Sitraka Extends J2EE Performance Assurance Solution With Sitraka PerformaSure For IBM WebSphere

Business Wire, May 7, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

IBM developerWorks Live!

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002

Sitraka PerformaSure gives WebSphere development teams system-wide

diagnostics of transactional J2EE applications in pre-production

IBM developerWorks Live! Booth #684 - Sitraka, a proven leader in J2EE Performance Assurance, announced today that Sitraka PerformaSure(TM) will be available on IBM WebSphere(a) Application Server 4.0. E-business performance teams working on WebSphere will have access to both Sitraka PerformaSure, a powerful, transaction-centric diagnosis tool for multi-tiered J2EE applications, and Sitraka JProbe, the premier performance tuning toolkit. Used together, these tools help companies using IBM WebSphere to detect, diagnose and repair business-threatening performance hazards before costly problems occur in production.

"IBM's WebSphere software is specifically designed to enable partner tools and solutions to provide core capabilities within the WebSphere development lifecycle," said Scott Hebner, Director of Marketing for IBM WebSphere. "As performance assurance is a critical element of the e-business development lifecycle, we are pleased to work with Sitraka on the enablement of Sitraka PerformaSure for WebSphere."

PerformaSure provides key insight into the J2EE performance data stack for rapid problem identification and resolution. Featuring a rich user interface, PerformaSure provides highly intuitive graphical views into application server configuration and run-time information, JVM performance, database performance, network utilization, and operating system and hardware platform metrics. PerformaSure's unique Tag and Follow technology reconstructs the execution path of end-user transactions, highlighting performance hotspots to accelerate root cause diagnosis of unacceptable e-business response times. Armed with targeted diagnostic intelligence about the offending component behind performance degradation, development and QA teams can then focus enhancements on just those components that genuinely impact the customer experience.

When the application code is at fault, Sitraka JProbe provides the next level of detail, pinpointing hotspots right down to the line of code. The result is seamless J2EE performance analysis on WebSphere Application Server that dramatically accelerates time-to-repair, while reducing the need for expensive infrastructure investments.

"WebSphere teams responsible for e-business performance understand that stalled projects, guesswork and finger pointing can often threaten deployment dates, affect end-user response times and jeopardize revenue. Now companies using WebSphere will have access to the diagnostic intelligence they need to proactively and cost-effectively manage performance at every stage of the J2EE application life cycle," said Ed Lycklama, CTO, Sitraka. "PerformaSure defines a new category in performance analysis by providing system-wide visibility into multiple layers of the J2EE system. Sitraka PerformaSure for WebSphere extends our J2EE Performance Assurance offering to IBM customers worldwide."

About IBM WebSphere Application Server

IBM WebSphere Application Server is a leading Java technology-based Web application server, integrating enterprise data and transactions with the e-business world. It provides a rich, e-business application deployment environment with a complete set of application services including capabilities for transaction management, security, clustering, performance, availability, connectivity and scalability.

About Sitraka

A proven leader in J2EE Performance Assurance, Sitraka delivers advanced diagnostic solutions that help companies to pinpoint and eliminate performance hazards in mission-critical J2EE applications. Sitraka products include PerformaSure, a transaction-centric J2EE diagnosis solution, JProbe performance tuning tools, JClass Java components and DeployDirector, a Java application deployment solution. Through industry partnerships with companies such as IBM, BEA Systems, Sun Microsystems and Mercury Interactive, Sitraka ensures that our products integrate seamlessly with the latest development environments and platforms. Sitraka products are sold and supported directly through our North American headquarters in Toronto, European headquarters in Amsterdam and global network of resellers. Visit Sitraka on the Web at www.sitraka.com.

Note: Sitraka, PerformaSure, JProbe, JClass and DeployDirector are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sitraka Inc. Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

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