BIG/ip delivers the on-line experience you expect.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1997-- "The First Affordable Network Strategy To Reliably Provide Web Site Access and Excellent Performance" F5 Labs today announced BIG/ip(TM), a dynamic, load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them controller for a redundant array of inexpensive servers (architecture) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Servers - (RAIS) The use of multiple servers to provide the same service in such a way that service will still be available if one or more of the servers fails. . BIG/ip enables a series of stand-alone servers to act like a single-scaleable-server delivering content to the user fast and reliably. No more "Waiting for reply." The majority of content and service providers are plagued with the problem of unreliable network applications and inadequate server capacity. The user experiences these problems via the infamous in·fa·mous adj. 1. Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious. 2. Causing or deserving infamy; heinous: an infamous deed. 3. Law a. Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the message -- "Host contacted. Waiting for reply." BIG/ip guarantees the availability of Web site and, at the same time, creates a virtual server which scales to meet growing, high traffic user demand. Web site -- always up and always responsive. As thousands of users access the Web site, BIG/ip distributes the requests across an array of servers. It constantly monitors the availability of both the server and the services so that no request is delivered to a node that is not functioning properly. Thus, the Web site is always guaranteed to deliver the content that takes so much time and money to design, create, and build. And because BIG/ip balances the load across multiple servers, no single server becomes overburdened o·ver·bur·den tr.v. o·ver·bur·dened, o·ver·bur·den·ing, o·ver·bur·dens 1. To burden with too much weight; overload. 2. To subject to an excessive burden or strain; overtax. n. 1. and unresponsive unresponsive Neurology adjective Referring to a total lack of response to neurologic stimuli . The Web site is always available and always responsive. Power of Tower Records. BIG/ip keeps track of over 250,000 titles on-line at Tower Records with user confidence of secure purchases. "Tower is proud to have found such a partner as F5 Labs. Their product, BIG/ip, has brought our site to the level of stability I demanded and beyond," notes Eoin McGloughlin, On-line Services Director for Tower Records/MTS Inc. Best Price/Performance. In addition to site reliability, F5 Labs' BIG/ip features outstanding price/performance. "Large- capacity servers are so expensive today that many companies are unable to justify the additional cost and are left with unreliable, slow sites," says Jeff Hussey, President of F5 Labs. "With BIG/ip, a System Administrator can add lower cost servers to the Web site and achieve outstanding price/performance." Shipping and Available. At $20,000, BIG/ip is the best price/performance network strategy on the market today to achieve Web site reliability and speed! Other key product features include: easy installation, effective security, graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , multiple network interface support, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , local/remote secure administration, and Web site statistical analysis. BIG/ip is shipping and available through F5 Lab's Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). channel. F5 Labs, Inc. is a privately held software company that develops and markets products to enhance the performance of networked servers to distribute dynamic content for high traffic sites. The company's goal is to enable the Internet to become an effective delivery mechanism for interactive mass media. For more information, visit the Web site http://www.f5.com, email pr@f5.com or call 206/447-1817. -0- BIG/ip is a trademark of F5 Labs, Inc. CONTACT: F5 Labs, Inc. Deborah D. Jones, 206/447-1817 deborah@f5.com |
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