NetMRI Chosen by Marvell for Network Diagnostics and Analysis; NetMRI Helps IT Department Easily Identify and Address System Level Issues and Manage Network Expansion

Business Wire, Oct 26, 2004

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Netcordia, a leading provider of network analysis products, today announced that Marvell, a global semiconductor provider of innovative broadband communications and storage solutions, has chosen NetMRI for system level diagnostics of its corporate network. Like an MRI, this diagnostic tool scans the network, identifies network issues that should be corrected or examined in more detail and scores the results for comparisons over time. NetMRI provides a detailed and easy-to-read report on the health of the network, allowing the Marvell team to easily pinpoint problem areas in a timely manner.

NetMRI examines the Marvell network and advises its IT team of problems that can affect the network's optimal performance. "NetMRI goes beyond basic monitoring," said Walter Curd, Director of Information Technology at Marvell. "It's like having an expert network engineer look at our network. If there are problems found, it makes recommendations on how to fix them -- objectively and automatically."

Upon installation at Marvell, NetMRI identified several issues that helped Marvell improve the performance of its network.

One of the key reasons that sold Marvell on Netcordia's solution was its easy-to-use and easy-to-understand system level analysis, which is especially useful for network expansion. "We are expanding to a new campus. NetMRI will help us know immediately if there are any routing or switching configuration issues. It enables us to see if there's a problem, look at the problem and address it," continued Mr. Curd.

About Netcordia

Established in 2000, Netcordia develops and markets appliance-based network analysis tools. Its development team has worked on Cisco's IOS, been awarded a patent for the v-LAB network training system, and brings over 85 collective years of experience to network diagnostics and analysis. (www.netcordia.com)