"Simple To Use As A Toaster" Appliance Handles 800 Percent Web Traffic Spikes For Lifetime TV
Campbell, Calif., December 10, 2002 — Redline Networks, Inc., the pioneer in Web I/O Acceleration technology, announced that Lifetime TV implemented Web I/O Acceleration at its popular Lifetime TV (www.lifetimetv.com) Internet site.
"Redline Networks' T|X 2200 Web I/O Accelerators have enabled our site to handle traffic spikes of up to 800%—generated by our content partnerships with MSN and AOL—without any additional expense on bandwidth and server hardware," said Shobhit Kapoor, Lifetime TV's director of Internet technology. "It has helped us cut our outbound bandwidth consumption by 40%, and has proven to have a great ROI by controlling our bandwidth costs."
"The configuration and management is very simple. Redline Networks has really made a network appliance that is as simple to use as a toaster," continued Kapoor. "The T|X 2200 Web I/O Accelerator has increased our site capacity and performance. Our performance has been excellent since the introduction of the Redline Networks Accelerator, and has enabled us to deliver a great experience to our end-users. Our Keynote numbers have held steady at 99.9% or 100% since the introduction of the Redline Networks T|X 2200."
"The TCP management feature of the Redline T|X 2200 was a definite attraction for us. Redline Networks' appliance accelerated more than 16,000 TCP connections while load balancing only 100 TCP connections to and from our web servers, which significantly reduced the load on our servers" said Kapoor.
Redline Networks' Web I/O Acceleration appliances do not require changes to existing web infrastructure or changes to web site content; installation can typically be carried out in less than an hour. Web I/O Accelerators sit in front of web and cache servers and eliminate server inefficiencies by managing web server I/O, and optimizing payload in real-time. This reduces bandwidth costs and creates a faster, less costly, higher performance data center. Web I/O Acceleration appliances speed dynamic, static, secure (SSL) and clear content for both modem and broadband users. Users receive content much faster, even when the site's servers are under heavy load, capabilities no other acceleration device on the market can claim.
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 +01 408 369-3800or toll-free in the USA at (877) 550-6420.
