By Viki Pierce
New plug-ins provide valuable new functionality in NetFlow monitoring, VoIP monitoring and advanced network discovery and mapping for layer 2 and layer 3.
Introducing WhatsUp Gold Version 12.3 and Netflow Network Traffic Monitoring Plug-In (Announced October 1, 2008)
Version 12.3 extends the WhatsUp Gold network management software product family architecture with new core features and a new NetFlow Monitor plug-in module to increase your visibility into, intelligence about and control over your network infrastructure.
New core features in v12.3 include functionality to automate the migration of an existing WhatsUp Gold database from v11.X, support for Windows Server 2008, and the extension of the licensing facility introduced in v12.0 to ensure compliance with software license device levels.
The new WhatsUp Gold Netflow Network Traffic Monitoring plug-in module gathers information from NetFlow enabled switches and routers allowing you to analyze and report on network traffic patterns. It provides instant insight into how efficiently your network is performing and how bandwidth is utilized. Misbehaving applications and users that are inappropriately consuming bandwidth can be rapidly identified. WhatsUp Gold NetFlow Monitor presents detailed information to assess network quality of service and quickly resolve traffic bottlenecks.
WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor (Announced June 23, 2008)
Now you can accurately assess or measure a live network and ensure that it is capable of supporting or maintaining adequate VoIP call quality using the WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor. Offered as an integrated plug-in to all editions of WhatsUp Gold (Standard, Premium, Distributed and MSP – v12.0 or above), the WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor provides detailed information on MOS and ICPIF voice quality scoring along with latency, jitter and packet loss. MOS threshold alerting is provided with an active SNMP monitor.
V12.0 New Features (Announced May 6, 2008)
WhatsUp Gold v12 introduces 20 powerful new features and enhancements designed to give you 360° visibility, actionable intelligence and complete control of your network infrastructure.
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