NextPoint Networks and Hucom Partner to Deliver Performance Management
Software to Japanese Market
Hucom Selling the NextPoint S3 Product Suite to Fulfill Exploding Demand for a Comprehensive Network
Management Solution
WESTFORD, Mass. and TOKYO, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NextPoint Networks, a leading provider of
application-to-network performance management software and Hucom, a computer networking pioneer in
Japan, today announced a partnership to sell the NextPoint S3 product suite to the rapidly growing market in
Japan for network performance software. Through award-winning NextPoint S3 solution', coupled with Hucom's
renowned expertise in data networking, the companies will deliver solutions that allow enterprises to optimize
network performance and support of business driven service objectives.
NextPoint Networks delivers the industry's first and only software suite to seemlessly integrate application to
network performance analysis. The innovative Web-based NextPoint suite analyzes end-to-end service levels
from the business user's perspective and allows quick isolation of network performance issues. NextPoint's
network management solutions provide a sophisticated decision-support system enabling network managers
to make informed decisions about network behavior. The result is better network reliability, improved service
level management and lower cost of ownership.
"NextPoint's products will enable us to provide our customers with a comprehensive solution to meet their
business goals of maximizing network performance and improving end user experience," said Yasuo
Kawanishi, president and CEO, Hucom. "We are delighted at this opportunity to present this best-in-class
solution to our growing community of networked enterprises."
The breadth of NextPoint's product functionality and flexibility will enable Hucom to extend to its customers
additional services such as performance evaluation and network baselining services that assess service levels
delivered to end users. NextPoint S3 products provide the only accurate method to ensure optimal customer
satisfaction and to improve the business benefit of their networks.
"Japan is the 2nd largest network market in the world and one of the fastest growing in the network
management arena. Partnering with an outstanding reseller, such as Hucom, enables us to capitalize on an
excellent opportunity to extend our reach to the international market," said Bill Maro, president and CEO of
NextPoint Networks. "This expanded presence in Japan displays our commitment to provide outstanding service
and support to our customers worldwide."
About NextPoint Networks
NextPoint Networks of Westford, Massachusetts develops and markets award- winning application-to-network
performance management software to networking professionals. The NextPoint S3 suite enables a proactive
service level management process and better performing, more cost-effective networks that support business
objectives. NextPoint customers include leading enterprises from a cross-section of industries such as
Amazon.com, Liberty Mutual, Ingersoll Rand, and TIAA-CREF.
NextPoint has earned significant industry recognition with awards including NetWorld+Interop's BEST OF
SHOW, Network World's "Top Ten Companies to Watch," Data Communications' Hot Product award and
Faulkner Information Services' "Application Excellence Award." For a complimentary copy of the Network
Manager's Survival Guide to Service Level Management, connect to www.nextpoint.com.
About Hucom
Hucom, Incorporated, founded in 1986, is headquartered in Tokyo, with offices in Osaka and Nagoya. As a
leading provider of computer networking products, Hucom's mission is to contribute to the wealth and prosperity
of society through the introduction of advanced computer networking technology that are essential to building a
computer networking system. Products include; Network Management Tool, Gigabet Ethernet, Fibre Channel,
Communication Servers, Routers, Wireless LAN Device, Security Scanning Tool, Intrusion Detection System,
Firewall, and One Time Password. Along with a wide range of products, Hucom also provides consulting,
technical support and maintenance, labeling them reputable system integrator.
NextPoint, Business-Centric Network Management, are trademarks of NextPoint Networks, Inc. All other
products or services mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE NextPoint Networks
/CONTACT: Rajesh Puranik of NextPoint Networks, 978-392-2026,
puranik@nextpoint.com or Ed Schauweker, 617-520-7103
eschauweker@webergroup.com or Jennifer Karkar, jkarkar@webergroup.com, 617-
520-7240 both of The Weber Group for NextPoint or Nobuyuki Ando of Hucom,
Incorporated, 813-5306-7333, nando@hucom.co.jp/
/Web site: hucom.co.jp
/Web site: nextpoint.com |
