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Ipanema Technologies : , announces that The Belgacom Group : , has launched its new service: Application Performance Management : (APM). This new service provides enterprises with greater control of their network and application performance. IT and networking departments are increasingly called on to align with business goals and guarantee the delivery and performance of key business applications. Network managers are looking for service providers that can offer application-centric Services.

By managing the performance of applications across the wide area network (WAN), APM helps customers meet business goals, such as improving the management of a converged Virtual Private Network (VPN) or maximising the investment in other IT resources. Specific performance targets can be set for

applications based on the business objectives of the company, and controlled across any IP infrastructure. The service allows optimisation decisions to be taken globally across the network, reducing risk, downtime and data loss.

APM is composed with scalable Consulting and Management Services:Application Audit



- Measurement in the network
- Traffic pattern, application types, utilisation rate, etc
- Identify application performance issue
- Samples of reports and assessment paper


Application Optimisation and Management



- Define and implement optimisation concept
- Application Monitoring
- Application-based Reporting
- Life Cycle Management: review, change and update
- Regular review meeting with customer


Application Service Level Agreement



- Define application performance objectives (delay, jitter, packet loss and allocated bandwidth per application)
- Define boundaries and responsibilities
- Monitoring and report


The Application Performance Management hosted service, a new offering from The Belgacom Group : , is now available and is targeted at multi site organisations. It is highly scalable and can be implemented across thousands of sites. The Belgacom Group : is utilising technology from Ipanema Technologies to deliver APM. Ipanema Technologies, through its Autonomic Networking System, offers The Belgacom Group : a scalable carrier class system with a dedicated service delivery framework called SALSA that transcends their actual IP VPN service and opens a way toward a new generation of high-value services centered around what matters most to the enterprise: the performance of their business-critical applications.

The Belgacom Group : said: “As traffic on the network increases, effective application management becomes crucial. APM further enhances The Belgacom Group : Belgium market leading position by offering customers a modular, flexible and repeatable service with a depth and functionality on a global scale.”

Béatrice Durand+33-(0)1-55-52-15-37 durand@ipanematech.com : mailto:durand@ipanematech.com