Brix Offers Service Assurance

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brix Networks (www.brixnet.com), the trusted provider of real-time service assurance solutions for real-time networks, today unveiled the Brix 2500 (TM) Verifier, the third and newest member of its Internet Protocol (IP) service assurance appliance family, along with Release 2.0 of BrixWorx (TM), the latest version of its performance management software system, that together bring next-generation service level management capabilities to the heart of service provider and enterprise networks. The Brix 2500 Verifier extends service assurance to the network core with Gigabit Ethernet performance and support for optical interfaces. The functionality and versatility of the Brix 2500 provides a new level of visibility into the performance of backbone networks, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateways, metropolitan area networks (MANs), data centers, and enterprise networks. Combined with additional routing and switching performance tests, the Brix 2500 provides complete network-to-application layer performance management. "Providers and enterprises are increasingly facing interdependencies that can only be managed through effective service level management solutions," said Dennis Drogseth, vice president, Enterprise Management Associates, a leading analyst research firm that focuses on management solutions. "Brix Networks addresses a critical market requirement with a highly scalable, flexible offering targeting wide area IP performance issues across a broad range of applications, including voice, VPNs, and video." Brix Networks