Company - Overview

Overview

Apparent Networks is the developer of AppCritical [formerly known as AppareNet], a software application that provides a radically different and superior basis for assessing, measuring and diagnosing converged networks to facilitate the optimal performance and management of data, VoIP and video applications.

Utilizing a patent-protected expert technology for network behavior, the Apparent Networks AppCritical software provides network diagnostic, assessment, measurement and monitoring functionality that has proven vastly superior to that provided by the traditional network management products.

AppCritical is being used to ensure superior performance of business-critical applications deployed upon converged IP networks. Initial sales were made into the enterprise market and, then, to vendors of network-dependent applications, which are using AppCritical to quickly and efficiently identify network-based problems within their own customer deployments.

Many vendors and service providers use AppCritical to do pre-deployment network assessment and optimization to ensure their applications run smoothly over the customers' networks. With the introduction of highly fault-intolerant and demanding network applications, like VoIP and video, the role of AppCritical for pre-deployment assessment and post-deployment monitoring and diagnosis is increasing.

The introduction of real-time continuous monitoring in the 3.0 release in spring 2006 is redefining network monitoring with its unique performance-centric approach. The automated intelligence of AppCritical, which continually evaluates the network’s ability to support the enterprise’s business processes, eliminates the ongoing battle of application performance complaints and end-user angst caused by ever-changing networks.

Contrary to traditional systems, AppCritical takes network management out of a device-centric auditing view and introduces a path and application perspective which provides engineers with a course of action rather than just historical data. Its holistic approach links network performance to quality of user experience for both data and voice. Functioning in real-time, its patented testing mechanism rapidly evaluates hundreds to thousands of live paths for user-defined threshold violations. Without involvement of the network engineer, it escalates testing until it either identifies and diagnoses a problem and its location or dismisses it.

AppCritical is quickly becoming a "must have" for the professional services provider. The network assessment capability and reporting features of AppCritical provide a clear picture of the end-to-end network, eliminating costly surprises for the customer. The network assessment process presents opportunities to different types of resellers and service providers, either as standalone projects or springboards to additional work. The Apparent Networks Partner Program offers benefits tailored to suit desired levels of participation.

Apparent Networks develops and markets software that provides a unique approach to improving application performance by measuring and diagnosing live converged networks as part of pre-deployment assessment, troubleshooting and continuous real-time monitoring. The AppCritical solution provides awareness of the most critical network characteristics needed by voice, video and data applications. It has been successfully deployed by large enterprises, managed service providers and tier-one technology vendors to assure end-user quality of experience. Customers include ACS, the Boeing Company, Nortel, Polycom, Toshiba, 3Com, Fujitsu, Siemens, IBM, Symantec, Bell, Hewlett-Packard, Network Appliance, TELUS and Electronic Arts. 

AppCritical Brochure [pdf]

Corporate Capabilities [pdf]