Start-up tackles net discovery

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENISE DUBIE ON NETWORK OPTIMIZATION
06/07/05
Today's focus: Start-up tackles net discovery

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* Insightix prepares to launch its Dynamic Infrastructure
  Discovery technology
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Today's focus: Start-up tackles net discovery

By Denise Dubie

A new company says it can help network executives better manage
and secure their network by providing more information on
hardware and software assets.

Insightix next week is set to launch its Dynamic Infrastructure
Discovery (DID) technology and vendor representatives say the
technology can help IT managers better manage, secure and keep
their networks in compliance. The product uses a combination of
active and passive discovery systems to get an accurate
inventory of network devices, servers and switches.

"You need to know what you have to be able to properly manage
and secure it," says Joseph Dell, vice president of North
America for Insightix. "If you aren't aware of all your servers,
you can't make sure they are all patched, for example."

The Insightix DID uses an Insightix Collector that incorporates
both active and passive network discovery engines. The passive
monitors from a span port or a tap and collects information on
network devices. The active collection engine goes out and
queries specific network devices to gather more information. For
example, passively it is difficult to distinguish between
Windows XP and Windows 2003, Dell explains.

The product also uses an Insightix Manager that collects and
aggregates the data gathered from multiple Collectors to display
and maintain an up-to-date network infrastructure inventory and
map. The product requires no agent software or endpoint
configuration changes, and the system can be deployed on a
single departmental network or throughout the enterprise,
Insightix says.

Also the product automatically updates the data and topology
maps, as devices are added to the network, helping IT managers
keep an up-to-date inventory for compliance audits. The system
includes a Web-based interface that provides real-time alerts,
network utilization data and comprehensive reporting. And
according to Dell, both the inventory and map are searchable.

Pricing begins at $4,000 for 100 devices. The product runs on
any network and is available from Insightix channel partners.

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To contact: Denise Dubie

Senior Editor Denise Dubie covers network and systems management
for Network World. Reach her at <mailto:ddubie@nww.com>.
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