Under the terms of the alliance, Volera’s core technology, the Excelerator 2.0TM content networking platformthe fastest Internet caching technology in the industryhas been engineered to perform optimally with both WebTrends Enterprise Suite TM and WebTrends Firewall Suite TM. The two companies are also developing joint marketing efforts to create demand for the products and to provide customers with more information on the industry leading solutions. Customers of the combined solution, from carrier-class telcos to content producers and corporations, will benefit from a solution that delivers unprecedented acceleration and flexibility combined with the detailed and customized Web traffic analysis critical to measuring content delivery network performance.

IT managers and network administrators are under tremendous pressure to provide ever-increasing performance and ROI from their content networking Internet solutions, despite this year’s decreasing budgets, said Simon Khalaf, president of Volera. Our partnership with NetIQ provides these frontline professionals with the ammunition they need: intelligent content Internet networking capabilities that incur no additional bandwidth costs and the ability to measure and visibly prove their value everyday in detailed performance reports.

The integration of Volera and WebTrends technology provides customers the ability to:

Implement Volera caching and acceleration products with WebTrends Web analytics solutions to optimize site performance. This solution provides detailed metrics that help IT managers predict additional bandwidth capacity needs, and delivers detailed information on website visitors’ reactions to specific site content and marketing offers. It also provides intelligence on how to differentiate and personalize a site by responding to caching performance and proactive monitoring.

Introduce WebTrends Web analytics solutions in service provider environments where Volera’s content management and control capabilities are deployed. This provides improved ability to monitor network performance and better understand end user and content provider behavior, so companies can tailor content and services to meet customer needs. It can also help IT managers understand how to maximize streaming media distribution performance and revenue generating opportunities, ensuring maximum return on a business’ investment in Internet infrastructure.

Establish Volera and WebTrends technologies across LAN and WAN environments. This benefit minimizes costly bandwidth usage through Volera’s content networking solutions, while providing WebTrends’ analytics on geographically dispersed network availability to optimize delivery of content at off-peak times. Additionally, it captures metrics needed to evaluate and improve rich media distribution in such environments as e-learning and internal communications in the enterprise.

This alliance with Volera is excellent news for customers who demand peak performance and daily operational intelligence from their content networking solutions, said Dan Meub, senior vice president of WebTrends products at NetIQ. Through our partnership with Volera, we will support our customers’ strategic network extension and maximize the return they see on their investment in e-business systems.

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