'Products of the Year' Awarded to INS by Network World for Its VitalSuite Product
INS Solutions Recognized for High Degree of Effectiveness, Ease Of Installation and Excellent Documentation
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- International Network Services (Nasdaq: INSS - news; INS), a global provider of enterprise network consulting and software solutions, today announced that it has received Network World's coveted ''Product of the Year'' award for its VitalSuite product. VitalSuite was recognized as ''a must-have package'' for network administrators and help desk managers responsible for large enterprise networks.
''To be given this recognition by one of the most frequently read publications in our target market is a tremendous honor and represents the highest validation of our technology,'' said John Drew, president and CEO of INS. ''I'm proud of this accomplishment by our INSoft software division, which was formed as part of our recent acquisition of VitalSigns. It's a big win for our customers, too, because now they know the INS value proposition truly represents the combination of network consulting and the best application and monitoring software available in the market.''
In 1998, after reviewing more than 140 products, Network World bestowed 10 products with World Class awards. In their January 11, 1999 issue, Network World named the Top 10 of 1998: ''The VitalSuite bundle earns our World Class award and a strong recommendation for its effectiveness, ease of installation and excellent documentation.''
Network World cited VitalSuite for having ''a clear view of network activity, simple server and client installation, superb documentation and accurate reporting.'' The citation continued, ''As soon as we installed VitalSuite, identifying overloaded servers, slow domain name system responses, missing Web pages and loaded-down client CPUs was easy.''
About VitalSuite
The VitalSuite product family -- composed of VitalAgent, VitalAnalysis and VitalHelp -- enables IT professionals to monitor and validate network and application performance from the unique perspective of their end users. Based on INS' patent-pending passive flow analysis, the products passively monitor every user transaction, collect this data throughout the enterprise, and aggregate it at a single, central location. The resulting information provides IT organizations with the most valid and valuable measurement of network and application performance and availability. This information also enables implementation of meaningful service level agreements in order to reduce cost of ownership and improve the return on investment in IT infrastructure.
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