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  • 08 December, 2009

    Napatech brings intelligence to network monitoring

    Napatech today announced the availability of unique features that provide visibility into tunnels for network monitoring and analysis of value-added services running over IP, such as VOIP, VPN and mobile data. Napatech’s network adapters have the unique capability to intelligently distribute 10Gbps flows in real-time to up to 32 CPU cores based on Ethernet, IP, MPLS, layer 4 and now GTP, GRE and SCTP tunnel information.
     

    As more services transition to 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps IP networks, the importance of network monitoring and analysis is increasing – but so are the demands on intelligence and processing capabilities. By using Napatech’s family of network adapters for real-time network analysis, Napatech’s OEM customers can build high performance network appliances providing new levels of intelligence and throughput performance.

    Read the full press release:

    Multi-CPU and Tunneling Press Release (PDF)

  • 17 November, 2009

    Groundbreaking Approach to Intrusion Prevention

    With the transition to 10 Gbps networks, there is increasing emphasis on increasing the performance of Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) to keep up with higher data rates. High-Performance IPS provides in-line processing of network traffic in real-time and has traditionally required expensive systems based on proprietary hardware platforms. With the introduction of Napatech’s family of In-line network adapters, an alternative approach based on standard off-the-shelf server hardware was made possible.
     
    This approach can help to reduce the time, cost and technical risk associated with development of high-performance IPS.
     

    Napatech’s In-line adapters provide multi-port 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps packet reception and transmission at full line-rate. Based on PCI-Express, the network adapters can be deployed in standard x86 servers to provide a powerful, full throughput platform for high-performance IPS solutions.

    Read the full press release:

    IPS Press Release (PDF)

  • 10 November, 2009

    nPulse and Napatech Make 10 Gbps Capture and Replay Affordable

    nPulse Network Systems today announced the availability of the nPulse HammerHead 10 Gbps Capture and Replay system based on the Napatech NT20E 2 x 10 Gbps In-line adapter. HammerHead is the first traffic testing product to provide full line-rate 10 Gbps packet capture, record-to-disk and replay capabilities at an affordable price.
     

    With growing deployment of 10 Gigabit networks, and the proliferation of sophisticated network devices designed to work at these high speeds, realistic traffic testing is more important than ever. At 10 Gbps, even small errors or configuration issues can have major performance, security and cost impacts. The ideal test scenario is to capture and record live network traffic, and then to replay it into the devices or networks under test, in a controlled environment and at line rates, to validate operation and performance.

    Read the full press release:

    Capture and Replay Press Release (PDF)

  • 09 November, 2009

    Napaptech Exhibits at Interop New York 2009

    Napatech will be exhibiting at Interop New York from the 16th to the 20th November 2009. Visit us at booth number 636.
     
    At Interop NY, Napatech will be demonstating a number of exciting new developments including:
    • A high performance 10 Gbps packet capture and recording demonstration based on Windows in collaboration with nPulse
    • A demonstration of Napatechs recently announced high precision time synchronization solution in collaboration with EndRun Technologies and Oregano Systems
    • A high performance Intrusion Prevention System demonstration.
     
    To book a time for demonstration contact us at
     

  • 29 October, 2009

    Napatech announces WinPCAP support

    Napatech recently released WinPCAP support on its intelligent real-time network adapters. WinPCAP is an additional feature to the previously released Windows driver, believed to be the world’s fastest Windows driver for Ethernet applications. The same packet capture feature set and high performance can now be supported across Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
     

    WinPCAP is Windows support for PCAP, the popular open source packet capture interface. Napatech’s implementation supports Windows 2003/2008 and XP 32/64 bit. WinPCAP is used by many third-party applications, such as Wireshark and Snort.

    WinPCAP Press Release (PDF)

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  • 23 September, 2009

    Napatech Sets New Standards for Time Synchronization

    Napatech today releases new time synchronization features that will allow extremely accurate packet time stamping. This is important for measuring quality of service factors, such as latency, in packet networks.
     

    Available on the latest Napatech intelligent network adapters for real-time network analysis, the time synchronization solution allows Napatech network adapters to be synchronized with a variety of time sources, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), IEEE 1588v2, CDMA and Pulse Per Second (PPS) sources. This allows packets to be time-stamped with an accuracy of 50 nanoseconds in relation to the PPS output. The time synchronization solution also allows Napatech adapters to be daisy-chained allowing a single time synchronization source for multiple adapters.
     

    Time Synchronization Press Release (PDF)

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  • 15 September, 2009

    Napatech Wins Tech Tour Award

    During the Denmark/Sweden Tech Tour Napatech received the Tech Tour Award.
     
