NetScaler Raises the Bar for Web Application Traffic Control With New Request Switch 9000 iON Models

Business Wire, Nov 18, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

COMDEX Fall 2002

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002

Products Promote Improved Customer Choice and Flexibility;

Fit Seamlessly into Any Enterprise Infrastructure

NetScaler, Inc., the leading provider of web application traffic control systems, today announced the expansion of its award-winning Request Switch(TM) 9000 iON Series to include two new systems, the Secure Application Gateway and the Secure Application Switch, which provide IT professionals with a single point of web application traffic control. These new systems are designed to help enterprises and service providers to deliver secure, uninterrupted service for their business-critical web applications while dramatically lowering their cost of operations.

NetScaler's web application traffic control systems uniquely combine application-level security, optimization and switching into a single, seamlessly integrated solution. The company's latest releases enhance NetScaler's core value proposition to deliver faster compression, improved web switching, enhanced Layer-7 security and support for secure caching with any external cache -- accelerating response times for application data that is encrypted from end-to-end. Theses web application security features, combined with NetScaler's ability to dramatically scale the capacity of existing firewalls, servers, caches and network links, enable customers to realize an instant reduction in operating costs and rapid return on investment.

"We're putting IT professionals back in the driver's seat with a single point of web traffic control," said Prabakar Sundarrajan, chief technology officer for NetScaler. "These new systems allow our customers to achieve the highest level of application availability and performance while instantly and dramatically driving down their cost of operations."

Advanced Web Application Traffic Control

The Secure Application Gateway and the Secure Application Switch are designed to deliver secure, uninterrupted service to business-critical web applications, even in the face of denial of service attacks, traffic surges and network failures. The NetScaler products fit seamlessly into any application infrastructure, giving enterprises and service providers improved flexibility when choosing products they need to protect and optimize access to these applications. Whether deployed as a fully integrated web traffic control system or a complement to existing network infrastructure, NetScaler's products help to deliver applications securely, and to continuously serve users without degrading server performance or end-user response times. Further, they reduce the cost of operations by simplifying complex infrastructures, scaling to meet spikes in user demand and eliminating unnecessary capacity over-provisioning.

"NetScaler pioneered request switching and traffic control products," said Michael Hoch, research director, Aberdeen Group. "And NetScaler continues to release solutions that enable its customers to build and operate cost-effective architectures for delivering web-based applications. NetScaler's innovative products help businesses keep their application traffic secure, while improving their ability to scale their infrastructure and reduce licensing and operational expenses."

Secure Application Gateway

As the cornerstone of the Request Switch(TM) 9000 iON Series, NetScaler's Secure Application Gateway helps security professionals, network operations executives and application performance architects provide SSL-based remote access to web applications while delivering application-level security, scaling capacity and boosting end-user productivity. The Secure Application Gateway is designed to complement existing application infrastructure including firewalls, IDS systems, IPSEC VPNs and web switches.

Secure Application Switch

NetScaler's Secure Application Switch augments the power of NetScaler's Secure Application Gateway with Layer 4-7 traffic management providing fine-grain traffic security, optimization and control -- all at wirespeed -- in one complete solution. NetScaler's Secure Application Switch streamlines network operations for global enterprises and service providers who need integrated switching to reduce complexity and operational cost.

According to Gordon Pate, Manager of IT and Operations for Belo Interactive, "With NetScaler, we can serve everything faster without sacrificing customer experience. On top of that, the unit paid for itself in three months and we can now handle double our current traffic without adding a single web server." Belo Interactive is the Internet subsidiary of the nation's 9th largest media company.

Pricing and Availability

The NetScaler Secure Application Gateway is available in two distinct models, the RS9200 and the RS9600. The systems are priced from $25,000 (USD), depending on the specific product version and components.

The Secure Application Switch is also available in two models, the RS9400HA and the RS9800HA. The systems are priced from $45,000 (USD), depending on the specific product version and components.