NetScout Systems has upgraded its nGenius Performance
Management System tools that let network managers track the
response times of applications running over networks using Citrix
Systems' MetaFrame software.
Response times can be measured for each type of application
served up by the Citrix software, said Eileen Haggerty, a senior
product manager at NetScout, in Westford, Massachusetts. NGenius,
which can be set to provide IT managers with alarms when traffic
peaks, can distinguish between network, server and application
performance problems, Haggerty said.
"Network managers have been flying blind when looking at the
impact of Citrix in their networks," said Gartner Inc. analyst
Debra Curtis.
However, Curtis and RedMonk LLC analyst James Governor each
noted that several other vendors are also targeting performance
management for Citrix applications.
Governor said NetScout competes with at least two other
companies for Citrix-served application analysis, including
AppSense in Daresbury, England, and Network Associates Inc. in
Santa Clara, California. "Citrix is a big market itself, with tens
of thousands of organizations using it," he said, describing the
size of the potential market for nGenius and other products.
Curtis said NetQoS Inc. in Austin, Texas also competes with
nGenius.
The new release is free to existing nGenius users and starts at
US$50,000 for new customers.
Matt Hamblen writes for Computerworld
