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| Proficient Networks Announces New Low-Cost IP-VPN Solution for the Enterprise
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003-- New NPE210A Platform Enables Enterprises with IP-VPNs to Deploy Adaptive intelligence for a serious advantage: business, investment and technology- BizVantage! Proficient's Pathfinder Software for less than nine thousand dollars Proficient Networks, Inc, today announced the strengthening of its enterprise IP-VPN support with the addition of the Proficient Network Policy Engine model NPE210A. In addition, Proficient today announced that the entire NPE product line, the NPE210A, NPE510A and NPE1010A, has achieved OPSEC certification for integration with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1(R)/FireWall-1(R) Next Generation(TM) software (see separate release for additional details). For predictable and reliable delivery of IP-VPN traffic, Proficient's Pathfinder software on the NPE offers performance management functionality that delivers the best possible end-to-end application performance by measuring latency, jitter, and packet loss. By moving traffic to the path with the most appropriate characteristics for each application, private line transport quality can be achieved in an IP-VPN. With the NPE210A, Proficient lowers the entry cost of route optimization for remote sites to under $9,000, with no additional hidden monthly costs. "With IP-VPNs being increasingly deployed to support distributed mission-critical applications such as ERP, collaboration, CRM, distance learning, and VoIP, Layer 7 network optimization becomes a must-have," said Frank Dzubeck, president of Communications Network Architects. "Proficient Networks' new NPE210A offers a compelling solution with all the right features to support those applications at a highly competitive price point." The NPE210A for IP-VPN performance management enables enterprises to: -- Deploy demanding mission-critical applications across IP VPNs without fear of poor application performance; and, -- Achieve frame-relay-like performance with lower costs and improved resiliency at remote VPN sites. "By introducing a route optimization product tailored to the needs of enterprises with remote site deployments at a price point under nine thousand dollars, Proficient has paved the way for mainstream enterprises to exploit the true potential of IP VPNs", said Emil Wang, CEO of Proficient Networks. "With this technology, remote sites connected over multiple DSL and cable connections become a higher performing, lower cost, more resilient alternative to Frame Relay or managed VPNs." The NPE210A is available now. The first customers took delivery in early July 2003. About Pathfinder and the Network Policy Engine Delivered on the easy-to-integrate Network Policy Engine (NPE) appliance, Pathfinder software directs routers to avoid end-to-end network congestion, put unused capacity to work, and use cheap bandwidth when it performs well. The NPE is the only product on the market today that simultaneously guarantees the best end-to-end application performance over WAN infrastructure while also intelligently distributing the traffic to minimize overall costs. As a result, organizations can manage critical application performance while deploying an IP VPN, eliminating bandwidth upgrades, or using "burstable" bandwidth contracts. Customers include CTX Mortgage, NetZero (United Online), and Bang Networks. About Proficient Networks Proficient Networks products enable enterprises and service providers to safely reduce WAN infrastructure costs and maximize end-to-end application performance. Headquartered in San Francisco, Proficient Networks is privately held, funded by BV Capital, Canaan Partners, El Dorado Ventures, Horizon Ventures, and individual investors including Ed Kozel, former Cisco CTO. For more information on Proficient Networks, visit http://www.proficient.net.
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