Amplify.net Adds Route Control Plus High Availability to Multi-Homed WAN Gateways.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003

iSurfJanus Integrates VRRP for Full Redundancy &

Application-Based Routing for Optimized Network Performance

Amplify.net, Inc., the worldwide leader in affordable business continuity gateways, today announced that it has added another two (2) major functions to its feature-packed iSurfJanus(TM) ("Janus") Multi-Homed WAN Gateways: VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) and Application-based Route Control.

Operating in conjunction with Janus' automatic WAN backup capability, the new VRRP feature enables the user to configure a "fail safe" network using a second Janus to act as a redundant backup to the primary unit for utmost reliability and high availability. The new Route Control function, combined with Janus' inherent load balancing function, enables users to specify WAN link assignments and utilization based on application and/or traffic type thereby greatly optimizing the overall network performance.

Both functions are now part of the integrated features of Janus and are immediately available in the entire iSurfJanus Product Line. Existing customers can enjoy the benefits of these new features by upgrading directly via software download.

"In today's network-driven business environment, even e-mail has become a mission-critical application for companies of any size. Business continuity is a now a management edict for IT managers," said Pauline Lo Alker, President & CEO of Amplify.net, Inc. "Our mission is to deliver the best technology and solution to enable a highly reliable network environment that is fail-safe, secure and resilient with optimum performance. In addition, our products are designed to be extremely affordable, in tune with these economic times."

Complete WAN Redundancy @ Below U.S. $2,000: The True Essence of Multi-Homing

Nowadays, it is generally acknowledged that WAN failure is NOT an option in running a business and that network reliability is a top priority. However, it is equally important to recognize that there are different levels of redundancy:

-- Redundant WAN Lines with automatic backup, "hot" link fail-over and recovery;

-- Redundant ISPs for service provider backup without the cooperation from the ISPs;

-- Redundant backup devices with automatic backup and "hot" device fail-over.

To configure a completely redundant WAN network environment, not only are the above functions required, several important criteria must also be met:

-- Redundant WAN links' added capacity must be fully utilized to

balance the in- and out-bound traffic load;

-- Configuration must be 100% compatible with existing network

infrastructure;

-- Installation, support & maintenance must have "drop in"

simplicity with no learning required;

-- The complete solution must be extremely affordable.

"There is NO product in the market today that integrates all the multi-homing WAN functions that include backup, dynamic inbound and outbound load balancing, NAT, DHCP plus route control and VRRP at an unprecedented list price of $995 per unit and below $2,000 for a fully redundancy configuration," Alker continued.

Application-Based Route Control: Optimizing Overall Network Performance

With Janus' new route control feature, users can now have an added degree of configuration flexibility with regard to WAN link assignments and utilization:

-- To specific WAN links for specific applications -- based on

destination port numbers;

-- To specify primary and backup fail-over links for each type of

traffic -- based on source IP addresses.

The benefits of Amplify's route control feature are twofold:

-- It enables users to assign certain applications to a specified

WAN link best suited to carry that type of traffic. For

example, the user may direct critical transactions-oriented

traffic to go over a faster but more expensive line leaving

non-critical web-browsing on slower links, thereby overall

network performance is greatly optimized.

-- Users can also utilize their existing networks and WAN links

to act as backup for one another.

iSurfJanus: A Family of Multi-Homed WAN Gateway Appliances

Tailored to meet the needs of varying network topologies and configuration requirements, iSurfJanus offers eight (8) models within three (3) product categories.

The iSurfJanus family has been successfully installed in customer sites throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.

About Amplify. net, Inc. http://www.amplifynet.com

Amplify.net, privately held Silicon Valley Company, develops and delivers affordable business continuity solutions for small & medium sized businesses and large enterprises. Its solutions facilitate a non-stop network environment that is fail safe, resilient and secured with predictable traffic flow.