Lightspeed Systems Traffic Control is Windows 2000 Ready.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000 Lightspeed Systems announced today that its Traffic Control(R) software suite is Windows 2000 compatible. Ready for e-commerce, server 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 , packet shaping, network security and prioritization, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. translation, statistic reporting and real time application monitoring. The software suite, introduced early this year, is based on Lightspeed's IP Magic Technology(TM) platform, a flexible network traffic management architecture built to run on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 2000, including taking advantage of pre-configured Windows users and groups. The product unifies control of key network traffic management functions to complete the networking picture, ensuring 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. for e-business applications. Lightspeed's tight integration with the standard Windows infrastructure helps administrators cut costs, minimize disruption and deliver consistently high service throughout the enterprise. &uot;Enterprises are relying on e-business applications to reduce overhead and optimize profits,&uot; said Rob McCarthy, 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. and founder of Lightspeed Systems. &uot;This means that controlling IP traffic and ensuring high availability for website traffic, individual applications and even individual users is the predominant trend as Microsoft launches its next operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. .&uot; Lightspeed addresses the bandwidth and IP traffic management needs of key business systems with its comprehensive range of products including: Traffic Control for e-Business(TM), QoS Control for e-Business(TM), Server Control for e-Business(TM), and Desktop Control(TM). Together, the products offer network administrators powerful yet simple-to-use objects such as load balancing, packet shaping and prioritization, firewall security, application availability monitoring and NAT translation and routing. Unlike a number of single-purpose traffic management products on the market with differing and cumbersome interfaces, Lightspeed offers end-to-end policy management with a single, intuitive Windows interface. Suddenly, load balancing a server is as simple as point and click. Lightspeed IP Network Management Tools Suite Lightspeed Systems' product suite supports e-business at three levels: Traffic Control and QoS Control at the gateway, Server Control at the server and Desktop Control at the desktop. Traffic Control, QoS Control and Server Control are compatible with Windows NT/2000 Server and Workstation and the Desktop Control product is designed for Windows 95/98 and NT/2000 desktop systems. With Lightspeed Systems Traffic Control for e-Business at the gateway, network traffic for multiple systems can be optimized and controlled to provide application scalability and reliability. Functionality includes high-performance load balancing, firewall security, NAT routing and traffic statistics. Policy-based network traffic prioritization, or quality of service (QoS), is provided with Lightspeed's QoS Control for e-Business. Lightspeed Systems Server Control for e-Business protects e-business applications (including Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. (R) applications) such as Web servers, email, DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the , FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) The protocol used to connect to Usenet groups on the Internet. Usenet newsreaders support the NNTP protocol. See also NTP. (messaging) NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol. , etc. Functionality includes server-level firewall, service monitoring and alerting from a customer's perspective, and real-time traffic statistics. When an application problem is detected, appropriate actions are taken such as services being restarted or a machine being rebooted. Alerts may be sent via the Windows event log and 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. so that any network management product can handle them. Desktop Control offers a personal firewall for corporate and consumer users and a flexible framework for Lightspeed Systems and third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. to create additional Internet plug-ins. Pricing and Availability Lightspeed Systems' IP network traffic management product suite is available now. Traffic Control for e-Business is priced at $9,995. QoS Control for e-Business is priced at $3,495. Server Control for e-Business is priced at $995. The Desktop Control product with the personal firewall plug-in is free, with additional plug-ins priced individually. Pricing may vary depending on the options included in the bundle. About Lightspeed Systems Lightspeed Systems designs products for enterprises that require high availability and optimized performance of critical business applications such as e-business. The company has been addressing network traffic issues between disparate systems for 16 years to provide leading-edge connectivity software for a worldwide customer base of Fortune 500/1000 companies and government agencies. Lightspeed Systems has its headquarters at 1800 19th Street, Bakersfield, Calif. Telephone: 661/324-4291. Web site: www.lightspeedsystems.com. |
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