<s>
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
packet	B-Protocol
analyzer	I-Protocol
software	O
tool	O
from	O
Savvius	O
,	O
a	O
LiveAction	O
company	O
,	O
for	O
network	O
troubleshooting	O
and	O
protocol	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
an	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
for	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Savvius	O
(	O
formerly	O
WildPackets	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1990	O
as	O
The	O
AG	O
Group	O
by	O
Mahboud	O
Zabetian	O
and	O
Tim	O
McCreery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
the	O
company	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
WildPackets	B-Protocol
to	O
address	O
the	O
popular	O
market	O
it	O
had	O
developed	O
for	O
its	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
morning	O
of	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
WildPackets	B-Protocol
 '	O
building	O
in	O
Walnut	O
Creek	O
,	O
California	O
burnt	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
including	O
everything	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mid-April	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
WildPackets	B-Protocol
to	O
Savvius	O
and	O
broadened	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
include	O
network	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Savvius	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
LiveAction	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
network	B-General_Concept
performance	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
,	O
visualization	O
and	O
analytics	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
product	O
,	O
NetSense	O
,	O
an	O
expert	O
system	O
for	O
network	O
troubleshooting	O
,	O
was	O
converted	O
initially	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
and	O
then	O
later	O
fully	O
integrated	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
called	O
EtherPeekNX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
has	O
APIs	B-Application
on	O
the	O
front-end	O
for	O
automation	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
back-end	O
for	O
analysis	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
mechanisms	O
to	O
extend	O
and	O
enhance	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
40	O
plug-ins	B-Application
available	O
for	O
the	O
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
plug-ins	B-Application
range	O
from	O
logging	O
extensions	O
to	O
full-blown	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
hosted	O
by	O
OmniPeek	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
remote	O
adapters	O
to	O
capture	O
from	O
RMON	O
,	O
NetFlow	O
,	O
SFlow	O
,	O
Cisco	O
AP	O
's	O
,	O
Aruba	O
AP	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plugin	B-Application
Wizards	O
for	O
the	O
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
Console	O
and	O
the	O
OmniEngine	O
are	O
Microsoft	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
Project	O
Templates	O
that	O
generate	O
working	O
plug-ins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
wizard	O
is	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
left	O
with	O
a	O
working	O
plugin	B-Application
with	O
entry	O
points	O
for	O
adding	O
application	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
plug-in	B-Application
wizards	O
enable	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
extensions	O
to	O
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MyPeek	O
Community	O
Portal	O
is	O
a	O
website	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
extension	O
of	O
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
scripts	O
,	O
adapters	O
,	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
levels	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
plug-ins	B-Application
posted	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
expertise	O
for	O
those	O
interested	O
in	O
extending	O
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlaceMap	O
:	O
is	O
a	O
freely	O
available	O
standalone	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
Packet	B-Protocol
sniffer	I-Protocol
application	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
that	O
captures	O
network	O
traffic	O
and	O
maps	O
nodes	O
to	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlaceMap	O
is	O
a	O
notable	O
example	O
of	O
extensibility	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
uses	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
Google	B-Application
Map	I-Application
plugin	B-Application
that	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Omnipeek	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
peek	O
driver	O
API	B-Application
to	O
capture	O
packets	O
.	O
</s>
