ArrowPoint Web Switch's Gigabit Ethernet Module Raises High-Performance Web and Server Capacity to the Tenth Power.WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999-- CS-800 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. module delivers high-speed uplinks and server connectivity for high-volume Web sites ArrowPoint Communications Inc. today announced a four-port Gigabit Ethernet module for its CS-800 Content Smart(TM) Web switch. The only shipping chassis-based Web switch on the market today, the CS-800 enables high-end Web and e-commerce sites to deliver content to users faster and more reliably than conventional technology, even over large-scale virtual Web sites with content scattered on dozens of servers. The switch's Gigabit Ethernet module enables ISPs and 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 to build even faster, more efficient Web sites. ArrowPoint's pioneering Web switches maximize server capacity by selectively distributing content and intelligently routing requests for it. The CS-800's new modular front-panel port complements the switch's content intelligence with connectivity for the fastest possible local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) server connections and high-performance uplinks to upstream network devices and the Web. With support for Gigabit Ethernet, the switch ensures any number of users quickly get what they want from a Web site, every time they ask for it, even from the largest and busiest sites, without experiencing error messages DOS and Windows error messages are listed individually in this database by the message that is displayed when they occur. See also DOS error messages and Application Error.  from overwhelmed servers. "ArrowPoint's technology is helping us to deploy one of the most intelligent leading-edge networks in the world," said Stephen Van Beaver, senior vice president of operations for Road Runner road runner: see cuckoo. Road Runner thrives on outwitting Wile E. Coyote. [Comics: “Beep Beep the Road Runner” in Horn, 105] See : Cunning Road Runner , a joint network access venture of Time Warner, MediaOne Group MediaOne Group, Inc. was a media/cable TV company that was formed in 1995 as U S WEST Media Group. It was created to eliminate competition between U S WEST's telephone service and cable TV businesses. , Microsoft Corp., Compaq Corp., and Advance/Newhouse. "We believe the combination of ArrowPointccommodate up to four Gigabit Ethernet Interface Controllers (GBEICs) which are purchased separately. The GBICs will be available for short distance applications using mmaximum capacity of 32 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The chassis-based module allows ArrowPoint's customers to start with high-speed Gigabit Ethernet Internet uplinks and then owPoint's Web switches are the only products that have the intelligence to examine, log and interpret content requests to detect statistically significant trends and rep is extremely important to business-critical Web sites that must remain online 24 hours a day. "ArrowPoint's customers will benefit from the improvement to their neb hosting companies." Pricing and availability The Gigabit Ethernet module will be available for Arons, including electronic commerce, Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. , Web caching and value-added Web hosting services A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own websites accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing . For more information, call 978.692.5875 or visit the company Web site at www.arrowpoint.com. |
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