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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUSTAINABLE SOFTWORKS RELEASES IPNETMONITORX 1.0 CUMBERLAND, R.I.- Sustainable Softworks, developers of award-winning Mac networking and security software, has released version 1.0 of IPNetMonitorX, its popular set of network diagnostic tools, now native for Mac OS X. IPNetMonitorX v1.0 improves on the Network Utility included in Mac OS X with new implementations that are more responsive, intuitive, and visually easier to work with, as well as perform functions that could not be performed by the corresponding unix tools. Verions 1.0 adds the much-requested Monitor tool to IPNetMonitorX. The tool graphically displays transmitted and received data. Users can open multiple windows to monitor more than one interface at a time, with the bsd name of the interface displayed in the title while monitoring. The Monitor window can be opened by default when the application is launched and viewed in a miniaturized Dock window. In addition, Sustainable Softworks' Peter Sichel, the company's founder and chief engineer, has completely rewritten many of the tools to provide features not available in the standard unix versions or Network Utility, including: * An improved Trace Route, adding IMCP Trace. * An improved Port Scan, adding UDP scan and responsive time outs for identifying stealth ports. * A convenient Lookup, used to convert between IP addresses and domain names. * Address Scan, including Look Around, Last Seen, and Domain Name features. * DHCP Lease, which shows lease parameters including Name Servers and allows manual Release and Rebind across multiple DHCP configured interfaces * Subnet Calculator, which makes it easier to specify IP addresses and masks for routing. * Link Rate, which measures the effective throughput of a nearby data link. * Connection List, which displays TCP connection status, UDP listeners, and other statistics including the controlling process. * TCP Dump, which allows you to view the packet headers of network traffic to see what's happening on the data link. * TCP Info, which shows detailed TCP statistics allowing you to see how well TCP/IP is working on the fly. Also can be viewed in a miniaturized Dock window. DHCP Test will be added in the near future. IPNetMonitorX provides additional benefits as well. Its fast, asynchronous, multi-threaded design allows users to see network behavior as it happens. There's no need to wait for serialized, one-line-at-a-time output. For example, the Network Utility's Trace Route or Port Scan might get stuck on the second or third line waiting for a name lookup or unresponsive port, and users won't see any other results for 30 seconds or more. In contrast, IPNetMonitorX displays any results it sees as they occur. If a name lookup is slow, the user need only wait for names to appear. The rest of the trace proceeds normally. Users also can open and use multiple tools or instances of the same tool simultaneously from a single convenient application. When the user invokes one window from another, the corresponding data is automatically transferred. IPNetMonitorX provides a history, and supports auto-completion as well as drag-and-drop. The software includes built-in help and Sustainable Softwork's technical support. For a more detailed comparison with Network Utility and information about each feature, go to http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_ipmx_overview.html. IPNetMonitorX is $40 and includes a registration key for IPNetMonitor Classic. Registered users of IPNetMonitor Classic can upgrade to the OS X version for $20. All Sustainable Softworks products come with a 21-day free trial period and may be downloaded at http://www.sustworks.com/site/downloads.html About Sustainable Softworks: Sustainable Softworks is a small, growing virtual corporation based in Cumberland, R.I., with employees in Michigan and suburban Washington, D.C. The privately owned company is committed to helping individuals and small organizations address their computing needs in a market dominated by larger and more sophisticated customers and suppliers. The company focuses on developing understandable and affordable information systems that fit the environment. Rapid innovation and falling prices have not only created a complex myriad of choices, but have also led vendors to focus on incorporating advanced features for enterprise customers who can afford them. Vendors want to sell and support the most sophisticated technology, and the market is easily influenced to follow the leaders. What's lost in this process is a broad market perspective, and rational evaluation of what is needed and what it will really cost. Sustainable Softworks offers a mature, insightful view of information systems with an eye toward pragmatic solutions for both large and small organizations. 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