Dell, a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure computing, and LinkGuard, the company building the first complete map of the Web, today announced an alliance that will improve the performance of the Internet. Together, Dell and LinkGuard plan to build one of the world`s largest near real-time distributed databases1, which will total 40 terabytes (TB) of data storage when completed early next year. The result will be the LinkGuard LinkMap, the first comprehensive map of the Web, which will identify broken links on the Internet and allow them to be quickly restored, greatly improving the average user`s Web experience.
Less than 20 percent of all Internet pages are accurately indexed, with new pages taking up to six months to be recognized. As the Web continues to double in size every 12 to 18 months2, Internet users experience broken links more frequently than ever. Broken links affect over 25 percent of all Web pages3, a problem that users rank second only to speed as one of the most frustrating problems with the Internet4. By creating the LinkMap, Dell and LinkGuard are improving the Web experience for business and home users by helping eliminate the problem of broken links.
"LinkGuard`s Intelligent Link Management technology is exceptional not only in its value proposition to Internet users, but in its vision to create the first complete map of the Web," said Paul Bell, president of Dell Europe, Middle East and Africa and co-general manager of Dell`s Worldwide Home and Small Business Group.
"Our server and storage technologies power the companies that are driving the future of the Internet and our collaboration with LinkGuard empowers businesses and Internet users to maximize their Web experience."
Powered by Dell PowerEdge 6450 enterprise servers and Dell PowerVault 650F and Dell PowerVault 630F Fibre Channel storage products yielding 40TB of storage capacity, LinkGuard is able to engineer a service to find and repair broken links through a comprehensive map of the Web. The LinkMap database will provide an intelligent response to the "404 error" a user typically receives, when they hit a broken link, by recommending alternative sites rather than bouncing the user from the site. A distributed database of this size demonstrates the flexibility, reliability, speed, power and performance of Dell`s PowerEdge server and PowerVault storage products.
"Partnering with Dell allows us to take on the important project of creating one of the world`s largest real-time distributed database for the Internet," said Franck Jeannin, CEO and founder of LinkGuard. "Dell makes the perfect partner, as they were able to provide us with extremely powerful, reliable and fast server and storage technology based on nonproprietary, industry standards, consistently delivering products and services, on time, every time."
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LinkGuard Intelligent Link Management
LinkGuard`s Intelligent Link Management services LinkGuard is improving the ecology of the Internet for businesses, search engines, Internet users and Internet Service Providers with its Intelligent Link Management (ILM) services. By integrating its LinkMap with a growing range of services, LinkGuard will be able to take ILM to another level by tracking, managing and fixing broken links on the Web. LinkGuard`s first ILM service, LinkGuard Classic, takes a first step in solving the broken link problem with its patented Internet infrastructure technology making the Web an efficient, more reliable, more profitable and richer experience for everyone. LinkGuard Classic checks Web sites for broken links and is accessible by anyone with a version 4 or 5 Web browser. As a hosted application, there is no software to download or install and it takes only a few moments to configure LinkGuard Classic to regularly scan and report on the link quality of your site. LinkGuard`s services can be found at http://www.linkguard.com.
Dell
Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: DELL) is the world`s leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $28.5 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 154 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune "most admired" lists of companies. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com.
LinkGuard
LinkGuard Ltd. is improving the ecology of the Internet through its patented Intelligent Link Management (ILM) services. In order to offer ILM services, LinkGuard is creating the first complete map of the Web, indexing over 100 billion links. LinkGuard provides its ILM services to Web professionals, e-commerce companies, search engines, Internet users and Internet Service Providers. Through the use of its first ILM service, LinkGuard Classic, Web professionals are able to manage and track broken links. LinkGuard investors include GE Capital, NewMedia SPARK, Quester, Initiative & Finance and Natexis Investissement. The privately held company is located in Maidenhead, U.K. and can be found on the Web at http://www.linkguard.com.
1 Source: The 1998 Winter Corporation Database Scalability Program Survey.
2 Source: The Censorware Project, 2000 (www.censorware.org/web_size).
3 Source: Georgia Technology Summit, 7th World Wide Web User Survey, 1997.
4 Source: Georgia Technology Summit, 7th World Wide Web User Survey, 1997.
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