The Performance Zone

The Internet in Politics

Submitted by Eileen Haggerty, NetScout Director of Product Marketing

The news has settled down now three weeks after the presidential election,and yet, as I caught up on my reading, Information Week had an interesting article in the November 10th issue on the “Dawn of the Internet Presidency”.  The online version was titled “Obama Election Ushering in First Internet Presidency” and highlighted the revolutionary, strategic use of the Internet as a key element to getting out his message, soliciting advocates and volunteers, as well as contributing to the largest fundraising effort for any presidential candidate to date.

Training – Leveraging knowledge to maximize investment.

Submitted by Brian Robertson, NetScout Product Marketing Manager

Does this scenario sound familiar? You have decided that you need more visibility into your network and the applications running over it. You waded through endless meetings about requirements, vendor bakeoffs, red tape and a number of other hurdles in order to reach a decision. You got a maintenance window and you installed the system… you turned the system up…now what?

Will the G1 and iPhone withstand the "Storm"?

Submitted by Eileen Haggerty, NetScout's Director of Product Marketing

With Pre-Orders for Google G1 Phone beyond a million when it went on sale in the United States on October 22nd , anticipation is high for Verizon’s release of the new BlackBerry Storm this Friday November 21st, Verizon and T-Mobile subscribers and soon to be new customers will have a plethora of new services at their fingertips.

Tips to Boost Your Consumer’s Network Confidence

Submitted by Mike Valladao, NetScout Product Marketing Manager

October saw a record low in the  Consumer Confidence Index™.  According to Director Lynn Franco, “The impact of the financial crisis over the last several weeks has clearly taken a toll on consumers' confidence”.

However, there are always segments of the population that see the glass in a positive light.  Networking is one such segment.  Antidotal evidence shows that consumers’ network confidence is at an all-time high.  Networks are more robust than ever and consumers place great faith in them.  While, just a few years ago people often blamed the network, today the corporate network is seen as an area of stability.

Come See NetScout at Management World

Submitted by Adam Reeves, NetScout Product Marketing Manager

NetScout will be exhibiting at Management World in Orlando, Florida from Nov. 18 thru Nov. 20 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel. We’ll be there talking about NetScout’s nGenius Performance Management Solution for IP-based Global Assurance.