Napatech supports Windows 7   ANDOVER, Massachusetts, March 18th, 2010 – Napatech today released support for Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 on all Napatech PCI Express intelligent real-time network analysis adapters. This extends Napatech’s unique support for full 10 Gbps data transfer from port to application on Windows operating systems on a par with Linux and FreeBSD. OEM network appliance vendors now have full flexibility in choice of operating system for their appliance development projects.   “Microsoft Windows 7 has been very well received by the market and we have many customers who see a need to provide a Windows client option to their end-user customers for portable solutions”, said Erik Norup, President of Napatech Inc. “However, there is also interest in deploying network appliances based on Windows Server 2008 R2 for demanding applications.

With Napatech’s unique high-speed Windows driver implementation, OEM network appliance vendors can offer a Windows solution safe in the knowledge that Napatech network adapters will provide the same performance as can be expected on Linux or FreeBSD.”   Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 support is available on all Napatech PCI-Express intelligent real-time network analysis adapters including the NT20E 2x10 Gbps and NT4E 4x1Gbps Capture & In-line adapters. Windows 7 based network appliances can be used for portable network test, monitoring and forensic appliances, which can be deployed on as need basis. Windows Server 2008 R2 based network appliances can be used for permanent, more demanding applications, which require more memory and processing power. ENDS About Napatech Napatech is the leading OEM supplier of multi-port 10 GbE and 1 GbE intelligent adapters for real-time network analysis with over 50,000 Ethernet ports deployed. Napatech network adapters provide real-time packet capture and transmission with full line-rate throughput and zero packet loss no matter the packet size. Intelligent features enable off-load of data traffic processing and packet analysis normally performed in the CPU. This results in more processing power for the network monitoring, analysis, management, test, measurement, security or optimization application being supported. Napatech has sales, marketing and R&D offices in Mountain View, California, Andover, Massachusetts, and Copenhagen, Denmark.