CyberIQ Systems Announces Strategic Partnership With Network Peripherals Incorporated; Leading e-Site Resource Management Company Forms Technology Alliance.Business Editors and High-Technology Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000 CyberIQ Systems, a leading provider of e-site resource management products, today announced a technology alliance with Network Peripherals Incorporated (NPI NPI National Provider Identifier, see there , NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NPIX). Under the terms of the agreement, CyberIQ will provide NPI with selected elements of its leading-edge e-site resource management software and NPI will supply CyberIQ with its class-leading range of Gigabit Layer 3/2 switches. Selected elements of CyberIQ's software will be ported to certain NPI switches enabling a wide range of features such as Web Server Clustering See clustering. , Load Distribution, Hot Standby A hardware device that is connected to the computer or computer complex and remains powered on. It is ready to take over immediately if the primary unit fails. A hot standby may refer to a complete computer system; for example, a standby server, or a component in a computer such as a Capabilities, HTTP/IP Traffic Redirection and many others. This ensures all e-business applications are highly available, fast, secure, and ultra scaleable. "CyberIQ Systems is pleased to be a strategic partner with NPI. The strategic relationship with NPI will allow both companies to better serve the rapidly growing worldwide e-site market," said William J. Schroeder William J. Schroeder was one of the first recipients of an artificial heart. On November 25, 1984, Schroeder became the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7. After 18 days, he suffered the first of a series of strokes, eventually leaving him in a vegetative state. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CyberIQ Systems. "After an intensive selection process, NPI was chosen by CyberIQ because of their product family's unmatched performance, non-blocking architecture and advanced configuration capabilities." Under the agreement, NPI will supply CyberIQ with non-blocking high-speed Gigabit Layer 3/2 switches. These switches combined with CyberIQ software provide increased performance for web sites by dynamically directing Layer 4 and above traffic to the most available correct server or appliance. "CyberIQ Systems will be a powerful strategic partner to NPI in the rapidly expanding e-site resource management market," said William Rosenberger, President and CEO of Network Peripherals. "NPI chose CyberIQ Systems because of its deep experience in this space and its patented, leading-edge software architecture for e-site infrastructure management." CyberIQ Systems intends to use the NPI switch technology on its high end products, 24 + 2 and above. The solution will be totally integrated including network and user management interfaces. The combination of NPI hardware and CyberIQ will produce the most scaleable web clustering See Web farm. product on the market. About CyberIQ Systems CyberIQ Systems, headquartered in San Jose, CA, provides e-telligent appliances for e-sites. CyberIQ goes beyond current traffic management solutions to provide total e-site resource management. CyberIQ's switch and server-based appliances, HyperSwitch, HyperFlow, HyperWAN and HyperCommerce, plug into your e-site to increase its reliability. Switching and analysis takes place from layer 2 to layer 7 to ensure your e-business applications are highly available, fast, secure and ultra scalable. The company can be reached at www.cyberiqsys.com About Network Peripherals, The 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. Company Network Peripherals Inc. (NPI; NASDAQ:NPIX), headquartered in Fremont, CA, supplies a full range of Layer 2/3/4 Ethernet switches A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. . NPI's primary business focus is 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet switches based on the company's NuWaveArchitecture(TM), a combination of proprietary chips and high-performance software. These switches are branded and sold by a variety of other manufacturers, as well as by NPI under its own brand via a worldwide channel of value-added resellers (VARs). More information is available via telephone at 800/674-8855 or at www.npix.com. |
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