New Edge Announces Push for Boosting Performance of SAP Solutions Over Networks.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- New Edge Networks today announced network and marketing initiatives for boosting performance of SAP business software solutions over wide area networks. The wholly-owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc., (Nasdaq:ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), made the announcement at the National Retail Federation's 96th Annual Convention and Expo in New York. New Edge Networks will be a provider of high-performance private networks used to run SAP applications. New Edge Networks will offer current and prospective SAP clients a choice of private managed networks with quality of service guarantees and data traffic prioritization for enhancing SAP application performance. "Increased network traffic, diverse business process requirements, and a capacity mismatch between local and wide area networks can adversely affect the performance of business software applications from SAP," said Greg Griffiths, vice president of marketing for New Edge Networks. "In response to these challenges, many organizations are increasing network bandwidth to try to accommodate more traffic, however, network managers find themselves with increased WAN spending without achieving the desired results," Griffiths said. "Less urgent, bandwidth-intensive applications can monopolize mo·nop·o·lize tr.v. mo·nop·o·lized, mo·nop·o·liz·ing, mo·nop·o·liz·es 1. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of. 2. To dominate by excluding others: monopolized the conversation. the network and slow down critical business applications, like SAP applications, if the network cannot prioritize each application." By prioritizing network application traffic, retailers can optimize use of available bandwidth, improve performance, and lower their total monthly communications costs. Networks from New Edge Networks also are compliant with Payment Card Industry security standards. Using MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. technology, short for Multi Protocol Label Switching (networking) label switching - A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. , New Edge Networks can design and manage flexible, private networks that can easily scale as customers add, move, and change store locations. As a value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. service, New Edge Networks also offers direct network connections to most card payment processors for fast, secure transactions. In addition to wide area networks, New Edge Networks also provides retailers remote access to virtual private networks, or VPNs, so telecommuters and mobile workers can have secure access to SAP applications from virtually anywhere. About New Edge Networks New Edge Networks, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. (Nasdaq:ELNK). New Edge Networks builds and manages private networks for businesses and communications providers. Through its nationwide backbone network A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. with about 900 switches and Internet routers, New Edge Networks uses any blend of access technologies (xDSL, frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , ATM, cable, wireless, and satellite) for providing broadband connectivity at any business address in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Network options include any combination of access, network management functions, and on-site installation services. For more information visit www.newedgenetworks.com or call 1-360-693-9009. |
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