Alcatel and ArrowPoint Communications Announce OEM Agreement for Content Smart Web Switching Technology.Geneva--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999-- ArrowPoint's Web Switching Using a Web switch to route Web traffic to the server that can process it most efficiently. See Web switch. Becomes Part of Alcatel's Internet Product Portfolio for Web Hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. Companies, Service Providers, and E-commerce Web Sites Alcatel at Telecom Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. - Hall 4, stand n(degrees) 210 Alcatel, the world's leading ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (communications, protocol) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - (ADSL, or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop) A form of Digital Subscriber Line in which the bandwidth available for downstream connection is significantly larger then for upstream. ) vendor(a), and ArrowPoint Communications, the pioneer of web switching solutions that optimize web response time, today announced the companies have signed an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and (original equipment manufacturer) agreement for ArrowPoint's Content Smart(tm) web Switches. These new products provide Alcatel with a strategic platform for optimizing web response times and site reliability for business-critical e-commerce and commercial web sites, delivering web content to users faster and more reliably. The agreement is another significant step in the overall value chain that Alcatel is creating for service providers in relation to IP networking and complements the recent acquisition of Assured Access Technologies, Internet Devices, Packet Engines, and Xylan xylan /xy·lan/ (zi´lan) any of a group of pentosans composed of xylose residues; major structural constituents of wood, straw, and bran. . Alcatel will resell co-branded ArrowPoint CS-100 and CS-800 Content Smart web switches which are available immediately through Alcatel's global sales organization. Designed specifically for how the web works, ArrowPoint's web switches optimize web response times, web site reliability, and infrastructure utilization, effectively eliminating bottlenecks at web servers and web caches that frustrate users with long waits and errors. ArrowPoint's unique content intelligence enables reliable and high performance web server traffic management for a variety of break-through web services, including shared business class web hosting, sophisticated e-commerce and streaming media services, flash crowd insurance, and service-tailored content caching. Welcoming the agreement, Martin de Prycker, President of Alcatel's carrier data activities said: "Alcatel has removed the bandwidth bottleneck at the customer premises with its range of ADSL modems and at the operator's Central Office with its DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) allows telephone lines to make faster connections to the Internet. It is a network device, located near the customer's location, that connects multiple customer Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs) to a high-speed Internet ) products. Alcatel can now enable service providers to offer guaranteed service levels to content providers, enterprise e-commerce sites, and other Internet-driven businesses, thanks to the functionality of ArrowPoint's innovative web switching technology. In combination with the complete range of Alcatel switching and routing products, Alcatel is the sole provider able to deliver complete carrier class solutions for web hosting applications". "This OEM agreement with an industry leader like Alcatel validates our web switching concept and vision for the content smart Internet," said Cheng Wu, ArrowPoint's founder, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Alcatel provides a powerful channel for ArrowPoint's web switching technology, and we are poised to dominate the market for products that optimize web response time and web site reliability. No other solution offers the content intelligence and complete web focus of our web switching products, and the Alcatel OEM agreement provides a world-class partner that reaches the top e-commerce and web businesses." Removing the Bottleneck Through this agreement, Alcatel helps remove throughput bottlenecks at a service provider's web hosting facility by allowing ArrowPoint's web switch to control content access with advanced functions such as load balancing and Smart Content Replication(tm). Service providers can also enhance performance and utilization of their caching resources through the web switches' ability to perform intelligent cache bypass for non-cacheable content and to optimize content availability in all major caching applications including transparent, proxy and reverse proxy implementations. This optimizes service providers' internal bandwidth, reducing the volume of traffic flowing from their ADSL equipment into the transmission network and any consequent delay. The ArrowPoint CS-100 and CS-800 Content Smart web switches provide a front-end for web server farms or cache clusters, maximizing server resources and optimizing performance of web caches. ArrowPoint's web switches dynamically direct specific content requests to the best site and best server at that moment, avoiding busy or overloaded sites. Because ArrowPoint's products have the unique intelligence to differentiate content based on universal resource locator Universal Resource Locator - Uniform Resource Locator (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. ) and cookies, they are the only solution to provide policy-based prioritization for premium content requests or preferred users and tailor quality of service accordingly. This not only enables web hosting companies to offer tiered services, but also ensures their ability to meet service level agreements (SLAs). (a) Research by Dittberner Associates, June 1999; Dataquest, July 1999; RHK RHK Ratahallintokeskus (Finnish: Finnish Rail Administration) RHK Ryan Hankin Kent (RHK, Inc. marketing consulting firm) RHK Rigshospitalets Kollegium (Copenhagen, Denmark dorm) , Jan 1999. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. About ArrowPoint ArrowPoint Communications has pioneered web switching, the next generation networking Next Generation Networking (NGN) is a broad term to describe some key architectural evolutions in telecommunication core and access networks that will be deployed over the next 5-10 years. technology that optimizes web response times and reliability for a consistently positive user experience. ArrowPoint's products are used in a broad range of applications, including electronic commerce, Web publishing, web caching, and value-added web hosng services. For more information, call 978/692-5875 or visit the company web site at www.arrowpoint.com. ArrowPoint is gaining momentum as a recognized technology innovator, winning a Hot Product award from Data Communications magazine in January of 1999. ArrowPoint's customers include the ACTV ACTV Active ACTV Activate ACTV Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (Venice Public Transport Company, Italy) ACTV Advanced Compatible Television Network, Cube Technologies (web host for eCal), Exodus, Frontier GlobalCenter web host for Mpath and Nettaxi), MediaOne/Roadrunner, NaviSite (web host for "Ask AltaVista A Question", ThingWorld.com and major e-commerce sites), and UUnet (web hoster for ThriveOnline.com). For full Alcatel Geneva Telecom press list, consult: http://www.alcatel.com |
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