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Thursday, June 28, 2001 |
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Akamba Releases Velobahn(tm) Appliance-On-A-Card(tm)
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Dana Perkins
408.358.6853
dana@akamba.com
Tania Condon
415.974.7279
tcondon@gcigroup.com
Company leads with unique, scalable Web server solution that alleviates
content management problems
Silicon Valley, Calif. (June 28, 2001)- Akamba Corporation today announced
shipments of its Velobahn card appliance. Velobahn expands Web server
capacity by taking over the HTTP transaction processing function - and is
the only solution available to do so within the server. The Akamba solution
supports popular OS platforms including Linux, Windows 2000, Solaris and
FreeBSD.
"Customers who co-locate with hosting service providers (HSP) must meet
growing Internet traffic needs while reducing power consumption and cage
costs," said Bennet Goldberg, Akamba`s president and CEO. "For these
co-location customers, HSPs, and enterprises with in-house data centers,
Velobahn directly addresses HTTP transaction capacity requirements, saves
rack space, and reduces operational costs."
Velobahn is a high-performance single-board computer system with embedded
software designed to integrate into front-end Web servers. Velobahn offloads
tasks associated with client/server connections from the host
system-enabling the server to handle more HTTP requests. Velobahn increases
Web server capacity up to four times and dramatically improves response time
for overloaded servers. By inserting it into the PCI slot, Velobahn`s HTTP
connection management scales one server-at-a-time. Velobahn allows Web site
administrators to focus on the most effective and efficient use of site
infrastructure to deliver a consistently high-quality end user experience.
"For Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris customers running Apache, Velobahn reduces
the need for numerous processes and connections under high load conditions,
allowing Web servers to run at optimum speed," said Spencer Worley, Akamba`s
CTO. "Windows 2000 users benefit from the increased server stability
Velobahn offers as it reduces CPU loads to safer levels. By shielding
servers from the effects of slow connections, Velobahn enables Web servers
to use more efficient large packet sizes, lowering demands on the CPU."
Velobahn will be distributed worldwide through VARs and system integrators.
Velobahn list price is $3,250.00.
A Rapidly Growing Market
As demand for faster access to Web sites increases, industry analysts
predict tremendous growth in the traffic management market. Aberdeen Group
predicts revenues in the server-side acceleration market alone will increase
to over $730 million by 2005. "Due to the rising demand for customized and
personalized Web content, server-side induced bottlenecks are quickly
becoming a serious problem for enterprises and service providers alike,"
said Michael Hoch, senior analyst with Aberdeen Group. "This trend is
driving the 100+ percent growth rate of demand for server-side acceleration
technologies, both in North America and Europe. Suppliers with solutions
that are low in cost, easy to install, and simple to maintain have a
significant opportunity in the next four years."
About Akamba Corporation
Akamba Corporation was founded by Jack Smith, co-founder and CTO of Hotmail
Corporation and Richard Burright, Hotmail Director of Operations. Akamba
develops server-side appliance products designed to expand Web server
capacity and traffic management optimization by improving the effectiveness
of connection management. The company`s Velobahn(tm) Appliance-On-A-Card(tm)
simplifies Web site architecture and provides the basis for true
scalability. More information is available from Akamba by telephone toll
free 866.225.2622, by e-mail at info@akamba.com, or at www.akamba.com
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Akamba, Velobahn and Appliance-On-A-Card are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Akamba Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
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