Kung Fu (Mok-Gar) - general background
Shunra VE selected from among a record number of nominations in the "Best Systems Management" category.
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 25, 2007 — Shunra, the leading provider of network performance testing solutions, today announced that its Shunra VE solution is a Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) 2007 Codie Awards finalist in the "Best Systems Management" category. Shunra was selected from among a record number of nominations this year in the prestigious competition run by the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. This is the third year in a row that Shunra has been singled out as a finalist in the Codie Awards.
"Given the intense competition in the Codie Awards this year, we are especially honored to once again be chosen as a finalist," said Thomas Charlton, Shunra CEO. "This noteworthy achievement is reflective of the superiority of the Shunra VE solution, especially when pitted against competitors in the industry. It also further reinforces why so many leading companies throughout the world that have chosen, and continue to choose, Shunra VE over competitors, and why we are winning so many industry awards. Shunra VE provides companies with the information they need to make decisions about application and network performance throughout the development lifecycle quickly and easily, enabling them to avoid post-deployment issues."
The Codie Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information, and education technology industries. Finalists in the competition are chosen through a combination of journalist and peer review involving over 219 individuals in the trade press, consulting, educators, IT specialists, and other neutral specialists. Finalists in the 2007 competition were chosen from a record-setting 1,200 plus nominations, representing over 600 companies.
"The 2007 Codie Finalists represent real winners, even at this stage of the contest," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "Competition is fiercer than ever and that makes selection as a Codie finalist a major achievement. All the companies on this year's list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition."
Other recent awards won by Shunra include Frost and Sullivan's 2006 Award for Growth Strategy Leadership, Internet Telephony Magazine's Product of the Year award for both 2006 and 2007, Internet Telephony Magazine's 2006 Best of Show Award, and the 2006 IT Standard Editors Choice Award. Shunra is also a 2006 Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA finalist, and a 2006 Red Herring 200 Europe finalist.
Shunra VE is a highly robust, comprehensive network simulation solution that creates a virtual network environment in the pre-deployment lab. It delivers a powerful, flexible and easy way to test the performance of applications and network equipment under a wide variety of network impairments — exactly as if they were running in a real production environment — throughout the development lifecycle. With Shunra VE, users understand the impact that the network and applications have on each others' performance and on remote end-users' experiences, and can uncover and resolve production-related problems — before rollout.
In addition to the empirical experience, Shunra VE provides a wide range of graphically rich reports and drill-down analysis capabilities. These help isolate and resolve the root causes of network and application problems early and determine whether any modifications to the application, network or infrastructure are needed.
About SIIA
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Training:
Shaolin Mok-gar kuen is one of the original family disciplines of Kung fu, from Southern China, and is well known for its kicking techniques. Practitioners are not restricted just to kicking, however, since the use of a full range of weapons is also part of the system. The resulting flexibility of attack and defence epitomises the original concept of Chinese martial arts: to express oneself fully in the attempt to triumph in combat. When engaging in combat, the objective is to win, so practitioners believe that to place any restrictions on one particular movement would be to put themselves at a disadvantage.
One of the unique training drills found in Mok-gar kuen is that of the darn gee kicking technique. In Kung fu, each school has its own method of teaching the kicks using various mechanical facilities. Irrespective the method, the aim is the same: to increase the freedom of leg movements, enhance speed, improve accuracy, and to develop and harden the soles of the feet.
During the course of training, the darn gee helps practitioners to improve their stamina, hardness, speed, accuracy and strength techniques. This unique training drill is a stage that all Mok-gar practitioners must experience if they wish to develop a high standard within this style. The 108 movements that are the basis of the Mok-gar style can be used in many ways, from just a single punch, which may be all that is needed to win a fight, to multiple jumping kicks.