RADWARE REVEALS ITS 7 GIGABIT APPLICATION SWITCH II PLATFORM.Radware (Nasdaq: RDWR RDWR Read and Write ), a global provider of Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM ITM See: In-the-money ) solutions that bring certainty to dynamic networks, has announced the release of its 7 Gigabit port Application Switch platform. Radware's Application Switch II is based on a multi-layered switching architecture and a non-blocking 19.2 Gigabit backplane An interconnecting device that has sockets for printed circuit boards to plug into. Passive and Active Although resistors may be used, a "passive" backplane adds no processing in the circuit. , which provides ultra-high capacity for application switching. Switching ASICs on the port levels ensure unmatched session forwarding rates. The new platform supports 7 Gigabit ports in addition to the already shipping model of Application Switch II of 5 Gigabit ports and 16 Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. ports. "Coupled with our Application Switch I platforms, Radware now has the broadest application switch offering with the highest performance available in the market. This platform presents the industry with the most flexible and feature-rich software sets, with impressive raw performance and an architecture that handles the most high-volume and content-heavy networks," said Roy Zisapel, 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 Radware. The new 7 Gigabit platform gives Radware the flexibility in supporting customer's different network requirements by having more Gigabit ports available. Adding to this flexibility, both of Radware's Application Switch platforms are interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. , providing customers with full compatibility between the different platforms. Customers can easily migrate from one platform to another and grow their networks accordingly. |
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