Lightspeed Systems Unveils Complete IP Network Traffic Management Tools Suite; E-Business Now Under Control for Windows-Based Networks.Business Editors/Technology Writers ComNet 2000 (Booth No. 274) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. and WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000 Lightspeed Systems, a supplier of a variety of network solutions, today announced a bundle of network traffic management tools aimed at providing 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 optimized performance for Windows(R)-based e-business. Lightspeed's product suite is the first to offer powerful network traffic management functions with true drag-and-drop configuration and tight Windows integration. The suite is based on Lightspeed's IP Magic Technology(TM) platform, a flexible network traffic management architecture that was built to run on Windows NT/2000 and take advantage of pre-configured Windows users and groups. Lightspeed's high level of integration with the standard Windows infrastructure helps administrators cut costs, minimize disruption and deliver consistently high service throughout the enterprise. &uot;The explosive growth of IP traffic has stretched the performance capabilities of today's enterprise networks to the limit, and this impedes availability and access to business systems that are critical components for success,&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;Lightspeed is positioned to fill the need for a complete network traffic management suite offering the cost control, integration, ease of use and improved service levels that today's businesses Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. require.&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 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 and prioritization, firewall security, application availability monitoring and 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 and routing. Unlike a number of traffic management products on the market which are single-purpose utilities with differing and cumbersome interfaces, Lightspeed offers end-to-end functionality with a single, intuitive Windows interface. Lightspeed IP Network Management Tools Suite Lightspeed Systems' product suite supports e-business at three levels: at the gateway, at the server and at the desktop. Traffic Control for e-business 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 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. Windows, 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 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . |
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