As a leading global provider of WAN optimization and application acceleration solutions, Exinda entered into a strategic technology agreement with NetDialog International BV of the Netherlands, so as to provide customers with a Unified Performance Management (UPM) solution.

Under the terms of the agreement, data analysis will be accomplished using NetDialog’s SaaS (News - Alert)-based NetX reporting software for those customers who are leveraging Exinda’s portfolio of WAN optimization appliances.

In a press release, Kevin F. R. Suitor, Exinda’s vice president of marketing, said, “One of the most critical elements in network optimization strategies and solutions is the ability to collect, monitor, and analyze the behavior of services and applications. NetDialog’s recent NetX 3.1 release supports Netflow v9, which enables enterprise network operators to simultaneously monitor more than 2,000 applications in the network, giving them the high level of visibility they need to fully maximize the management and prioritization capabilities of Exinda’s WAN optimization appliances.”

Taking advantage of the Unified Performance Management (UPM) solution formed from the alliance of Exinda and NetDialog, Customers will be able to incorporate core capabilities required for efficient management of application performance with improved user experience while minimizing the cost of implementation and deployment.

Exinda’s WAN optimization appliances integrated with the NetX software will allow close monitoring and analysis of traffic patterns, and enable network operators to simplify traffic and application management across their entire network.

In a statement, Patrick Jonker, vice president of Sales for NetDialog International Ltd., said, “We are pleased to add Exinda’s WAN optimization solutions to our product portfolio. Incorporating our NetX monitoring and analysis solution with Exinda’s advanced appliances gives our mutual customer’s unmatched end-to-end network visibility. With Exinda, we can now offer our customers greater quality of service (QoS), acceleration and layer 7 application classification, allowing them to more efficiently prioritize and manage the traffic in their networks.”

Over 2,000 organizations in 80 countries worldwide have leveraged Exinda’s solutions to reduce network operating costs and ensure consistent application performance over the WAN. As a leading provider of Application Delivery Network (ADN, WAN Optimization Controllers) and Applications Performance Monitoring (APM (News - Alert), End-to-End Monitoring) services, NetDialog’s  software and services help monitor, analyze and optimize Business Applications & the IT Infrastructure, resulting in optimized usage for the business end-user.

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Edited by Jaclyn Allard