Kaspia Systems Selected for 'Application Excellence Award' by Faulkner Information Services

BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaspia Systems, Inc., a leading provider of fully automated enterprise network auditing solutions, was honored with Faulkner Information Services' "Application Excellence Award." Featured in Faulkner's monthly newsletter, Kaspia's Network Audit Technology was chosen as the superior long-term network management software package over such competitive offerings as Hewlett-Packard's Open View Network Node Manager, Sun's Net Manager, and Concord Communication's Network Health.

Faulkner, a leading provider of information and research services related to the computer and communications industries for more than 30 years, chose Kaspia for the "Application Excellence Award" based on the following criteria:

* Use in live customer networks

* Ability to simplify/automate management tasks

* Degree of integration with management platforms

* Integration with other platforms

* Number of other platforms supported Company vision

The Faulkner newsletter is distributed to Fortune 1000 companies worldwide and offers unbiased and straightforward intelligence about companies on the cusp of revolutionary technology.

"It is an honor to be selected for Faulkner's Application Excellence Award," said Jeff Erwin, president and CEO of Kaspia Systems, Inc. "This achievement further solidifies Kaspia's position as a leader in the network management market, as we look forward to the debut of our recently enhanced software package, the Network Audit, at Networld + Interop this fall."

Kaspia Network Audit Technology

Responding to the explosive growth in the frame relay market and the current demand for verifiable service level agreements (SLAs), Kaspia has added enhanced frame relay functionality to its existing product offering, making it the industry's first software package to allow complete point-to-point analysis of frame relay circuits. As a result of the enhancements, Kaspia has redefined the product, organizing it into four distinct systems based on customer requirements. Replacing the Kaspia Automated Network Monitoring System(TM) is the Kaspia Network Audit Technology(TM). The audit technology progresses easily and efficiently through three stages: initial device discovery and physical inventory, data collection, and report representation. The culmination of these efforts leads to a fourth stage where corrective action is easily recognizable to the network or service manager.

Kaspia's Network Audit Technology consists of four complete systems:

* Field Audit offers outside service providers a complete understanding of a prospect's network, allowing for more accurate quoting of service needs and increased credibility.

* Network Audit converts raw performance data into actionable information, enabling for more intelligent deployment of limited network resources.

* Frame Relay Audit is comprised of new functionality and monitoring capabilities which allow service and network managers to more efficiently and rapidly view and analyze a systematic correlation over a complete circuit of all relevant frame relay performance trends over time.

* Service Level Audit provides proof of port and device service and automatically calculates time between failure and repair.

Kaspia products require a Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, a 200-MHz Pentium(R) Pro processor, a 128-megabyte RAM, a 2.5-Gigabyte hard disk, a 1,024 x 768 x 256 display, a CD- ROM drive and a network adapter card. The Kaspia Network Audit Technology complements all major network management systems.

Kaspia Systems, Inc. provides fully automated enterprise network discovery, auditing, trending software to the network monitoring, remote monitoring outsourcing and Internet markets. The company is located at 8625 S.W. Cascade Ave., Suite 602, Beaverton, OR 97008; Phone: 503-644-1800; Facsimile: 503-520-0600; Web site: http://www.kaspia.com; or e-mail: jerwin@kaspia.com.

NOTE: Kaspia Network Audit Technology is a trademark of Kaspin Systems, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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