COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The volume, variety and velocity of data in IT and telecom networks are increasing at explosive rates. Staying ahead of this data growth curve is a challenge for network equipment manufacturers that assure the quality and security of the world's networks. To assist these vendors in the development of high-performance management and security appliances, Napatech (OSE: NAPA) today announced the release of a pre-integrated, pre-tested platform for appliance development. The Napatech Acceleration Platform is based on Dell PowerEdge servers provided by Dell OEM Solutions, delivering a powerful platform for development while significantly reducing time-to-market. Learn more about it here: www.napatech.com/about/partners/our-solution-partners.

The Napatech Acceleration Platform optimizes network analysis applications to ensure full throughput with zero packet loss under all conditions. Other key features include:

• Precision time-stamping: Ideal for quality of experience performance analysis, supported by Napatech nanosecond-precision time synchronization and time-stamping capabilities.
• Pre-integrated platform available in two configurations:
  • Napatech Acceleration Platform 40G based on Dell PowerEdge R720 with Napatech NT40E3-4-PTP 4 port 10 Gbps accelerator.
  • Napatech Acceleration Platform 4G based on Dell PowerEdge R620 with Napatech NT4E2-4-PTP 4 port 1 Gbps accelerator.
• Customized Dell solutions: Customization options are available from Dell OEM Solutions. Visit here to learn more: www.dell.com/oem.
• Future-proof solution: Scale beyond four ports with the installation of additional Napatech accelerators without need for changes to application software.

To order the Napatech Acceleration Platform, please visit: http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/oem/technology-partners.

Henrik Brill Jensen, CEO, Napatech, said:
"Now, more than ever, OEM appliance customers want to focus on their software development efforts and therefore require reliable, high-performance hardware platforms. The Napatech Acceleration Platform is the right solution at the right time for the market, addressing the increasing pressure on these vendors to decrease time-to-market without compromising quality and reliability."

Ron Pugh, executive director and general manager, Dell OEM Solutions, said:
"We are excited by the performance that Napatech was able to achieve using Dell's PowerEdge R720 server and Napatech's NT40E3-4-PTP accelerators. The latest generation of Dell PowerEdge servers was designed for optimal performance, and this demonstration highlights the type of capabilities our OEM customers are able to bring to their end users by working with Dell and Napatech."

About Napatech
Napatech is the world leader in accelerating network management and security applications. As data volume and complexity grow, the performance of these applications needs to stay ahead of the speed of networks in order to do their jobs. We make this possible, for even the most demanding financial, telecom, corporate and government networks. Now and in the future, we enable our customers' applications to run faster than the networks they need to manage and protect. For more information, visit us at http://www.napatech.com.

Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell. Napatech disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

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