Intel Unveils Five New NetStructure Products to Enhance E-Business Experience

Intel Corporation has introduced five new Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) products designed to boost performance, security, and management capabilities for emerging e-Businesses. The new products, including intelligent caching, cutting edge performance, content-aware handling of internet traffic, and new management capabilities, aim to deliver high-performance, best-in-class solutions and services to service providers and companies hosting their own e-Businesses. According to John Miner, vice president and general manager of Intel's Communications Products Group, "With the NetStructure products, Intel is focused on delivering a breadth of high-performance, best-in-class solutions and services to emerging e-Businesses."

Key Takeaways:

• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 1520 Cache is an intelligent cache appliance that supports up to 15 Mbps of data throughput and offers fast, easy-to-deploy, and manageable caching with better performance at a lower cost than traditional cache solutions.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7115 e-Commerce Accelerator boosts the speed of e-Commerce traffic by offloading the encryption and decryption of secure internet transactions, handling up to 600 secure connections per second.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7185 e-Commerce Director combines security acceleration and content-aware traffic management to improve the speed of SSL transactions, featuring Layer 4-7 awareness for content-driven processing and prioritized delivery.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7145 Traffic Director helps enhance an online customer's experience with improved responsiveness and reduced errors, featuring Layer 4 traffic management and priority delivery decisions based on real response times for optimal server farm performance.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7175 Traffic Director adds Layer 7 traffic management to the capabilities of the NetStructure 7145, prioritizing delivery, balancing the traffic load, and optimizing server farm performance.
• These new devices are part of the growing Intel NetStructure product line, which includes highly reliable and scalable network equipment, internet appliances, and services that add application intelligence to computer networks.
• Pricing and availability for the new products range from $5,995 to $39,995, with the Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7175 Traffic Director available on October 13 and the Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7145 Traffic Director available on October 20.

Statistics:

• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 1520 Cache supports up to 15 Mbps of data throughput.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7115 e-Commerce Accelerator handles up to 600 secure connections per second.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7185 e-Commerce Director performs up to 1,200 SSL connections per second.
• The Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) 7175 Traffic Director prioritizes delivery, balances the traffic load, and optimizes server farm performance.
• Since unveiling the Intel NetStructure data center products in February, Intel has introduced more than 30 products under the brand.
• The Intel NetStructure product line includes highly reliable and scalable network equipment, internet appliances, and services that add application intelligence to computer networks.

Sources:

• Business Wire - October 2, 2000
• Intel Corporation press release, "Intel Unveils Five New NetStructure Products to Enhance E-Business Experience"
• Intel Corporation, www.intel.com/network
• Mirror Image Internet, www.mirrorimage.com