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A Single Solution for Technology Convergence Talk about a word full of implications, convergence is it. Most broadly, it is bringing heterogeneous technologies together in the same network, like PBX boxes with SNMP data networks. It's more than that as well. It's integrating highly-specialized devices for cryptography, healthcare or engineering which act a little differently from other boxes. And the most challenging part is that all of the individual "axis of convergence" are converging on each other at the same time, Today's challenge for your team may be wireless applications to support sales, but very soon they'll also want video over wireless. Trying to manage the problem one axis at a time is going to be time consuming, expensive and ultimately, will still leave you without a stable, integrated platform for your net-centered applications. However, NeuralStar provides the only complete convergence solution for all technologies, devices and protocols. NeuralStar is not just a management application, it provides a stable, economical platform for all of your networking decisions, today and tomorrow. Not only does NeuralStar manage any kind of physical device (as well as its virtual elements, such as routing or switching fabrics, VPN assignments, logical ports and QoS contracts) its .NET API integration supports two-way communication with network-connected applications, databases, services, processes and infrastructure for total control of your network. These are just a few of the management connections made by Neuralstar users. NeuralStar's Network Navigator displays NeuralStar's power for tackling convergence. The Navigator is a window into all of your network resources, putting operators just clicks away from any network element or management tool. Beneath the Navigator's window is groundbreaking technology that will change the way you view the management of converged systems. At Last, an Economical Enterprise Architecture Other products, especially those capable of monitoring both SNMP and non-SNMP networks, have to charge dearly for their data collectors, more depending upon how many elements are connected to your network. Why the difference? Except for NeuralStar, other network management products were built to work in homogenous environments. Even the few that claim otherwise actually were created by sewing together multiple homogenous solutions (most obtained through corporate acquisitions). They give the illusion of supporting heterogeneous technologies but, in reality, the data model that holds the systems together is so complex and convoluted that it is a major project for those companies to update them at all. Providing the ability for you to create or customize your own drivers is simply out of the question. That means, in addition to dramatically higher costs, their customers must wait for new releases and often get charged for making configuration changes. That's not control over your network, it's ceding decision-making to a vendor. Of course, the ultimate advantage is that since NeuralStar integrates all technologies, it is continuously adaptable and extendible to meet future requirements and is receptive to new solutions as your network evolves. Decision-making from integrating routers from a different hardware vendor to protecting legacy technologies is completely in your hands. NeuralStar features supporting technology convergence include:
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