F5 Networks Provides BEA-Ready Solution That Offers Market-Leading Scalability, Performance and Flexibility For BEA WebLogic Server; F5 Joins BEA Star Program.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 F5 Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFIV FFIV Final Fantasy Four (video game) ), the leading provider of 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. and Content Management (iTCM) products, today announced that it has joined the growing list of companies in the Star Partner Program of BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the major companies developing enterprise infrastructure software. BEA makes middleware, products that help software run on top of databases. , Inc., one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies. F5 and BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. have successfully completed interoperability testing between F5's BIG-IP(R) Controller and BEA WebLogic A software suite from BEA Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (www.beasys.com) that is used to deploy Web and SOA applications. The core product is BEA WebLogic Server, a J2EE application server. Server(TM), providing customers with a high-performance, easy-to-deploy 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 solution that supports BEA WebLogic clustering. The combined solution allows enterprises to achieve superior reliability (99.999% uptime), scalability and 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. (Secure Socket Layer) processing power for BEA WebLogic clusters and the applications they support. By taking advantage of BIG-IP's advanced Layer 7 capabilities and integrated SSL (Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. ) processing, BEA WebLogic can more efficiently process the increasing number of IP-based applications and services that enterprises, service providers and e-Businesses are delivering over the Internet. Plans for further integration between F5 and BEA products will be accomplished through F5's iControl API (application programming interface) allowing BEA WebLogic to send instructions to F5 products for simplified management and improved traffic distribution. This integration will benefit customers by reducing their setup and management responsibilities, as BEA WebLogic will be able to automatically send configuration and management updates to F5 products within the network infrastructure. The integration will also include specialized performance monitoring of BEA WebLogic by F5's BIG-IP and 3-DNS products, designed specifically to enhance traffic direction and the scalability of BEA server clusters. The BIG-IP Controller has been designed and tested to properly manage users' connections to BEA WebLogic clusters. By adding BIG-IP to the solution, customers can easily track and determine end user persistence to BEA WebLogic servers, which ensures that each user is sent to the proper BEA WebLogic server. "As a leading web and wireless application server, BEA WebLogic Server powers sophisticated e-business applications within some of the world's largest sites and data centers," said Jeff Pancottine, senior vice president of marketing and business development at F5 Networks. "Top performance, high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and security of IP-based web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. continue to be critical issues for most enterprises. Deploying F5's products with BEA WebLogic adds definitive and measurable value by helping customers meet these objectives. F5's iControl API brings additional value to BEA's customers by offering seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. between BEA WebLogic Server and F5 products, allowing the network and the applications to communicate. The net result to the customer is a model for hands free administration and a lower cost of ownership, while achieving higher performance, scale, and reliability levels." As a member of the BEA Star Partner program, F5 will receive an array of benefits in marketing, sales, training, education, and technical development. BEA Star members are systems integrators, independent software vendors and application service providers building e-business solutions on the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform(TM) to help make their customers Internet-ready and future-proof. About F5 Networks F5 Networks is the leader in Internet Traffic and Content Management (iTCM), and delivers application aware networks through its open Internet Control Architecture. F5 features the industry's leading set of integrated products and services that manage, control and optimize Internet traffic and content. Our solutions automatically and intelligently deliver the best possible Internet performance, availability and content distribution for service providers, enterprises and e-businesses. Our products remove bandwidth congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and optimize the availability and speed of mission-critical Internet servers and applications, including 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. , content delivery, e-commerce, caching, firewalls and more. Our solutions are widely deployed in large enterprises, the top service providers, financial institutions, government agencies, healthcare, and portals throughout the world. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , and has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. F5 Networks is located on the web at www.f5.com. This press release may contain forward looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those identified in the Company's filings with the SEC. BEA and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform, BEA WebLogic Server, BEA WebLogic Commerce Server, BEA WebLogic Personalization Server, BEA WebLogic Collaborate, and BEA WebLogic Business Process Integrator are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the company with which they are associated |
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