Elisa Selects Watch4net APG to Unify Monitoring of Infrastructure and Services

MUNICH, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Watch4net announced that Elisa, a leading Nordic communications service provider, has selected the APG solution to provide unified performance monitoring and service level reporting across their entire infrastructure.

The Watch4net APG software will consolidate Elisa's performance measurements and events into one single, unified platform. The solution will provide centralized multi-tenant portal and performance analysis on the converged IP and MPLS networks, cable/DSL broadband networks, wireless/mobile environments

This collaboration assures that Elisa's networks will be thoroughly monitored and managed for maximum efficiency and future trending.

"Armed with this critical information, Elisa specialists can more proactively identify performance degradations, capacity problems, and service-level violations across the infrastructure" said Sami Komulainen, VP Network Management of ELISA."

"APG delivers strategic value to services providers like Elisa," said Harald Mueller, VP Sales EMEA of Watch4net. "APG's flexibility and scalability is the perfect solution for them to ensure the quality of services delivered and reduce the total cost of ownership."

Watch4net APG's proven return on investment, adaptability, and applicability to Elisa's architectural growth, meant it was a natural choice to complement Elisa's long term technology strategy.

For details

Watch4net, Marketing & Communications, tel +1-514-842-6767, marketing@watch4net.com

Elisa Corporation, Communications, tel +358-50-305-1605, communications@elisa.fi

About Elisa

Elisa is a telecommunications and ICT service company. Our online and ICT services provide Finns with entertainment, and businesses with productivity. We serve approximately 2.2 million consumers, companies and public administration organizations. As the market leader in mobile subscriptions, we offer the most comprehensive 3G network in Finland. In 2010, our revenue was euro 1.46 billion and we employed 3,600 people. We offer international services in partnership with Vodafone and Telenor. For more details, go to http://www.elisa.com.

About Watch4net

Watch4net is a leading provider of carrier-class service assurance software. Enterprises and service providers around the world use Watch4net's flagship APG Software Suite for performance management of network and data-center/cloud infrastructures. APG consolidates and unifies information from various data sources to provide real-time, historical, and projected visibility into the health of infrastructures and business services.

Privately held and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Watch4net has an EMEA office in Munich, Germany to serve its fast growing customer base.

For more information, visit http://www.watch4net.com.