Ixia announced the latest release of xChariot test software, the first Ixia-developed product based on the acquisition of NetIQ's Chariot source code. IxChariot 5.0 offers expanded IPv6 functionality, and is capable of emulating transaction rates at extremely high speeds. It can also be used to simultaneously generate and measure the impact of Ixia's Layer 2/7 traffic generation concurrently with IxChariot's VoIP, Cisco IPTV, Oracle, SAP or a wide range of customer-specific enterprise application traffic. Developers are also using it to certify interoperability of WLAN products based on IEEE 802.11 specification.
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- In July 2003, Ixia acquired the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distribution rights and a perpetual license to the source code for the Chariot product line from NetIQ. NetIQ's Chariot allows users to simulate full-scale enterprise networks with a mixture of traffic types, including VoIP, Multicast, Oracle, and SAP business transactions. It can be used for pre-deployment testing of networks with real-world application loads, and is designed for enterprise IT, hardware and software vendors, as well as service providers. Ixia will integrate the software into its Real World Traffic Suite, thereby providing a single chassis that can simulate full-scale enterprise networks and application-level traffic.
The sale was valued at $17.5 million, plus royalties on sales of existing Chariot products.
