30th May 2007 13:00
Spirent Communications plc (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a global providerof performance analysis and service management solutions, todayintroduced Inspire Architecture, a new testing architecture, inconcert with the launch of its innovative testing platform - SpirentTestCenter 2.0. The new architecture delivers significant improvementsin testing productivity during every stage of product development andservice creation to accelerate time-to-market and to reduce operatingand capital expenses. £ Spirent TestCenter 2.0 is already making its mark as one of themost innovative testing tools available today. More than 60 customersare beta testing the controlled release. This follows the success ofits predecessor, Spirent TestCenter 1.0, which is used by more than220 customers in labs and development environments throughout theworld. £ "Spirent TestCenter 2.0 will help us improve productivity byreducing the time to automate our complex multi-protocol tests," saidKen Cheng, vice president and general manager, High Value SystemsBusiness Unit, Foundry Networks. "With the savings in time, we will beable to ensure even greater product quality." £ "We're changing the way our customers think about testing," saidRob Piconi, chief operating officer, Spirent Communications. "SpirentTestCenter 2.0 helps our customers get products and services to marketfaster with step-change improvements in engineering productivity. Inrecent tests, Spirent TestCenter 2.0 reduced product testing cycletimes by up to 60 percent while reducing the overall engineering hoursfor product and system verification by up to 25 percent. We're helpingcustomers navigate the complexities of convergence more quickly toensure QoE for subscribers." £ Spirent's Inspire Architecture combines the right mix of testingcomponents to deliver an unmatched combination of scalability,accuracy, density, automation and speed. It leverages capabilities ofexisting test systems to deliver a converged test platform thatovercomes the challenges related to testing complexities, scarcity oftesting skills and the architectural shortcomings of pre-existingsolutions. These components include: £ -- Extreme Automation(TM) - Customers can easily automate test scripts and test cases for a 40 percent increase in the speed of execution of tests. £ -- HyperFilters(TM) - Breakthrough technology that saves significant time in defining and troubleshooting tests by allowing users to quickly identify, organize, view and analyze received frames by header fields (MAC address, IP address, VLAN tag, MPLS tag or any other field). £ -- RealTime Control - Test engineers can modify traffic headers, traffic rates and size on the fly, revealing results such as real-time packet loss to deliver more effective testing. Customers also can capture and debug live traffic while tests are running. £ -- Scalability - More concurrent users can share a system to run more tests; multi-threading allows more ports, streams and protocol sessions to run simultaneously on the system. £ "Rapid convergence of network technologies and services iscreating a complex testing environment for service providers andnetwork equipment manufacturers," said Brian Partridge, programmanager, Enabling Technologies Group, Yankee Group. "At the same time,the battle for end-user mind share and revenue is forcing fundamentalchanges in traditional business models, which require faster marketentry, higher productivity, and lower capital and operating expensesover time. Solutions such as Spirent TestCenter 2.0 can help addressthese challenges in a significant way." £ For more information about Spirent TestCenter 2.0, visitwww.spirent.com/go/STC_2. £ About Spirent Communications £ Spirent Communications (www.spirent.com) is a global provider ofintegrated performance analysis and service assurance systems thatenable the development and deployment of next-generation networkingtechnology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3Gwireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network securityequipment. Spirent Communications' solutions are used by more than1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world's largestequipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises andgovernments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,900employees worldwide. £ Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on theLondon Stock Exchange (LSE:SPT) and on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE:SPM) (CUSIP number: 84856M209) in the form of AmericanDepositary Shares ("ADS"), represented by American DepositaryReceipts, with one ADS representing four Ordinary shares. SpirentCommunications' sales to the United States government are made throughSpirent Federal Systems Inc. (www.spirentfederal.com). £ Spirent, Spirent Communications and the Spirent logo aretrademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. Allother trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held bytheir respective companies. All rights reserved. £ This press release may contain forward-looking statements that arebased on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions aboutfuture events. 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