OC Systems Ships Response Time Instrumentation (RTI) for Internet Explorer

Measures actual end user response time at the browser

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Response Time Instrumentation (RTI)
for Internet Explorer, from OC Systems, Inc., measures system response times
as experienced by the user during transactions initiated within Microsoft
Internet Explorer. It monitors the start of an action (i.e., when the user
requests a page or submits data) and when the result is returned and rendered.
This data is used by performance engineers to reduce application slowdowns and
improve the user experience for web-based applications or applications that
have a browser-based front end.
"Because RTI measures the true end-user experience, organizations can
understand performance from the user's perspective," said Oliver Cole,
president of OC Systems, Inc. "Most organizations have no way to measure what
an end-user actually experiences. They typically rely on estimates or use
approximations, such as synthetic transactions, that do not necessarily
reflect what the end user sees. This makes it difficult to identify and triage
performance problems. With RTI they can focus on measurable improvements that
enhance the user experience."
RTI can be used in a standalone manner or integrated with an application
management system. When used in standalone mode, RTI includes its own agent to
collect and transmit data. The information RTI provides can be easily
understood by help-desk and operational users, while the available context
data provides actionable information to the development teams when production
problems occur.
Out of the box, RTI also integrates with any agent or management system
that uses the established and open industry standard for Application Response
Measurement (ARM) to provide immediate transaction tracing and decomposition
from a user's PC through the back-end servers supporting the request.
"RTI is a simple and straightforward product to use and integrates with
application management solutions the organization already has, such as IBM
Tivoli(R), to provide a complete and accurate solution," added Cole. RTI
recently received the "Ready for IBM Tivoli Software" technical validation,
indicating it meets or exceeds IBM's compatibility criteria for integration
with IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager.
RTI for Internet Explorer is the first in a series of response-time
measurement products from OC Systems, Inc. based on its work helping clients
improve the performance of complex systems. RTI Firefox is scheduled for
release in 2008, with others to follow.
RTI for Internet Explorer is free for noncommercial use and $195 for
commercial use. Quantities of 50 or more qualify for a discounted rate of $99.
RTI for Internet Explorer requires that a Java Runtime, version 1.4 or 1.5, be
installed prior to usage.
RTI for Internet Explorer is compatible with Internet Explorer Version 5
and higher running on Windows 2000 and XP.
About OC Systems
OC Systems, Inc. provides state-of-the-art software tools, development
environments, and services that its customers use to improve the performance
and operational reliability of their software applications. Customers include
Lockheed Martin, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Northrop Grumman, SAS, Sandia National
Laboratories, Cognos, Intel, SAIC and the U.S. Army. Founded in 1983, the
employee-owned company is based in Fairfax, Virginia. More information may be
obtained at http://www.ocsystems.com.
SOURCE OC Systems, Inc.

Judy Schramm for OC Systems, +1-703-216-0460, jas@ocsystems.com