Portugal's CLIX Accelerates Web Portal With Redline Networks Web I/O Acceleration
Lisbon, Portugal and Campbell, Calif., October 30, 2002 — Redline Networks, Inc., the pioneer in Web I/O Acceleration, announced that CLIX (www.clix.pt), Portugal's leading free Internet access provider and web portal installed Redline Networks' T|X 2200 Web I/O Acceleration appliances in their data centers to accelerate the Web access of its subscribers. The T|X 2200 Web I/O Acceleration appliances increase the performance of web sites by speeding up the delivery of HTTP and HTTPS content, by increasing the capacity of web servers and by decreasing the amount of bandwidth required.
João Bordalo, Technical Director of CLIX stated, "Several solutions had been analyzed and we concluded that the Redline Networks solution provided the most cost-effective benefit. Additionally, the fact that the technology was non-disruptive was a critical factor in our choice." The accelerator's benefits were immediately apparent, relates Bordalo: "After its implementation we measured an immediate increase in speed accessing our homepage on the order of 30 percent."
"The Redline Networks solution significantly increases the access service quality of the CLIX Internet portal and yields a significant reduction in the cost of bandwidth, the cost of infrastructure and the management of Web architectures," according to Ricardo Fernandes, business services director of systems integrator WhatEverNet.
Portugal's WhatEverNet completed the installations at CLIX, along with Allasso, distributor of the Redline Networks' Web I/O Acceleration family of products in Portugal.
About CLIX
CLIX is the leading free Internet access provider and web portal in Portugal, with 28% of the available home access market. CLIX offers a variety of services and content in diverse areas such as entertainment, culture, technology, economics and finance. CLIX is part of the Matrix Internet and media assets group of Sonae.com.
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.
