| Product Name | eTrust Network Forensics | Exinda Optimizer | Observer 10.1 | OptiView Series II Integrated Network Analyser | PacketShaper 6500 |
| Vendor | Computer Associates | Exinda Networks | Digital Networks Australia | Fluke Networks | Packeteer |
| Telephone | 1800 999 985 | 03 9415 8332 | 02 8436 9600 | 02 8850 3333 | 02 9657 1003 |
| Website | http://ca.com/ etrust |
www.exinda.com | network instruments.com |
www.fluke networks.com |
packeteer.com |
| RRP price range (inc GST) | AU$30,000 | AU$1,700 to $12,000 | Observer 10.1 AU$1309 Observer Suite 10.1 AU$5604.50 |
AU$23,155 to $51,855 | AU$10,750 as tested |
| Software or Hardware Appliance | Software or Hardware Appliance | Hardware Appliance | Software | Hardware Appliance | Hardware Appliance |
| Shape packets/limit bandwidth | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Compress data for transfer | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Real-Time Statistics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Analysis and Troubleshooting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Measures application performance | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, built into Protocol Analysis module | Yes |
| Use of Probes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Export Reports to Web/Word | Yes | Yes | Web Only | Yes | Yes |
| Uses Triggers and Alarms | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Packet Capture and Decode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic Generator | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Block applications (eg Kazaa) | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Support for Wireless Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Windows, Mac & Unix/ Linux | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Target Market | Enterprise | SMB, Enterprise | NA | Enterprise | SMB, Enterprise |
| Top 5 Features | 1. Advanced Visualisation 2. Pattern Analysis 3. Content Analysis 4. Forensics Knowledge Base 5. Communications Sequencing |
1. Auto-detection of all network traffic 2. Service level validation 3. Automatic PDF e-mail reports 4. Adaptive configuration 5. Layer 7 application grouping |
NA | 1. Complete network vision in seconds 2. 7 Layer protocol analysis 3. Simple user interface 4. WAN, VLAN and wireless analysis 5. Web enabled remote control |
1. Layer-7 application discovery 2. Detailed reporting and visibility tools 3. Application performance monitoring 4. TCP Rate control for efficient bi-directional control 5. State-of-the-art compression |
