Reduce IT Complexity with Advanced Network Mapping for Comprehensive Network Visibility and Real-time Network Discovery Alerting for Actionable Data on All Networked Devices

Somerset, NJ – September 8, 2009 - Lumeta Corporation today announced the latest release of IPsonar®, the most comprehensivenetwork discovery and network mapping solution for large organizations. The latest release of IPsonar includes configurable, real-time alerting on network discovery information and significant host-level network mapping advancements.

With its extendable and flexible alerting management system, IPsonar now can be used to proactively highlight IT policy violations in real-time through actionable data as it’s discovered on the network.  IPsonar’s alerts can be categorized by severity and priority, and are generated in standard formats, including SysLog or the IF-MAP protocol (Trusted Computing Group) to be easily integrated into other IT lifecycle tools for instantaneous remediation.

Pre-configured alerts available at the network level include discovered devices, unknown IPs, and non-responding networks. IT security policy violations can be identified through alerts on Inbound / Outbound Network Leaks or Active TCP Ports. Key management issues can be highlighted by alerting on issues like: IP spoofing, devices of a particular type, or those running a specific operating system.

Information supplied in the output of the alerting functions includes date/time of the event, IP and MAC of the devices, and other data relevant to the type of alerting event. More detailed information can be made available through the alerting management system.

Additionally, the latest release of Lumeta IPsonar continues to advance its award-winning network topology mapping capabilities. The latest release of the IPsonar product includes greatly enhanced mapping down to the end-node device. Now, when a user selects a router, for example, the map displays categorized, rich data on all attached hosts and devices. The product displays device details from the map (such as Vendor and OS information) and a filter can be overlaid to highlight connectivity surrounding a particular device.

“The type of network visibility IPsonar added with this release specifically will help Lumeta’s clients with issues like IT policy audits, security planning, disaster preparedness, and troubleshooting or root-cause analysis,” said Michael Markulec, chief operating officer at Lumeta. “One example is for an organization that has moved away from using Telnet. IPsonar will alert on any devices listening on that service port, and will show which addresses they are connected to. IPsonar’s unique device and connectivity discovery capabilities proactively identify these issues - allowing IT managers to address the connectivity before an audit or breach occurs.”

Lumeta IPsonar delivers uniquely comprehensive network discovery with the industry’s most accurate network mapping capabilities, discovering layer 2 and layer 3 nodes and the complex relationships between those nodes, including application-layer visibility. Further, IPsonar is able to map even the largest networks at a considerably faster rate than other discovery tools, is agent-less and credential-less and is lightweight enough not to disrupt network operations. IPsonar remains the industry’s only product which is able to discover and alert on unknown/unmanaged network connections and unknown/unmanaged network devices.

Using IPsonar’s real-time network discovery alerting capabilities, IPsonar provides a way for network managers to scan and validate their policies in remote offices, without having to use costly manual discovery processes.  IPsonar provides a broader frame of reference, looking at the network infrastructure as a whole, and delivering alerts on policy violations at the network level. 

About Lumeta Corporation
Lumeta empowers large enterprise and government agencies with global network visibility, allowing them to understand how network change affects security, availability, and compliance.

Lumeta’s IPsonar is the industry’s only network assurance solution that discovers and maps every asset on a network, including assets not currently under management. This capability enables IT professionals to analyze the connectivity between assets and networks, uncover risk patterns, and automate the enforcement of network policies.

With this level of network assurance, IT organizations can harden security, improve business continuity, and deploy new services without impacting its ability to deliver existing services.

For more information, visit the Lumeta Web site at www.lumeta.com.

Lumeta, the Lumeta logo, IPsonar and the IPsonar logo are trademarks and service marks of the Lumeta Corporation. Other product and company names appearing in this document may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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