Array Networks Demonstrates Industry-Leading Performance in Light Reading's SSL VPN Roundup Test.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2004 The Array SP Secure Global Access Solution Demonstrates Superior Performance, Scalability and Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. Capabilities Array Networks, the pioneer of integrated web traffic management and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. solutions for global enterprises, announced today that Array SP, the company's secure global access solution, outperformed its competitors in a recently concluded multi-vendor roundup test of SSL VPN products, commissioned by Light Reading, the premier information resource for the networking industry. Light Reading worked with its independent testing partner, Network Test, to benchmark top products in the SSL VPN gateway market. Array's SSL VPN solution showed impressive results in numerous testing categories in the most comprehensive test to date of SSL VPN products. The Security Assessment test revealed Array SP as the only system proven to have no identified security vulnerabilities. For response times, a key measure for end users in determining true SSL VPN latency (1) The time between initiating a request in the computer and receiving the answer. Data latency may refer to the time between a query and the results arriving at the screen or the time between initiating a transaction that modifies one or more databases and its completion. , the Array SP was rated the best product. For access to applications, such as Outlook Web Access (OWA OWA Outlook Web Access OWA One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII boss) OWA One Winged Angel (band) OWA Ordered Weighted Averaging OWA Oregon Winegrowers' Association (Portland, OR) ), Array SP is 600%-1,000% faster than the nearest competitor. In terms of OWA transaction rate, Array SP processed more transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed on a per-user basis than any of its nearest competitors. Light Reading's forwarding rate tests also revealed that Array SP supported 500 users at 479 Mb/s -- compelling results when compared to the two nearest competitors (Netscreen only managed 200 users at 249 Mb/s and NetScaler only reached 12 users at 488 Mb/s). The Light Reading results demonstrated Array's singular ability to scale at high performance levels. "We are pleased to present the largest and most rigorous SSL VPN test ever completed," said Stephen Saunders Multiple people share the name as Stephen Saunders:
"Array Networks is pioneering next-generation SSL VPN appliances that address enterprise demand for secure global access solutions at industry-leading performance, scalability and virtualization metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. ," said Michael Zhao, president and CEO of Array Networks. "The rising customer activity we are seeing with our SSL VPN solution gives testimony to the unique ability of Array SP to meet enterprises' need for cost-effectively extending, accelerating, securing their network infrastructures." Please visit the Light Reading website at www.lightreading.com for complete results of the SSL VPN benchmarking tests. About Light Reading Light Reading launched in February 2000. Its website, www.lightreading.com, delivers timely and entertaining in-depth analysis of telco networking developments for free. Profitable from its inception, Light Reading has rapidly gained a reputation as required reading for anybody associated with next-generation Internet technology. 850,000 people visit Light Reading each month. In June 2001, Light Reading launched a new site, www.byteandswitch.com, which has rapidly become the go-to destination on the Internet for independent analysis of storage networking issues. In 2002, Light Reading acquired and re-launched www.unstrung.com, a site providing analysis of the wireless industry. At the end of 2002, Light Reading also acquired Boardwatch and ISPWorld, a magazine, website and directory covering service providers. Plans to relaunch Relaunch can refer to several things:
About Array Networks Array Networks is the pioneer in integrated web traffic management and SSL VPN appliances for global enterprises. Built upon the Array SpeedStack(TM) patented technology, Array's unified secure content access solutions enable industry-leading performance, integration, scalability and ease of implementation and management. Headquartered in Campbell, California Campbell (IPA: /ˈkæmbəl/) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] As of 2007 population estimates, Campbell's population is 39,200. with sales offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Array engineers and manufactures its products in the Silicon Valley and sells them through direct and indirect channels across the globe. For more information, visit www.arraynetworks.net or call 408-378-6800. Array and Array SP are trademarks of Array Networks, Inc. All other companies, brand names or products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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