Hydra And Redline Networks To Boost Web Site And Data Center Performance
Hydra Becomes UK Reseller For Redline Networks T|X Web I/O Acceleration Product Range.
London, England and Campbell, Calif., July 4, 2002 — Hydra plc, a systems integrator specializing in network and Internet pain relief has become a UK reseller partner for Redline Networks, Inc., the pioneer in Web I/O Acceleration technology. Together, Hydra and Redline Networks will alleviate the frustration of slow web site performance by offering Redline Networks’ T|X Web I/O Acceleration products to data centers and e-commerce companies. Customers who install T|X Web I/O Accelerators realize big performance gains on their web server farms and at the same time reduce their bandwidth costs, while Web surfers benefit from faster web page downloads, even when using a dial up modem.
With Redline Networks, Hydra will be able to offer a new solution to clients suffering web server overload or network problems. Redline Networks’ T|X Web I/O Acceleration product range has been designed to solve Internet and Intranet bottlenecks from both the server and the network angle, removing responsibility for opening and closing TCP/IP sessions from the server, thereby freeing up processing power and increasing data center performance. The products also compress the retrieved data to ensure a better browsing experience for the end user, and handle secure (SSL) traffic.
"We are very excited to be working with Redline Networks," said Mark O’Hara, managing director at Hydra. "The T|X product range is a new slant on the web server acceleration problem which will work with customers’ existing solutions. With purse strings tight in the e-business economy at the moment, the benefits are huge," said O’Hara. "Download speed is crucial to gaining and keeping customers and this product makes significant performance increases in the data center that the user really sees," he said.
The Redline Networks product range consists of the T|X 2000, 2200 and 2250 Web I/O Accelerator appliances with SSL support for secure data. The T|X 2000 is a single cluster (32 server) enterprise device for companies struggling with a corporate Intranet; the T|X 2200 is a data center device able to accelerate a massive 64 clusters of 32 servers per cluster, while the T/X 2250 adds increased SSL support of up to 800 secure transactions per second.
"Our solution takes away responsibility for TCP requests from the web server, freeing the server to deliver data much faster," said CTO and co-founder of Redline Networks, Israel L’Heureux. "Then our compression technology significantly decreases the bandwidth needed to transmit a page of data and further boosts the speed to the end user. Because Redline Networks’ capability is unique, both dial-up modem and broadband users experience a performance increase," he said.
"We chose Hydra because they have an excellent history of bringing emerging technology to market and helping the customer understand the benefits of the technology. We expect strong market demand for our products in the UK because of the large installed base of data centers and e-commerce companies; in fact the UK should contribute around 50 percent of our total EU revenue," said Paul Gracie, Redline Networks’ sales manager for Northern Europe.
"The product is an excellent match for Hydra as we have carved a reputation as Internet pain relief specialists through our relationships with Internet acceleration companies. Redline Networks allows us to widen our web acceleration offering and deliver a solution that combines performance with a fast return on investment," concluded O’Hara of Hydra.
About Hydra plc
Hydra is a city-based Systems Integrator specializing in 'Internet Pain Relief' for companies experiencing access, speed, security and cost issues with their corporate network, intranet and the Internet. By specifying and deploying a range of solutions including web and enterprise caching, firewall solutions, IDS, load balancing and network attack mitigation and prevention solutions, Hydra provides its customers with high performance networking technologies that deliver a fast return on investment and relieve technology headaches. With an in-depth understanding of networking and Internet issues and by continuously evaluating new emerging technologies, Hydra's highly qualified team provides customers with the independent advice and technical support needed to succeed in the ever-evolving IT environment. Hydra's customers include blue-chip City financial institutions, major media houses, legal firms and professional services and consulting firms. For further information about Hydra please visit www.hydranet.co.uk
About Redline Networks
Redline Networks' Web I/O Acceleration appliances enable companies to significantly accelerate download times and cut bandwidth costs while increasing the transaction capacity of their existing Web infrastructure. Deployed at sites worldwide, Redline's appliances offload I/O responsibility from web servers and caches and optimize content in real-time to speed download times and deliver radically improved performance, capacity and cost savings in the data center. Redline Networks' customers typically experience a Return on Investment (ROI) of less than three months. More information about Redline Networks and its products can be found at http://www.RedlineNetworks.com or by calling +01 408 369-3800 or toll-free in the USA at (877) 550-6420.
