CASPIAN NETWORKS EMBEDS TIMESTEN IN ITS FORTHCOMING APEIRO IP SUPERSWITCH.TimesTen Performance Software has announced that Caspian Networks, Inc., an 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 infrastructure company soon to deliver a breakthrough new core switch for the heart of service provider networks, will be relying on TimesTen's real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. management software for crucial element management system (EMS) functions. EMS is taking on a larger role in next-generation network elements by providing the necessary management interface to provision and maintain leading services. The TimesTen in-memory database A database that keeps all active records in main memory rather than on disk. Accessing in-memory records is considerably faster than retrieving them from the disk. will be used to manage fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security (FCAPS FCAPS Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security management areas FCAPS Fault Configuration Accounting Performance and Security ) data. Caspian chose TimesTen for its unique combination of features and functionality, including standards-based interfaces, advanced data replication In database management, the ability to keep distributed databases synchronized by routinely copying the entire database or subsets of the database to other servers in the network. There are various replication methods. , real-time performance, and embeddable footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. -- a combination of benefits not available from any other commercial data management product. Caspian's Apeiro IP superswitch is designed to allow service providers to infinitely scale their networks while in service, with no "forklift" upgrades, and no downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. . To ensure this level of service, Caspian mandated a data management solution that was lightweight and scalable enough to fit on existing switch-based hardware, while also providing carrier-grade levels of reliability and availability. TimesTen's industry-hardened feature set met these requirements. The ability to provide redundant backups, in-service upgrades, and seamless scalability from a single board up to hundreds, while appearing as a single switch, were key to Caspian's selection of TimesTen. "Our customers are among the largest global data service providers," said Todd Acree, EMS product manager at Caspian Networks. "We needed an architecture that was flexible, fast, and reliable. TimesTen met our requirements for access speeds, and gave us the scalability and replication capabilities that are helping us meet our reliability goals. TimesTen provided the best combination of feature/functionality, support, and price." "To succeed in today's highly contested network equipment space, companies must seek out best of breed integration and focus on their core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
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