    “Napatech is very proud to have been part of the Denmark/Sweden Tech Tour 2009 - being one of the few companies selected for outstanding innovation and performance in the region is highly rewarding and motivating" says Henrik Brill Jensen, Napatech CEO
     

  • 13 July, 2009

    Napatech Launches New In-line Products

    Napatech today extended its range of In-line adapters to support 1 Gbps networks. The NT4E In-line and NT4E-STD In-line adapters provide 4 x 1 Gbps full line-rate throughput with zero packet loss, no matter the packet size. This allows vendors of network appliances, such as Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and WAN Optimization solutions or test systems that need to generate traffic at 1 Gbps, to build high performance products based on cost-effective, standard server platforms.
    NT4E and NT4E-STD Inline Press Release (PDF)

  • 29 June, 2009

    New Napatech In-line bypass solution allows intelligent feature upgrades without disrupting network traffic

    Napatech today launched the NTBPE Optical Bypass Adapter; an intelligent bypass and failover solution for In-line network appliances. The NTBPE provides a unique alternative to traditional in-line failover solutions, by also allowing intelligent upgrades of network appliance functionality without disrupting network connectivity.
     
    The NTBPE is a stand-alone adapter providing support for up to 4 network ports of either 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps bandwidth and two Napatech In-line adapters. With the NTBPE, Napatech In-line adapters can support applications for in-line network monitoring, network measurement or network security on two network connections with full 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps throughput. In the event of a failure on the network adapters or on the supporting server, the NTBPE will automatically perform a switch to a bypass path, which allows the network connections to continue without disruption.
     
    The switch to a bypass path can also be initiated on command via software. This allows Napatech adapters to be inserted or removed from a network connection without disrupting network connectivity or requiring the network appliance to be shut down. As Napatech network adapter features can be upgraded using a software download, new features can be introduced to the network appliance without disrupting traffic, by simply performing a bypass switchover, upgrading the network adapter and then performing a switch back to normal mode.

    Read the full press release

    NTBPE Press Release (PDF)

  • 25 June, 2009

    Napatech featured in low-latency report

    The 451 Group has recently released a report entitled “Latency Capture, Storage and Analysis in Financial Markets”, which provides a comprehensive overview of the areas where latency arises and the tools that can be used to measure this latency. Several system and adapter vendors are featured in the report including Napatech.
     

  • 09 June, 2009

    Napatech exhibits at Sharkfest Los Altos 2009

    Napatech will be exhibiting at Sharkfest Los Altos, CA from the 15th to the 18th of June 2009. Please visit us to find out more about our Intelligent Real-time Network Adapter products and how they can help you to address your network appliance requirements.
     
    Request a meeting in advance with a Napatech representative at
     

  • 22 May, 2009

    Napatech Exhibits at ISS World Europe Prague 2009

    Napatech will be exhibiting at ISS World Europe in Prague from the 3rd to the 5th of June 2009. Please visit us to find out more about our Intelligent Real-time Network Adapter products and how they can help you to address your network appliance requirements.
     
    Request a meeting in advance with a Napatech representative at
     

  • 18 May, 2009

    Napatech Launches new Product Family

    Napatech today launches a new product line addressing In-line network analysis applications with the release of the NT20E In-line Adapter. The NT20E In-line Adapter is the first PCI Express Network Adapter to provide genuine 10 Gbps line-rate processing, analysis and transmission of network traffic with zero packet loss for any packet size.
     

    The NT20E In-line Adapter is ideal for OEM network appliance vendors in the network performance monitoring, network test, network security, financial trading and policy enforcement markets, especially those, which require full 10 Gbps throughput and application acceleration. While standard network adapters provide 10 Gbps ports, the effective amount of data sent or received through the port is actually less than 5 Gbps in typical operation. With the NT20E In-line Adapter, this limitation is now removed with full 10 Gbps throughput on all ports. This is important for many network analysis applications which are now facing challenges in handling 10 Gbps traffic.

    Read the full press release:

    In-line Press Release (PDF)

  • 06 May, 2009

    Napatech Exhibits at Interop Las Vegas 2009

  • 22 April, 2009

    Napatech Announces Enhanced Windows Driver Support

    ANDOVER, Massachusetts - April 22nd, 2009
     
    Napatech today announced enhanced Microsoft Windows driver support for the NT family of high-performance 10 Gbps and 1 Gbps Ethernet network adapters. The enhanced Windows support allows delivery of line speed data rates to the application for all frame sizes.
     
    The advanced Microsoft Windows support focuses on achieving the same performance as is currently available using Napatech Linux and FreeBSD drivers. This performance is normally difficult to deliver using Microsoft Windows drivers, but has now been achieved by Napatech. This provides Napatech OEM customers greater flexibility in the application of Napatech’s 2-port 10 Gbps NT20E and 4-port 1 Gbps NT4E PCI Express adapters.

