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InterMapper and Asentria Partner on Environmental Monitoring

Lebanon, NH/Seattle, WA – April 30, 2009 – InterMapper, network management software, now includes Asentria environmental monitoring equipment on network maps and alerts network managers to power supply, temperature, humidity, intrusion, and other physical conditions. This new integration is the focal point of a technology partnership between Dartware, developer of InterMapper, and Asentria, developer of SiteBoss and TeleBoss monitoring equipment.


“InterMapper’s network maps give network managers a live view of their entire infrastructure,” explains John Sutton, Dartware Director of Sales. “They see where traffic is getting heavy, which links are hitting capacity, and which servers are running out of drive space. They proactively tend to conditions that will eventually lead to a system slowdown or outage. It’s only natural for them to want to map environmental conditions that have to be corrected in order to preserve service. That’s where Asentria comes in.”


Asentria devices are able to gather environmental information from network equipment and convert it into SNMP enabling InterMapper to display it on maps and use it to trigger an alert. “Asentria devices allow network managers to keep tabs on remote sites – maybe remote telcom CPE equipment – and react to changes in power supplies, temperature, humidity and water, and other things that impact performance,” says Jon Baars, Director of Sales at Asentria. “For small numbers of sites it’s reasonable to get notified via something like email. For any more that a handful of locations it’s much easier to monitor and manage using InterMapper’s visual displays.”


Frank Knapp, CEO at AlarmsPro, has been deploying both InterMapper and Asentria devices on behalf of customers who need to manage remote sites. He created a probe that allowed InterMapper to gather information from Asentria devices. “InterMapper is so easy to use, so fluid,” says Knapp. “With the Asentria probe, a technician gets the information he really needs like tank levels in terms of gallons.” AlarmsPro is using the InterMapper/Asentria integration to monitor mountaintop telco installations. InterMapper serves as a “dashboard” from which technicians can ask Asentria devices to turn on heat for equipment that might be freezing.


Asentria is recommending InterMapper to its resellers that want to provide a comprehensive monitoring solution. “We’ve been looking for a network monitoring and mapping solution that’s easy-to-use, cost effective, and reliable,” says Baars. “InterMapper is the only product we’ve seen that hits all three requirements.” Baars also points out that the InterMapper also fits into Asentria’s ability to address its primary markets which range from environmental monitoring in a relatively simple single network equipment room to highly distributed wireless build-outs involving hundreds or even thousands of locations.


“This technology partnership offers great value to telcos, internet service and wireless service providers, and others who have to provide uninterrupted service to a market with high expectations,” says Sutton. “Asentria device information adds even more value to InterMapper’s network maps and we’re eager show that value to the market.”


Dartware is offering Asentria customers a free five-license pack of InterMapper (able to monitor five devices) along with a 15-day evaluation.


About Asentria – www.asentria.com - Asentria develops remote site monitoring and telemanagement solutions that enable providers of critical communications infrastructure to more efficiently and reliably run their networks. Asentria’s products help ensure quality of service and lower operational costs, while making it easier to provision, maintain and support remote equipment. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.


About Dartware - www.intermapper.com - Dartware, LLC develops the InterMapper® network mapping and monitoring software with an integrated NetFlow analyzer. InterMapper earns a quick return on investment by proactively alerting administrators to potential slow-downs, crashes, and other business interruptions. Its real-time, color-coded maps and other displays provide users with an instant view of their network including device status and bandwidth usage. Dartware's software is installed in financial services, healthcare, retail, education, government, non-profit, WISP and ISP organizations around the world.



The Company

Asentria develops remote site monitoring and telemanagement solutions that enable providers of critical communications infrastructure to more efficiently and reliably run their networks. Asentria’s products help ensure quality of service and lower operational costs, while making it easier to provision, maintain and support remote equipment. Our strategic solutions fit both large and small communication networks and provide high-value, cost-effective and competitive differentiators to our customers.


Asentria helps administrators cost-effectively manage their call reporting data and remote site infrastructure, while extending confidence and security to ensure availability, integrity and performance. Asentria enables administrators to avoid failures from poor performing equipment that threaten end-user service expectations, while providing better control to predict the performance of remote infrastructure. These new levels of protection shield end-users from remote site equipment failure. Our service provider and enterprise customers trust their remote equipment sites to Asentria. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.