Dotcom-Monitor
Debuts 'Private Agent' Monitoring,
Providing 24/7 Checks Of Internal Websites, Networks
New Service Helps Enterprises Pinpoint Problems, Ensure Peak
Performance;
Data Can be Collected for Any Internal, Server-Based Service or
Application
PLYMOUTH, MN - 12/15/04 - Dotcom-Monitor,
the leader and innovator in advanced website monitoring services,
today announced an expansion of its pioneering website monitoring
services to include Intranet applications, database servers, routers,
and other server-based hardware/software located within a company's
firewall. The new 'Private Agent' service, now available from Dotcom-Monitor,
gives enterprises a powerful new tool for ensuring the health of
mission-critical services operating inside an organization's network.
"The need for network performance doesn't stop with public-facing
assets," said Vadim Mazo, founder and chief technical officer
of Dotcom-Monitor. "Often, the need exists for the monitoring
of website and network services that are not accessible from the
outside. This is why Dotcom-Monitor has developed new private, remote
agents that enterprises can deploy directly within their company's
network."
Dotcom-Monitor's 'Private Agent' service can monitor any server-oriented
device or application such as Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections,
email servers, web-enabled applications and more. Agents are managed
through a single online interface from which enterprise administrators
can monitor resources, receive notifications, and set reporting
options. The Private Agent management control console is totally
secure, ensuring that only authorized personnel will ever see the
agent or its related information.
Exhaustive Testing
Dotcom-Monitor's new Private Agent service encompasses all the testing,
monitoring and analytical tools offered via its existing external
services. Depending on the features chosen and installed by the
customer, Private Agent will perform stress tests; check internal
website performance, accessibility, and content availability; fill
out sample online forms to check reliability; and ensure HTTP, HTTPS,
SMTP, POP3, DNS, FTP, ICMP, SOAP protocols are working properly,
among other tests.
To accomplish its analyses, Dotcom-Monitor maintains one of the
broadest and most geographically diverse monitoring station networks
available. Stations are currently located in Minnesota, New York,
California, Florida, Colorado, Germany, London, Hong Kong, and Calgary,
with more locations coming soon.
Having the ability to compare internal data with external can be
of significant help in performing network diagnostics. "Let's
say there is a loss of performance within the network," explained
Mazo. "By comparing data both within and outside the system,
service personnel can quickly establish whether it's an external
network connectivity problem, for example, or a problem directly
related to your internal web application.
Dotcom-Monitor's Private Agent service offers online access to multiple
report and chart options, making it easy to analyze and compare
data. Finally, a number of alert notification options are available
within Private Agent when problems are detected; messages can be
sent to a pager, email address, wireless email account, SMS (Short
Message Service) device, cell phone, or landline phone.
For more information about Dotcom-Monitor's new Private Agent service,
including affordable pricing options, go to www.dotcom-monitor.com.
About Dotcom-Monitor:
Dotcom-Monitor is the leader and innovator in advanced website monitoring
services. Since its birth in 1998, Dotcom-Monitor has saved over
2,000 companies money by insuring maximum website uptime-at a cost
up to 50% less than other services. Dotcom-Monitor watches businesses
from the outside by simulating real-world, end-user actions. The
company ensures that clients are open for business around the world,
24 hours a day. No additional or no hardware is required to use
Dotcom-Monitor's services. For more about Dotcom-Monitor, go to
www.dotcom-monitor.com.
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