MONTREAL, September 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Watch4Net, a leading provider of service assurance software, today
announces the availability of the newest version of its flagship product,
APG.

Enterprises and service providers use the APG software to get a
consolidated, service-centric view from multiple technology domains --
including network, voice, video, hosts and applications. APG retrieves
performance data from devices and fault management systems to produce
real-time, historical and forecast visibility for both operations and
customers. Built-in analytics and targeted reports help preserve SLAs,
improve service quality and reduce operating costs.

APG V3.1 new features:
    -- Integration with IBM Netcool and HP Openview
    -- New Storage reports for Brocade, EMC and Hitachi, with integration to
       EMC ControlCenter.
    -- Distributed SNMP Poller with integrated Mib Browser/Compiler and
       Configurator
    -- Alerting on threshold violations and baseline deviations
    -- Outage Editor linked to ticketing applications.
    -- Easy-to-use wizards for report creation
    -- Enhanced EMC|SMARTS adapter "Designed for EMC" that collect data from
       Smarts AM/PM/SPM, ACM, MPLS, SIA, BIM, SAM to provision and update
       reports on the fly, build business process maps and eliminate network
       double-polling.



Watch4Net will demonstrate APG V3.1 at the TeleManagement World Americas,
booth #136 from November 4-8, 2007, in Dallas. For more information:
http://www.tmforum.org/americas2007.

APG V3.1 will be available October 1st and pricing starts at USD $20,000.

About APG V3.1

APG's scalable architecture includes modules that can be
distributed to deliver complete monitoring and reporting for enterprises and
carriers networks:

-- APG Collectors: lightweight processes that collect data from various
       sources including SNMP, network management systems, Element Management
       Systems, Cisco Netflow, VoIP equipments and enterprise data (SQL
       databases, files, home-grown tools...). They can be scaled and
       deployed as your business grows.
    -- APG backend and database: The backend module receives, normalizes and
       consolidates the collected data. Data aggregation is performed for
       report acceleration and data retention is managed for storage
       optimization. The database module is self-maintaining and supports
       MySQL, Oracle and Microsoft-SQL with a documented schema.
    -- APG Portal: The secure Web Portal displays performance and SLA reports
       to operations and customers. Advanced features include a graphical
       report builder, a formula editor to compute complex KPIs, an outage
       editor, LDAP authentication, a profile-based security and integration
       with NMS/EMS consoles.
    -- APG ReportPacks: predefined reports with built-in analytics dedicated
       to a specific technology or vendor. ReportPacks are available for
       various domains, including IP, MPLS networks, Virtualization, QOS, IP-
       SLA, Juniper, Storage and Applications.



About Watch4Net

Watch4Net is a leading provider of service assurance software.
Watch4Net's flagship product, APG, is a carrier-class performance management
application that provides real-time, historical and projected visibility into
the performance of the overall business. Corporations rely on the APG
solution to ensure consistent delivery of business services, detect and
troubleshoot problems quickly, and gain full visibility on the infrastructure
performance and health. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Watch4Net is a
privately-held company. For more information, visit Watch4Net's Web site at
http://www.Watch4Net.com.

Web site: http://www.watch4net.com
              http://www.tmforum.org/americas2007