Agilent Technologies has acquired the intellectual property for Synthetic Networks' "NetPressure" network stress tester. Financial terms were not disclosed. The tester is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of connection- and content-aware devices that enable delivery of enhanced network services, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and virus/URL/SPAM filtering gateways. The tester focuses on layer 4 through 7 performance testing, and operates in an open systems environment. The product has been offered as the Agilent N4180A Network Tester since June 2003 under a distribution agreement with SNI.
Dave Bass, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Data Networks Division, said the acquisition signals "a long-term commitment to the future of data network testing."http://www.agilent.com
- Synthetic Networks Inc. is a privately-held company based in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
