In This Edition:

• Top 5 Network Management Nightmares... No More: Orion & Cirrus can ease your network management pains.

• Sneak Peek at Orion VoIP Monitor: Yep... it's almost here! Get the pre-release lowdown on Orion's newest module.

• Meet ipMonitor: Discover the perfect blend of simple network management and powerful application monitoring.

• eBook Final Chapter Now Available: Download the complete eBook.

Top 5 Network Management Nightmares...
No More

We understand the challenges you face on a daily basis. We know what a bummer it is to get that phone call informing you that a network crisis is brewing. We share your pain and we don't want you to miss that next weekend barbeque due to a network meltdown that could have been prevented.

Orion Network Performance Monitor and Cirrus Configuration Manager can help. Built by network engineers for network engineers, these products were specifically designed to take the pain out of network management. Here's a look at how they can help resolve your top five network management nightmares:

1. Downtime is a Drag
On average, a 30-second network slowdown results in a $100,000 loss in business productivity, which tends to make executives and shareholders unhappy. Orion can restore harmony in the boardroom with comprehensive monitoring and alerting on availability, bandwidth utilization and health for hundreds of network devices. Plus, robust network diagnostics ensure that you can quickly resolve complex network issues before your users ever notice a disturbance in their YouTube performance.
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2. Configuration Changes = Big Frustration
We hear it from you on a daily basis: making manual configuration changes to network devices is one of the biggest time killers you face. Logging into each device by hand to make the same changes is time-consuming and can be - admit it - error prone. Cirrus performs bulk device configuration changes from a central location, a process that our customers report is 10 to 50 times faster than manually updating devices... leaving you time to hone your Wii skills.
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3. Fighting Network Flux
Networks operate in a constant state of flux, changing more frequently than your coworker's MySpace page. The growing number of users and components and the increasing mix of traffic types are almost impossible to track. Fortunately, Orion's wizard-driven device discovery simplifies the addition of devices and interfaces to Orion, while the NetFlow Traffic Analyzer module provides in-depth views into which users and applications are consuming the most bandwidth, so you can dial down the bad guys.
Check out a live demo of Orion »

4. Heterogeneous Headaches
No doubt you are tasked with managing hundreds, or even thousands, of network devices. As if that isn't hard enough, these devices are probably from multiple vendors and probably don't always get along with one another. Cirrus masks the complexities of dealing with a highly heterogeneous network by providing out-of-the-box device support for more than fifteen vendors. Just think of how much you'll save on aspirin by eliminating those headaches!
Watch the Cirrus video overview »

5. Understaffed & Overworked
If your organization is like most, your department is expected to have super hero powers, enabling a very small staff (usually five people or less) to manage a highly complex network infrastructure. Orion and Cirrus will let you save the day by automating time-consuming and error-prone processes, and they are so easy to use that they don't require an O'Reilly book to get started. With SolarWinds, you'll look like a super hero, without having to develop any special powers.
Purchase now and save 20% »

Save 20% On Bundled Orion & Cirrus You could save from $700 to $10,000!
	Offer ends July 31, 2007, so buy now to take advantage of this limited-time deal!

Orion VoIP Monitor is Coming...
You asked and now we're delivering. Get ready - the next Orion module is on its way!

Can you hear us counting down to the big launch? In the meantime, here's a sneak peek at the latest member of the Orion family... Orion VoIP Monitor is a powerful new module that collects vital performance statistics, including MOS, jitter, network latency, packet loss, and other important VoIP Quality of Service (QoS) metrics. At last, you'll get the detailed visibility you need into your VoIP environment in an affordable module that is fully integrated with our award-winning Orion platform.

Peaked your interest? We thought so. Here are two ways to get the inside scoop on VoIP Monitor:

Register for our VoIP Monitor webinar on August 2nd »

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Introducing ipMonitor:
The perfect blend of simple network management and powerful application monitoring

ipMonitor got some major kudos from NetworkWorld this year as a "comprehensive tool that excels at early problem detection, often fixes problems without human intervention, is robust, reliable and scalable, produces highly useful reports, is easy to use and is priced right."
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So what can ipMonitor do for you? This award-winning product offers comprehensive discovery and monitoring for network infrastructure, servers and applications. With ipMonitor, you can:

• Quickly discover IP-based network devices
• Automatically configure server and application monitors
• Perform out-of-the-box monitoring of Active Directory, DNS, MS Exchange, FTP, Web, IMAP, MS SQL Server, SMTP, and more
• Simulate end user response times with synthetic transactions

Register for our ipMonitor webinar on July 17th »
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Tips of the Month

Combining Cirrus and Orion puts powerful network management capabilities at your fingertips. Did you know that you can view the configurations you manage with Cirrus directly from the Orion website? Additionally, Cirrus reports can be viewed within the Orion website, giving you a unified view of your network management tasks.

Below, check out the sample view of a Cirrus report within the Orion website, then follow the link to download instructions on how to combine Cirrus and Orion in your environment, including the additional application components you need to make it happen.

Download files to view Cirrus configuration data within Orion »
Download files to view Cirrus reports within Orion »