ClearSight Networks Announces ClearSight’s network recorders, Fastest Mechanical Disk Technology Based on 6 Gb/s SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) Drive Technology
ClearSight Networks Announces Secured, Highest Performing Network Data Capture Appliance with Latest High-Speed, Stream-to-Disk and Advanced Encryption Technologies
Network Time Machine™ Network Recorder is First to Leverage 6 Gb/s SAS Storage Technology; Data Intensive Networks Gain Expanded Performance and Capacity
ClearSight Networks, a worldwide provider of application and analysis tools for dynamic networks, today announced the industry’s first long-term network recorder based on 6 Gb/s (Gigabit per second) SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drive technology, the fastest mechanical disk technology available in the industry. The ClearSight Network Time Machine™ (NTM) has always been designed around the RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) standard to maximize capture performance; now using 6 Gb/s SAS drive components, ClearSight’s network recorders are now able to capture and warehouse massive amounts of network data faster and more securely than any other solution in the marketplace.
As network traffic volumes continue to escalate, the disk technologies that have traditionally been used to store captured network information are being pushed closer to their capacity and speed limits. With enterprise deployments increasing the speed and volume of data they can transfer, it becomes critical for network and application management tools to support these data-intensive, highly-demanding environments. By transitioning to 6 Gb/s SAS storage technology well before market adoption of this specification takes place, ClearSight enables the highest network performance.
“The ClearSight 6 Gb/s SAS-based NTM delivers unparalleled performance, security and reliability,” said Andrew Armstrong, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Spirent Communications. “Using Spirent TestCenter, the industry-leading test solution for performance benchmarking, we were able to validate that this new ClearSight NTM is able to deliver capture performance substantially higher than the current generations of network recorders built around the slower 3 Gb/s SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) drive standards. This represents a remarkable achievement.”
ClearSight’s NTM provides support for all deployed Ethernet data rates, including 10 Gb/s, which further enables data center consolidation and virtualization. Now, with the use of 6 Gb/s SAS technology, the high capture rates and large storage capability of the NTM product will continue to keep pace with these newer networks. This new NTM will also leverage the encryption capabilities of 6 Gb/s SAS drive technology that uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Customers that use the NTM will be reassured to know that even the most sensitive of captured network data is guarded against theft and unauthorized access.
“Leveraging our extensive network recorder experience, ClearSight continues to push the limits of high-speed network capture and stream-to-disk technology — such as 6 Gb/s SAS — and we are pleased to provide our customers and the marketplace with the highest performing network recorder available today,” said Steve Wong, VP of Marketing, ClearSight Networks. “Offering unprecedented new capabilities, the new 6 Gb/s SAS-based NTM raises the bar for next generation network recorders with the Data at Rest (DAR) hardware encryption feature representing another industry first for a product in this category.”
For customers that are interested in evaluating the NTM with 6 Gb/s SAS drive technology, please contact ClearSight Networks at 510-824-6000 or sales@clearsightnet.com. General product availability is scheduled for the second half of 2009. Early adopter versions are also available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis.
About ClearSight Networks
ClearSight Networks (www.clearsightnet.com) was founded in 2001 and has received numerous awards for product ingenuity, creativity, ease-of-use and real-time information. In particular, ClearSight has received the Network World Fusion award for the Best VoIP Monitor and Analyzer, the Internet Telephony’s 2008 Product of the Award and the prestigious Frost and Sullivan Most Innovative Technology award. Headquartered in Fremont, California, ClearSight Networks can be reached at 510-824-6000.
About Spirent Communications
Spirent Communications (www.spirent.com) is a global provider of integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications’ solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world’s largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,500 employees worldwide.
Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”) programme with each ADR representing four Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter (“OTC”) market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209. Spirent Communications’ sales to the United States government are made through Spirent Federal Systems Inc. www.spirentfederal.com.
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