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Contact Information:

Ken Klapproth Entuity Tel: +1.508.357.6347 kenneth.klapproth@entuity.com

Entuity® Storms Mid-market with New Network Management Software

Eye of the Storm® Network Professional Edition Offers Enterprise Functionality at an SME Price Point

Marlborough, MA and London, UK – June 23, 2009

New Facts

• Entuity®, a leading provider of network management solutions, today announced Eye of the Storm® Network Professional Edition (EYE NPE), a network management solution that defines a new category along the management price/performance continuum – enterprise functionality at a price point previously reserved for workgroup class tools struggling to scale and support SME network needs. The newest member of Entuity’s software family delivers revolutionary technology for the mid-market on three fronts: automation, accuracy, and deep functionality for management to cost-effectively keep dynamic and contemporary networks optimally performing.
• A lack of real-time insight can often lead to wasted time and effort chasing ‘ghosts’ or failure to take corrective action. EYE NPE greatly improves operations by automatically surveying the network in real time; updating maps, topology, inventory details, and forensics to allow instant, accurate, and real insight into the status of the network without manual loading of device lists.
• Networks are not simply “on” or “off.” EYE NPE delivers optimal network performance by going beyond the “red light/green light” signaling that qualifies the typical low-priced network management tools. EYE NPE provides an intelligent view of object connectivity, root cause analysis, and a broad range of configurable thresholds allowing users to pinpoint where problems occur and quickly take action.
• Unlike the device-centric approach of other commercially available solutions, EYE NPE includes user configurable views which represent any logical collection of devices or segmentation of the network. Views represent a higher abstraction of the network – a business unit, a building, a particular floor, a department, or the devices assigned to particular operations personnel – then EYE NPE collects and reports operational metrics matching specified business processes. Built in reports with a versatile scheduler in a range of business-ready formats are also available to automate reporting and distribution.
• Built from Entuity's enterprise class event engine and database that support 85,000 managed objects per server, EYE NPE effortlessly supports up to 7,500 managed objects on a single server and combines proven features of the best network management tools on the market. The product is priced at $22,500.
• EYE NPE will be available June 26, and runs on Microsoft® Windows Server® operating systems, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, and VMWare® ESX Server. Entuity is actively seeking global channel partners who are looking to complement their current framework or elemental tools offerings with scalable, easy-to-deploy management solutions. For more information about Entuity's partner program, visit www.entuity.com/partners.

Supporting Quotes

Quote, attributed to Steve Thompson, Vice President of Information Services, Pacific Crest Securities - a beta tester of EYE Network Professional Edition
“Given its broad functionality, EYE NPE is obviously a solution with an enterprise heritage, yet it is remarkably quick and intuitive to set up, the interface is very clean and fast, and the product is easy to use.”

Quote, attributed to Jim Frey, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Management Associates
“The mid-market is traditionally under served when it comes to the completeness and sophistication of network management solutions. Frameworks offer broad functionality but often require substantial upfront and continued investment while entry-level and open source solutions offer low upfront costs but are typically narrower in focus – requiring manual processes to fill the gaps. And yet, mid-sized organizations have the same needs as large enterprise when it comes to optimizing their networks. Entuity is on the right track to answer this challenge, bringing the enterprise-class capabilities of their well-known Eye of the Storm solutions to the mid-tier in a richly-featured product form that is focused on affordability, fast deployment, and quick return on investment.”

Quote, attributed to Michael Jannery, President and CEO, Entuity
“With the release of the Network Professional Edition of Eye of the Storm, we believe we have filled an important gap along the network management price/performance continuum. It is a new day for those who have made the intellectual and financial leap from open source tools to vendor-supported solutions, but who are still constrained by budget pressures. Where they previously had to settle for manual, port-level, up-down status tools barely able to scale to thousands of interfaces, now they have access to an automated, intelligent, scalable, enterprise class solution in the same price range.”

Quote, attributed to Julian Renecke, Managing Partner, NetSpeed Technologies
“As an Entuity reseller, EYE NPE enables NetSpeed to meet the demands of mid-market companies by offering a sophisticated network management solution at an incredible price. The two biggest advantages of EYE NPE are its automation capabilities and real-time, accurate network visibility. Both play a vital role in reducing time spent with mundane, time consuming IT tasks for more efficient staffing."

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About Entuity
Entuity is the leader in next-generation, value-focused network management and service delivery solutions at price points to match a range of business models. The Company’s line of Eye of the Storm (EYE) software automatically discovers, captures, correlates, and alerts on unrivalled network data and analytics. EYE’s unique InSight Center™ Perspectives explicitly relate business value to help reduce operational and capital costs, reduce network downtime, achieve sustainability goals, commit to, deliver and prove service level commitments, ensure network configuration compliance, and optimize performance of private cloud environments.

Winner of numerous industry and business awards including the Network Products Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award for Network Management, EYE has been praised for its fast deployment, ease of use, and low cost of ownership. Entuity customers include enterprises, SIs, and MSPs such as ABB, Aptina, Astra Zeneca, BMC Software, CLS Services, DIRECTV, IBM Global Services, Perot Systems, Phones 4U, The Royal Bank of Scotland, SASSA, Sony, Visteon, and WorldPay. For more information on Entuity, please visit www.entuity.com or call +1.508.357.6346 (North America) or +44 (0) 20 7444 4800 (Europe).

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