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Why WildPackets?


*Competitive displacement discounts are based on volume and individual deployment scenarios. Discount levels may vary.

For pricing and more information, please contact sales: 800-466-2447 or 925-937-3200 · sales@wildpackets.com

Join the Companies Migrating to WildPackets’ OmniPeek

When network services are mission-critical and keeping the network up and running has become the #1 job of every IT department, can you really afford to align yourself with any company that is not invested in updating and improving its own technology?

Probably not. Your network is a vital asset for your business. You need rapid troubleshooting, a software architecture designed for today’s extended enterprise, and a product family that’s alive and kicking.

WildPackets’ OmniPeek is a distributed network analysis platform built from the ground up to increase network uptime and IT productivity while reducing costs and delivering fast ROI. Organizations with outdated products can quickly and affordably make the switch to OmniPeek in a matter of days. They can even choose to install OmniPeek on legacy hardware and protect prior investments.

You may ask “What about my investment? What about training? What about migration costs?” At WildPackets, we have compelling answers to all these questions.


The advantages of migrating to OmniPeek are clear:

  • Real-time network and voice/video over IP troubleshooting and analysis
  • Investment in a Viable, Award-Winning Product Family supported by a Growing, Successful Company
  • Access to Expert Analytics for the Broad Range of Network Technologies that Enterprises use Today, including 10 Gigabit, Gigabit, Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n wireless, Voice and Video over IP, and WAN links to remote offices
  • Point-and-Click Interfaces that accelerate Troubleshooting and Reduce "Find-and-Fix" Times
  • Access to WildPackets Training and Consulting Services, widely recognized as Best in-Class
  • Extensible, Open Architecture
  • World-class Support

Convenient Training in the Format that Works Best for You—Online or On-Site

WildPackets offers a variety of training options, including online, public and Web-based courses. Because OmniPeek's interface is so easy to use, the majority of course time is spent on best practices and tips for troubleshooting, rather than learning menu features and where to click.

Migration Costs

WildPackets has an affordable migration path for you! Contact sales@wildpackets.com and discuss your current deployment with one of our professional sales staff members. They will help you assess your current network management requirements and the ways that OmniPeek can address these needs. They will also provide aggressive conversion pricing to help make your decision even easier!

Unique Differentiators: OmniPeek vs. Sniffer

OmniPeek shows multiple segments simultaneously in one console.

OmniPeek provides centralized control, including software configuration and updates, access controls, and Remote Engine start-up and shut-down.

OmniPeek provides up-to-date platform technology - Sniffer includes many out of date and irrelevant event notifications and decodes.

OmniPeek provides real-time packet analysis - you can view a live packet capture session and packet contents in real time. With Sniffer, you have to wait for the packet information until capture has ended.

No more master/slave limitations. The OmniPeek Product Family also supports different access privileges for each user. Because multiple engineers can use OmniPeek at the same time, OmniPeek increases IT responsiveness and productivity.

Visual Expert - A new toolset gives you even more comprehensive visual data about network traffic and expert diagnoses. The Visual Expert makes it easier to understand what’s happening on the network and how to remedy problems. Visual Expert includes Packet Visualizer, payload reconstruction, a wide range of new conversation-oriented graphs including tcptrace, and a detailed summary pane.

The Sniffer console cannot be run over a VPN link, dramatically limiting its accessibility. The OmniPeek console supports VPNs connections, ensuring that engineers can access the console securely from any network connection when they need to. OmniPeek compresses and encrypts all transferred data including packets and statistics.

Each OmniEngine can run multiple monitoring and analysis sessions for multiple network segments without requiring a console connection and without transmitting raw packets over the network.

Uses standard security mechanisms, updates and patches for OmniPeek systems can be managed automatically. Sniffer’s non-standard security mechanism interferes with automated updates and require IT departments to manage updates and patches manually.

OmniPeek performs complete Video over IP media and signaling analysis. It includes Video over IP-specific Expert diagnoses as well as visual expert. Sniffer doesn’t support Video over IP.

OmniPeek supports 802.11a/b/g/n distributed capture and analysis. Sniffer doesn’t support distributed wireless capture and analysis at all.


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