"Combining application performance management and network monitoring will help an IT organization view its network events in their application context," said Will Cappelli, Research VP of Gartner. "This helps improve the availability of the network infrastructure and shorten the response time for noticing and repairing network issues."

The Cisco Developer Network Program enables Cisco and third-party developers of hardware and software to test interoperability of solutions for customers. Members of the program share Cisco's strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction and undergo interoperability testing based on criteria set by Cisco.

"IT organizations are working to extend existing technology investments and deliver excellent service to the business," said Steve Tack, Vice President, Vantage Product Line, Compuware Corporation. "Compuware Vantage interoperating with Cisco NAM will enable IT organizations to respond to poor application and network performance before it affects the business. Performance problems can be more easily isolated and corrected which will save IT resources and restore service quickly."

Compuware Vantage provides end-to-end management of application performance to ensure problems are detected proactively and solved quickly and efficiently, and IT service delivery is aligned with business needs. Compuware Vantage is the market's only IT service management solution that integrates end-user experience monitoring, application performance management and business service management into a single offering.

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Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Compuware helps CIOs optimize end-to-end application performance for leading businesses around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.

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