Coyote Point Ships Layer 7-Enabled Load Balancer, Adds Network Acceleration and Gigabit Interface Options.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NetWorld+Interop 2003 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 Coyote Point Systems, Inc., the price/performance leader in Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. management technology, today announced a May 12 ship date for Equalizer 7.0, a Layer 7-enabled upgrade of the company's popular intelligent 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 appliance. New options include SSL acceleration SSL acceleration is a method of offloading the processor-intensive public key encryption algorithms involved in SSL transactions to a hardware accelerator. Typically, this is a separate card that plugs into a PCI slot in a computer that contains one or more co-processors able to and a gigabyte interface. Equalizer 7.0 will be on display at N+I Las Vegas, April 29-May 1, Booth 4273. The Layer 7 capabilities, added to the E-350 intermediate and E-450 high-end models of the Equalizer, include cookie-based persistence, cookie stuffing, and URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. load balancing. At $5995, the E-350 is the lowest-priced Layer 7 load balancing appliance on the market. "It has always been Coyote Point's mission to offer robust, intelligent load balancing capability with easy setup and inclusive reporting features at a fraction of competitors' prices," said Tom Wolf, Coyote Point's Director of Sales and Marketing. "Adding layer 7 capabilities, SSL acceleration and a gigabit interface allows us to extend our unique value proposition to enterprises and service providers with the most advanced network architectures." New SSL Acceleration Option Effective May 12, the E-350 and E-450 will be available with SSL acceleration boards from CyberGuard's (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : CFW CFW Custom Firmware CFW Call Forward CFW Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide CFW Cache Fast Write CFW Citizens for Florida's Waterways CFW Center for Writing (education) CFW Continuous Fillet Weld (engineering) ) NetOctave division. Installed in the Equalizer, NetOctave's NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. 2000B-SSL accelerates the processing of SSL-encrypted packets throughout all server clusters balanced by the Equalizer, eliminating the need to install this function in each server. The NSP2000B offloads the complete 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. protocol, handling both SSL connection establishment and secure record processing functions with a balanced, integrated architecture. NetOctave provides a unique combination of hardware design and a tightly integrated software development kit that together enable NetOctave's NSP2000-SSL Security Accelerator Board Family to deliver the highest system level performance in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and products like the Equalizer. "Installing the NSP2000B in a layer 7-enabled Equalizer adds a vital security function at low cost, ensuring that sophisticated layer 7 parsing See parse. parsing - parser can be accomplished without any loss of processing speed due to security requirements," said Jim Kristof, general manager of CyberGuard's NetOctave Division. "We're delighted with the opportunity to make the NSP2000B a part of the remarkable value package that is Equalizer 7.0." Gigabit Interface for E-450 Effective April 1, 2003, the E-450 will ship with a new dual gigabit ethernet interface, enabling networks operating at gigabit speed to integrate the load balancing function at maximum capacity. Pricing The E-350 priced at $5,995, balances an unlimited number of 16-server virtual clusters at a recommended T3+ bandwidth and handles 2 million simultaneous active connections. The E-450, at $9,995, balances an unlimited number of 64-server clusters at up to 1000 Mb/s and handles up to 4 million simultaneous active connections. Both models are housed in a 1U rackmount. SSL acceleration with NetOctave's NSP2000B is available for an additional $3,495 per unit. About Coyote Point Systems, Inc. Coyote Point Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of traffic management devices for enabling scalable, highly available server clusters. Recognized for intuitive configuration and low maintenance, price/performance and superior trending analysis, Coyote Point's Equalizer ensures fast connections and fail-safe 24x7 access to web sites and other critical Internet and intranet applications. Coyote Point solutions support all Internet protocols and accommodate all operating systems. Coyote Point is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has distributors in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. The company can be contacted directly at 1-650-969-6000 or on the web at http://www.coyotepoint.com |
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