CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec 15, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Mazu Networks, the leading provider of behaviour-based, enterprise-class performance and availability solutions, today announced that The International Herald Tribune (IHT), the most widely read international newspaper, selected Mazu Profiler to manage, optimise and secure its complex WAN. Through Mazu Profiler, a leading application performance management solution based on Network Behaviour Analysis (NBA), the IHT gains the visibility needed to ensure uninterrupted service between key news hubs in Paris, Hong Kong and London, in addition to the extended bureau network.
The IHT combines news generated from its headquarters in Paris with input from correspondents operating out of 37 regional bureaus including its parent company, The New York Times, in New York City. Having constant and uninterrupted network access is critical to the paper's success in delivering timely news to its international subscription base, spanning more than 180 countries and comprising 241,625 readers (Source: OJD 2007). With critical applications and communications linked through a Wide Area MPLS Network, IHT needed a solution that could give them visibility into all WAN traffic - whether it passed through headquarters or not.
"Within two weeks of deploying Mazu Profiler, we were able to get an accurate picture of network usage patterns for every location," said Christophe Duprat, IT director, The International Herald Tribune. "We were able to reduce telecom costs, develop an effective capacity plan going forward and even provide input to developers to help them optimise their applications for our WAN environment."
Through Mazu Profiler, the IHT team gains visibility into the interactions between users, applications, network elements and systems. With this comprehensive understanding of their application delivery infrastructure, they were able to show developers how their applications were behaving on the network, which allowed them to make changes that greatly improved performance.
IHT was also concerned with understanding Internet usage and defining acceptable usage policies. With Mazu Profiler's ability to go beyond port level identification of network traffic, they were able to identify undesirable applications encapsulated within their HTTP traffic (a common trait of modern day spyware). Mazu Profiler is unique in its ability to help customers like the IHT develop more effective security policies and prevent bandwidth consumption by unauthorised applications.
"In a deadline-driven industry like the newspaper business, it is critical for all the correspondents, regardless of location, to be able to deliver the time-sensitive daily news needed to fill the pages of the IHT," said Paul Brady, chief executive officer, Mazu Networks, Inc. "Mazu Profiler allows network and security to provide proactive service assurance, faster problem resolution and more effective WAN management to improve the performance and availability of business services."
Mazu Networks worked with Nomios, a leading solutions provider, to integrate Mazu Profiler into the IHT IT infrastructure. Nomios, based in France, specialises in the study, selection, installation, operation and development of optimisation solutions for telecom networks and infrastructure. This translates into expertise in management solutions and content access, continuity of service as well as filtering and application protection. Nomios was instrumental in helping Mazu Networks bring the value of NBA to the IHT. Mazu Profiler enables IT organisations to manage, secure and optimise the performance and availability of business applications. Through Mazu Profiler, IT teams can accelerate initiatives including: application performance management; security and compliance; WAN management; CMDB-discovery; and data centre consolidation and migration. For more information on the ways Mazu Profiler can resolve today's most pressing network operations and security challenges, please visit: http://www.mazunetworks.com/it-initiatives.
About The International Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune creates, collects and distributes world news, information, entertainment and opinion of the highest journalistic integrity. Its balanced perspective addresses all areas of human interest and is trusted and enjoyed by people in all corners of the globe. Established in Paris in 1887, today the IHT is owned by The New York Times Company and continues to expand the reach of its authoritative journalism through the newspaper which is sold in 180 countries and via computers and mobile devices at IHT.com. The New York Times Company (NYT:![]()
NYT 7.06, -0.35, -4.7%) , a leading media company with 2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. Over the years, The Times Company's properties have been awarded many journalism awards, including a total of 117 Pulitzer prizes, more than any other news organization. For more information about The New York Times Company visit: http://www.nytco.com.
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About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks offers solutions that enable IT organizations to manage, secure and optimise the availability and performance of business services. Mazu Profiler uses Network Behaviour Analysis (NBA) to provide a new way of managing application performance and security by analysing the interactions of users with the applications, systems and network devices that comprise the application delivery infrastructure. Mazu Profiler delivers a management solution that spans network, security and data centre operations groups and provides a broad range of capabilities including improved application performance management, threat management, CMDB discovery and regulatory compliance. Only Mazu Profiler offers behavioural analytics, dependency mapping, user-defined policies, application and user identification, enhanced workflow and an application delivery perspective. With Mazu Profiler, hundreds of customers are able to ensure the availability, performance, and security of business services as well as to reduce costs and satisfy regulatory requirements. For more information, please visit www.mazunetworks.co.uk.
About Nomios
Nomios is a leading solutions provider that specializes in network and security products from leading vendors including: Mazu Networks, F5 Networks, Blue Coat Systems, Juniper Networks, IronPort, Fortinet, among others. Nomios brings their technology expertise and these vendors' leading solutions to large enterprise companies in France. Nomios meets operational targets and provides highly skilled human resources.
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