Analysis Tools

 SOASTA CloudTest (SOASTA, Inc.)
Distributed, Web services-based platform provides the automated ability to load test Web applications. New appliances target behind-the-firewall SMB testing. Aug. 7, 2008

 Violin 1010 (Violin Memory, Inc.)
RAM-based 2U appliances connect to the host via PCI adapters and can be used as extended memory or storage. New release tested to deliver 1 Million IOPS. Aug. 4, 2008

 StealthWatch (Lancope, Inc.)
Network behavior analysis and response platform provides network security and performance troubleshooting capabilities. Now with IPv6 monitoring, application visibility, more. Aug. 1, 2008

 Star-P (Interactive Supercomputing, Inc.)
Facilitates the execution of desktop code (MATLAB, Python) in parallel over multi-CPU environments. Now includes support for Platform Computing LSF and SGI Altix ICE blade servers. Jul. 22, 2008

 PROGNOSIS (Integrated Research Ltd.)
Performance monitoring and alerting products support multiple platforms; including Windows, UNIX, Linux, and HP NonStop. Support for HP Integrity NonStop NB50000c BladeSystem now in Beta. Jul. 14, 2008

 FFT Properties (Dew Research LLC.)
Signal and frequency analyzer. Jul. 14, 2008

 Dew Lab Studio (Dew Research LLC.)
Component libraries for .NET and VCL. Jul. 14, 2008

 BreakingPoint BPS (BreakingPoint Systems, Inc.)
Platform provides automated traffic generation--including known exploits--for the testing of network and/or security gear. Latest strike update targets ActiveX controls that should be killed. Jul. 11, 2008

 iReplay (Exact Solutions, Inc.)
Allows for the capture of live SQL workloads and replay of the captured transactions against a target environment. Supports Sybase, Oracle, and DB2 with MS SQL Server to follow. Jul. 10, 2008

 VSS monitoring Aggregation Taps (VSS monitoring, Inc.)
Taps combine traffic from both sides of a network link so that it can be monitored through a single port. New taps aggregate up to 12 inputs to up to 4 monitor ports. Jul. 8, 2008

 Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
Application switches--available in module and stand alone flavors--enhance application performance through load balancing, content-based switching, and more. Upgrade to provide increased throughput and SIP/RTSP support. Jun. 24, 2008

 AcceleNet (Intelligent Compression Technologies, Inc. (ICT).)
PC-based network acceleration software leverages compression, application-level optimizations, and a proprietary transport protocol. Jun. 9, 2008

 Performance Advisor (SQL Sentry, Inc.)
Platform enables the monitoring of SQL Server performance metrics for optimization and troubleshooting purposes. Supports real-time and historical views. Jun. 6, 2008

 Tideway Foundation (Tideway Systems Ltd.)
Automatically maps business applications to the underlying physical and virtual infrastructure, including the dependencies between them. May 23, 2008

 CoreFirst (OpTier Ltd.)
Tracks and monitors all business transactions--across all tiers, all the time--in order to create and maintain a profile of transaction activity in terms of time and resources. May 22, 2008

 Cassatt Active Response (Cassatt Corp.)
Platform provides dynamic management and allocation of server resources--now including power--in conjunction with administrator defined performance goals. Now offered in several versions all of which include power management features. May 21, 2008

 Platform Manager (Platform Computing Corp.)
Platform for the management and monitoring of heterogenous Linux clusters (formerly known as Scali Manage). Now integrates with Platform LSF. May 14, 2008

 PacketLogic (Procera Networks, Inc.)
Packet inspection platform is targeted to providers/carriers and identifies network traffic, with shaping (bandwidth management), monitoring, and filtering features. New modular chassis supports bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/sec (full duplex). May 13, 2008

 VMware Infrastructure (VMware, Inc.)
Core components enable the deployment of virtual servers and supporting services in the data center. New component (sold separately) enables automated disaster recovery features. May 12, 2008

 up.time (uptime software Inc.)
Toolkit for physical and virtual server monitoring and management across AIX, Solaris, Windows, Linux, WMware, and Novell. May 6, 2008

 Ipanema (Ipanema Technologies.)
WAN communications performance optimization platform is targeted to Enterprise or Service Provider deployments. New Smart Path technology seeks to actively leverage backup (i.e., DSL/ISDN) lines for traffic optimization. May 5, 2008

 Mazu Profiler (Mazu Networks, Inc.)
Network behavior analysis engine collects flow information from existing network infrastructure and facilitates troubleshooting and monitoring based on deviations from typical behavior. New features include response-time statistics enhancements and WAN optimization reporting. Apr. 30, 2008

 GridVision Enterprise (Voltaire, Inc.)
Product portfolio enables the deployment and management of HPC compute clusters leveraging InfiniBand infrastructure. Storage router--now available--enables InfiniBand to FC SAN connectivity. Apr. 29, 2008