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AdRem NetCrunch - Software network device for servicing and application discovery; network monitoring, alerting and reporting.
Reference: IRCPK2002TO43
Organization: Cracow University of Technology
IRC Name: IRC South Poland  
Country: Poland
Entry Date: Wed, August 21, 2002
Last Update:  
Deadline: Wed, August 20, 2003
Abstract:

A small Polish company has developed the AdRem NetCrunch network software for monitoring all devices in a network, displaying them on graphic maps and monitoring their load. It constantly probes and transacts with network resources at timed intervals to test their availability and responsiveness. It provides an intuitive real-time display of network performance and behaviour on graphic maps.
The company is looking for a Commercial Agreement with Technical Assistance.

Description:

The AdRem NetCrunch network monitoring software helps administrators to quickly discover, map, monitor, understand, and proactively respond to the dynamic, ever-changing nature of the enterprise's TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network and all resources that it connects. If a failure or degradation occurs, NetCrunch automatically notifies scheduled administrators, providing them with the necessary diagnostic information. Through simple, yet powerful TCP/IP-network monitoring features and alerting/reporting functionality, administrators of any skill level can use NetCrunch to discover, map and monitor the wealth of information being delivered and react to any system outage or performance issue on the network across critical platforms, applications, services, departments, and even remote locations.

Innovative Aspects:
- Dynamic, real-time graphic network maps reflecting each change in the status of a particular node or of services running on it
- Graphic hierarchical maps with links to other subnets
- Graphic routing and trace route maps
- Smart monitoring (the program automatically defines appropriate scanning intervals that allow it to monitor a given device as frequently as possible without overly consuming the network bandwidth)
- Smart scanning (the program probes and gathers information about all available network devices and services via industry-standard protocols and data repositories such as ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), Novell NDS (NetWare Directory Services)/eDirectory, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Workgroups, routing tables etc.)

Main Advantages:
- Fast discovery and identification of TCP/IP devices in the network
- Real-time network maps
- Network service availability and response time tracking
- Clear presentation of SNMP information
- Wide range of alert responses (e-mail, pager, voice mail, ICQ, SNMP, SMS (Short Messaging Service))
- Advanced alert management
- Implementing XML (Extended Markup Language) technology for easy customisation
- SNMP browser and other network diagnostic tools

Technology Keywords:
  • Computer Software
Current Stage of Development: Already on the market
Exploitation of RTD Results: None
Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright(s) registered

Comments
Organisation/Company Type:  
Organisation/Company Size: 11-50
Brief Market Application Codes:
  • Information processing, information systems
Comments
Detailed Market Application Codes (VEIC): Keywords
  • Communications processors/network management
  • Network test, monitoring and support equipment
  • Communications/networking
Highlights
Perfect for checking the ongoing status of networks. Recommended for consultants responsible for troubleshooting their customers' networks. Aimed at small, medium-sized networks, includes functions for monitoring networks over longer periods of time.
Collaboration Type:
  • Commercial Agreement with Technical Assistance

Comments
The company is looking for server solutions (software and hardware) assemblers, along with manufacturers of privately branded servers and businesses that pre-configure hardware or software.
Preferred Countries for diffusion: ALL
Additional Information:  
Contact Name: Biernakiewicz
Contact First name: Tomasz
Phone: +48 12 628 28 45
Fax: +48 12 632 47 95
Email: mailto:tbiernakiewicz@transfer.edu.pl