IT Wise, a Sub-Saharan distributor for Packeteer, today announced the introduction of two new SkyX Accelerator models based on new hardware platforms that provide substantially improved scalability to support future features and functional enhancements.
Packeteer`s SkyX Accelerators improve TCP-based application performance including SAP, FTP file transfers, e-mail and Web access. The appliances also provide acceleration capabilities for disaster recovery, database synchronisations and backups in high-latency, high-bandwidth environments such as satellite or data centre to data centre links.
The new SkyX 250 and high-end SkyX 750 Accelerators support a greater range of link speeds and concurrent sessions than their predecessors and utilise the new release 7.0 operating software that supports an Ethernet failover bypass capability while maintaining complete backward compatibility with existing SkyX appliances.
The SkyX 250 Accelerator also complies with the European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive that is a requirement for all companies selling within or into the EU. The RoHS directive, designed to provide environmental safeguards eliminating the use of toxic materials, applies to electrical and electronic products and their components offered for sale in the EU after 1 July 2006. The RoHS-compliant version of the SkyX 750 is scheduled for availability later this year.
"Enterprises are quickly realising that the ability to accelerate TCP-based applications provides a distinct competitive advantage through improved productivity, and that adding expensive bandwidth to compensate for poor WAN application performance is a failed strategy," commented David Puglia, Packeteer`s vice-president of marketing. "The introduction of our new SkyX products will help customers accelerate host or client traffic, as well as improve the performance of strategic data centre replication without having to implement link speed upgrades."
New SkyX Accelerator details
The new SkyX Accelerators will be added to the Packeteer product line as the current XR10, XH45 and XH155 appliances are phased out. The SkyX 250 Accelerator is a 1U rack-mountable appliance that supports up to 20 000 concurrent sessions and accepts 45Mbps of inbound traffic for compression. The system supports link speeds ranging from 2 - 45Mbps. The high-end SkyX 750 Accelerator is also a 1U rack mountable appliance capable of supporting up to 80 000 concurrent sessions and accepts 45Mbps of inbound traffic for compression. Link speed options range from 10 - 155Mbps.
For further information, please contact Mike Ransom at telephone +27 12 665 2204; fax +27 12 665 2918; e-mail miker@itwise.co.za.
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Packeteer Inc, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, is the pioneer and global leader in WAN Application Traffic Management. Packeteer`s PacketShaper product line consolidates network visibility, bandwidth management and quality of service capabilities, application acceleration and centralised management functions into a single, easy to deploy device. Packeteer solutions are sold through a global network of partners, distributors and system integrators, and are backed by a 24x7 global service and support organisation.
IT Wise
IT Wise, a South African company, is a Sub-Saharan Africa distributor for US-based Packeteer.
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