Foundry Introduces New High Performance Application Switch Family and Web Firewall Security
28 June 2006 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
New ServerIron 350, 450 and 850 Plus Series Switches Deliver
Industry Leading Performance and Scalability for Acceleration and
Security of IP, Web and Triple-Play Services SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Foundry Networks(R), Inc.
(NASDAQ:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for
end-to-end switching and routing, today announced a new family of
ultra-high-performance ServerIron application switches to meet the
growing demand for secure and optimized delivery of Web and
triple-play services. The new family of switches helps enterprises
and service providers achieve unmatched availability, performance,
and scalability for business-critical applications. The company
also announced a new version of TrafficWorks(TM), the operating
system software that powers the ServerIron family of switches,
which now includes Web firewall features to protect Web-based
applications against emerging attacks that impact service uptime
and compromise of sensitive information. The new family of
ServerIron switches features Foundry's new generation application
processor and ASIC technology to deliver scalable performance up to
350,000 connections per second and 12 Gbps of application level
throughput. The switches are available in three modular chassis
models, starting with a compact Two-Rack Unit (2RU) high 3-slot
chassis to a highly scalable 8-slot chassis that supports up to 112
Gigabit Ethernet ports for large density server farms.
Purpose-built with a network-centric architecture, the ServerIron
350, 450 and 850 PLUS series switches feature redundant power, hot
swappable modules and fully interchangeable modules for investment
protection and future expandability. A choice of 10/100, Gigabit
copper and fiber, and 10 Gigabit interface modules provide
connectivity options for the network and server farm. Foundry's new
version of TrafficWorks OS includes enhanced security features to
protect Web applications from attacks that target sensitive data.
Using a positive security enforcement model, these features provide
protection for Web applications against key threats like buffer
overflow attacks that can cripple servers, cookie poisoning and
tampering that hijack sessions and user identity, forceful browsing
attacks that allow illegal access to sensitive Web content, and SQL
injection and cross-site scripting attacks that provide
unauthorized access to sensitive data. Integration of these
critical security capabilities into the TrafficWorks architecture
and consolidation of Web firewall functions into the ServerIron
family of switches simplifies the data center infrastructure,
delivers better return on investment, and eliminates the need to
purchase costly additional appliances that are limited to one
function. The new Web firewall features are designed to work
seamlessly and transparently to augment security for existing Web
server farms. "As Web applications proliferate to meet the growing
demand for standards-based content and commerce services, there is
also increasing exposure to attacks against these critical
applications," said Joe Skorupa, research vice president,
enterprise network infrastructure for Gartner Research.
"Integration of Web firewall features to secure these sensitive
applications and data into platforms that deliver performance
acceleration and high availability for these Web applications is
the logical evolution of the application delivery platforms."
"Migration of Enterprise applications to Web protocols is exposing
these critical services to performance bottlenecks and security
threats, and this challenge is compounded by the growing use of
SSL-based secure Web transactions," said Gopala Tumuluri, director
of product marketing at Foundry Networks. "The new ServerIron
switch family delivers unmatched service performance and
protection, including network-based SSL acceleration in a modular
architecture for future-proof expandability and upgradeability."
ServerIron switches combine best-of-breed application traffic
management with high-performance SSL acceleration and HTTP
compression to optimize Web application performance. SSL
acceleration is available as an optional service module. The
switches also reduce bandwidth utilization and minimize bandwidth
cost by compressing Web content returned by servers. In addition to
reducing bandwidth costs, compression improves end-user response
time over slow-speed links. To ensure business continuity in the
event of a server or site failure, the ServerIron 350, 450 and 850
PLUS series switches support multi-site redundancy and scalability
using DNS-based or IP-based Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB).
Pricing and Availability The new ServerIron 350, 450 and 850 PLUS
family of switches is available immediately. -- ServerIron
350-PLUS: Ultra-high-performance and compact application
acceleration system featuring 2RU high chassis with 3 modular
slots. This system is equipped with one WSM7 application switch
management module and one power supply module. US List Price:
$34,995. -- ServerIron 450P-PLUS: Ultra-high-performance
application acceleration system featuring a 4-slot chassis. This
system is equipped with one WSM7 application switch management
module and one power supply module. This system features optional
redundant power supplies that are fully front serviceable. US List
Price: $34,995. -- ServerIron 850-PLUS: Ultra-high-performance
application acceleration system featuring a 8-slot chassis capable
of supporting up to 112 Gigabit Ethernet ports. This system is
equipped with one WSM7 application switch management module and one
power supply module. This system features optional redundant power
supplies that are fully front serviceable. US List Price: $38,995.
Optional integrated SSL acceleration modules -- SRVC-SSL6-1: Web
acceleration service module with one processor featuring
hardware-based SSL acceleration and Web traffic optimization. US
List Price: $9,995. -- SRVC-SSL6-2: Web acceleration service module
with two processors featuring hardware-based SSL acceleration and
Web traffic optimization with twice the performance of the
SRVC-SSL6-1. US List Price: $17,995. Foundry's new WSM7 application
processor module is available as an upgrade to existing ServerIron
customers desiring higher performance. WSM7 US List Price: $32,995.
This module is available immediately. About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and
Web traffic management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches,
Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4 - 7 Web switches, Wireless LAN
and access points, and Metro Routers. Foundry's 9,700 customers
include the world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and
enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities,
entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial, and
manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and
its products, call 888-TURBOLAN or visit
http://www.foundrynetworks.com/. NOTE: Foundry Networks, ServerIron
and the "Iron" family of marks are trademarks of Foundry Networks,
Inc. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective
holders. Press Contacts: North America Europe Pavel Radda Tom
Herbst Foundry Networks Kaizo 408-207-1332 +0207-580-8852
Asia/Pacific Investor Contact: Jenny Liu Jason Golz Foundry
Networks Hong Kong Financial Dynamics +852-2273-5993 415-439-4532
DATASOURCE: Foundry Networks, Inc. CONTACT: North America, Pavel
Radda of Foundry Networks, +1-408-207-1332, or ; or Asia/Pacific,
Jenny Liu of Foundry Networks Hong Kong, +852-2273-5993, or ; or
Europe, Tom Herbst of Kaizo, +0207-580-8852, or ; or investors,
Jason Golz of Financial Dynamics, +1-415-439-4532, both for Foundry
Networks Web site: http://www.foundrynetworks.com/
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