Virgin Radio Improves Download Speeds and Site Performance with F5.F5's BIG-IP[R] Local Traffic Manager Enables Virgin Radio to Accommodate Increased Site Usage and Traffic Volumes SEATTLE -- F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : FFIV FFIV Final Fantasy Four (video game) ), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that international pop and rock radio station Virgin Radio has chosen F5's BIG-IP[R] 6400 Local Traffic Manager to ensure 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 secure delivery of Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. Server and Audio services, resulting in quicker download speeds of online content for the listener. Prior to implementing the F5 solution, Virgin Radio's web infrastructure had relied on a number of Cisco Local Directors that were running near capacity and unable to meet anticipated increases in usage and traffic volumes. Following a number of tests, scoping and project planning project planning - project management sessions, Virgin Radio selected a high availability deployment consisting of a pair of BIG-IP 6400 Local Traffic Managers, each complemented with F5's Intelligent Compression module to help streamline traffic across the WAN and Internet links. "We considered a number of products but were particularly impressed by the technical performance of the F5 solution," said Mark Bodenham, Technology Operations Manager See datacenter manager. , Virgin Radio. "Due to strict business demands, it was essential that the installation was seamless and didn't impact the day-to-day running of the Virgin Radio network systems. F5's BIG-IP solution was delivered on time and with immediate benefits such as improved site performance and reduced cost of ownership." "The F5 BIG-IP implementation at Virgin Radio was a partnership of F5 and System Professional Ltd, an F5 Premier Advantage Partner and a specialist application delivery networking provider," said Paul Coates, F5 UK and Ireland Sales Director. "We have established a solid relationship with System Professional Ltd and are very confident in their capabilities, given their proven track record with other customers in the media sector." The F5 solution has greatly improved the resilience and speed of the Virgin Radio website, and it also provides an invaluable monitoring service The general surveillance of known air traffic movements by reference to a radar scope presentation or other means, for the purpose of passing advisory information concerning conflicting traffic or providing navigational assistance. that efficiently load balances the new podcast download facility. Virgin Radio staff have also benefited from the ease of management provided in the product. Following the success of the F5 BIG-IP implementation, the technology will now be extended to the Virgin Radio SQL servers. "With the increasing wealth of online content such as new downloads, uploads, live streams and multimedia content available on Virgin Radio, the increase in online listeners is huge. Therefore, it's important that our infrastructure offers the same level of quality and reliability that is expected from radio," added Bodenham. "With the aid of F5, we believe that we are now equipped to deal with the changing online world and cater to the iPod generation The IPOD generation stands for Insecure, Pressured, Over-taxed, and Debt-ridden. The term was first used in the Reform report 'The Class of 2005 - the IPOD generation', written by Professor Nick Bosanquet and Blair Gibbs. ." For more information on Virgin Radio's success using F5, please visit: http://www.f5.com/solutions/success/virginradio_ss.html About Virgin Radio Virgin Radio is the UK's only commercial pop and rock music station. It can be heard on 105.8FM in London, 1215AM nationwide, on any DAB Digital Radio, via Sky Digital, Freeview and the cable TV networks and via WorldSpace. Virgin Radio is the world's most listened to station on the Internet and can be heard at www.virginradio.co.uk. Virgin Radio Classic Rock A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Classic Rock is a radio station broadcasting to London via DAB, Virgin Media, Sky Digital and worldwide on the internet. Virgin Radio Classic Rock is part of the Virgin Radio Network. , Virgin Radio Xtreme Virgin Radio Xtreme is a Digital radio station in the United Kingdom. Xtreme launched at 12.15am on 5 September 2005 by Virgin Radio DJ, Steve Harris. Its music policy is aimed at playing new rock for a youth audience. and Virgin Radio Groove A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Groove is a radio station broadcasting worldwide on the internet. It was launched as The Groove on 26 June 2000, and renamed Virgin Radio Groove in 2004. extend the brand across the Internet and Sky nationally, and on DAB in London. Virgin Radio is wholly owned by SMG plc SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. Originally formed as Scottish Television plc, it changed to its current name in 1996 when it acquired Caledonian Publishing, owners of Glasgow-based newspapers The Herald and Evening Times . About F5 Networks F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. F5 provides solutions that make applications secure, fast and available for everyone, helping organizations get the most out of their investment. By adding intelligence and manageability into the network to offload applications, F5 optimizes applications and allows them to work faster and consume fewer resources. F5's extensible architecture intelligently integrates application optimization, protects the application and the network, and delivers application reliability -- all on one universal platform. Over 10,000 organizations and service providers worldwide trust F5 to keep their applications running. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices worldwide. For more information, go to www.f5.com. About System Professional Ltd Formed in 2003, System Professional Ltd is a fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. F5 Networks partner and has a dedicated focus in Application Delivery, Storage and Backup, Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , and Disaster Recovery technologies. With a Head Office in East Sussex, System Professional supports an Enterprise customer base predominantly located across London and the South-East. For more information, go to www.sys-pro.co.uk. 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