike alternatives, we’re providing customers with greater flexibility and intelligence by allowing the branch office partner software the ability to leverage the RiOS acceleration pathway. This is a unique capability in our market,"said Alan Saldich, vice president of product management and alliances at Riverbed. "By working closely with OPNET to provide ACE Live on the RSP our customers will be able to take advantage of enhanced application visibility."

RSP is the most flexible and scalable virtual platform in the WDS market. Customers are able to choose which functionality is important to them and deploy that functionality easily in a virtual environment. Whether a customer seeks enhanced network visibility, security, media services or other applications, they are able take control of their network to meet business needs and IT consolidation efforts.

ACE Live on RSP has undergone Riverbed’s rigorous testing and qualification process, and will be supported on models of the Riverbed Steelhead running RSP. It will be marketed by OPNET and Riverbed, and will be available for purchase from OPNET. This integrated solution offering builds on the companies’ joint partnership, which was announced on June 24, 2008.

Availability
ACE Live on RSP will be available from OPNET Technologies by the end of calendar 2008.