    The main features & benefits of the new Windows driver are:
     
    • Support for both XP and Windows Server 2003, both in 32- and 64-bit versions
    • Support for filtering, time-stamping and capture of frames at line speed without packet loss
    • Time-stamping with 10 nanosecond resolution and support for six time stamp formats
    • Very low CPU utilization, below 1 percent
    • Distribution of network frames to 1 - 32 host CPU cores based on 2/5-tuple hash keys
    • Use of up to 64 advanced adapter hardware filters

    Read the full press release:

    Microsoft Windows Driver Press Release (PDF)

  • 20 April, 2009

    Napatech Exhibits at Infosecurity Europe London 2009

    Napatech will be exhibiting at Infosecurity Europe, Earls Court, London, UK from the 28th to the 30th April 2009. Please visit us at stand #P72 to find out more about our Intelligent Real-Time Network Adapter products and how they can help you to address your network security appliance requirements.
     
    Request a meeting in advance with a Napatech representative at

    Link to Infosecurity Europe >>

  • 16 April, 2009

    Napatech Selected as Winners of the Red Herring 100 Europe 2009

    Red Herring announced that Napatech was named a winner of the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA region each year.
     
    ”We are extremely honored to receive this prestigious award and the recognition of the Red Herring editorial team. The Red herring Top 100 award is both a source of pride in what we have achieved, but also a motivation to continue our focus on providing highly intelligent real-time network analysis solutions to our OEM customers” said Henrik Brill Jensen, CEO Napatech.

    Read the full press release

    RedHerring100 Press Release (PDF)

  • 14 April, 2009

    Napatech Exhibits at RSA Conference San Francisco 2009

    Napatech will be exhibiting at the RSA Conference, Moscone Center, San Francisco from the 20th to the 24th April 2009. Please visit us at stand #954 to find out more about our Intelligent Real-Time Network Adapter products and how they can help you to address your network security appliance requirements.
     
    Request a meeting in advance with a Napatech representative at rsa2009@napatech.com
    Link to RSA Conference >>

  • 07 April, 2009

    Napatech Introduces new Cost-effective 4-port GbE Adapter

    Andover, Massachusetts - April 7th, 2009
     
    Napatech today announced the introduction of a new member to the NT4 family of high-performance 4-port 1 Gbps Ethernet network adapters for PCI Express. The new adapter is named NT4E-STD and is an enhanced PCI Express version of the widely deployed Napatech XD network adapter for PCI-X. The NT4E-STD provides 4 x 1 Gbps Ethernet ports, doubling the number of interfaces currently provided by the XD network adapter and thereby halving the port cost. The NT4E-STD also provides complete RMON1 standard support allowing full off-load of statistics collection from host CPUs.
     
    In addition to PCI Express and RMON1 support, the NT4E-STD provides a number of additional enhancements to the XD feature set:
     
    • Support for 4 x 1 Gbps ports both electrical RJ45 and optical SFP versions
    • Support for additional DDR2 RAM for data burst buffering up to 4 GB
    • Fixed Slicing functionality for payload discard
    • Support for Multiple CPU cores via 1, 2, 3 or 4 host buffers with individual statistics
    The NT4E-STD uses the same API and programming interfaces as Napatech’s other adapter products.

    Read the full Press Release:

    NT4E-STD Press Release (PDF)

  • 02 March, 2009

    Napatech Exhibits at FOSE Washington DC 2009

    March 10-12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
     
    Napatech cordially invites you to join us at FOSE where we will be demonstrating the power and speed of our range of advanced Ethernet network adapters. Visit us at booth #625 and see how Napatech's advanced features, such as capture, channel merge, packet classification and load balancing on multiple CPUs can optimize server performance and can also be used to direct traffic on a per-application basis to the right CPU for processing.
     
    Request a meeting in advance with a Napatech representative March 10-12 at fose@napatech.com
    For more information, visit http://www.fose.com/

  • 30 January, 2009

    Napatech Announces Support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet for their NT Family of 10 GbE High-performance Network Adapters

    Andover, Massachusetts - January 30th, 2009.
     
    Napatech today announces support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet also known as FCoE for the NT family of 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps high-performance network adapters. The new Napatech FCoE implementation is an integral part of later releases and is now in the field.
     

    By merging IP and FC traffic over the same Ethernet, large Serverfarms can reduce the number of adapters and cabling to half in the best case. The Napatech Programmable Network Adapters can now be used for monitoring this combined traffic.

     
    The Napatech adapters support the FCoE standard by being able to filter, time-stamp and capture FCoE frames at line speed without packet loss. The main features and benefits of combining a Napatech Programmable Ethernet Adapter with FCoE support are:
    • Very accurate time stamp resolution of 10 nanoseconds, in six different formats
    • Very low CPU utilization, below 1 percent
    • Utilization of many of the advanced Napatech Network Adapter features
    • Distribution of network frames to 1-32 host CPU cores
    • Use of up to 64 advanced adapter hardware filters

    Read the full Press Release:

    FCoE Press Release (PDF)

  • 20 January, 2009

    Napatech participates in GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona, 2009

    February 16-19 at Fira Montjuïc, Barcelona
     
    Napatech participates in GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona, 2009.
     
    Request a meeting in advance with a Napatech representative at mwc09@napatech.com
     
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