Apr 272010 |
Citrix Launches First Networking System to Harness All the Power of Intel Xeon Processor 5680 Series |
SANTA CLARA, CA - Today at the Interop 2010 conference in Las Vegas, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) announced the availability of three new ultra high-performance NetScaler® MPX™ appliances. Leveraging all the power of the recently released Intel® Xeon® processor 5680 series technology, and the newest NetScaler version 9.2 software with Citrix nCore(TM) technology, (see NetScaler 9.2 announcement), the new NetScaler MPX 17500, 19500 and 21500 appliances offer the ideal blend of scalability, functionality and performance. In stark contrast to other application networking vendors that rely upon proprietary hardware that limits their ability to quickly adapt, the Citrix approach allows for rapid time to market, flexible feature additions and fully leverages the latest Intel CPU advancements as they are released.
Cloud computing offers unparalleled flexibility and agility, but it can also add latency to application traffic and deliver uneven application availability for global users. By pairing NetScaler with Intel® Xeon® processor 5680 series technology, Citrix is providing another simple, yet robust, solution that drives the elasticity of the cloud into the datacenter. With virtual datacenters delivering ever more complex Web 2.0 applications, these drawbacks are only amplified. The new NetScaler MPX models make virtual datacenters a reality by simultaneously providing application acceleration, intelligent traffic management, and security - all at extreme performance levels demanded at the front-end of virtual datacenters.
The new NetScaler MPX models uniquely scale from 20-to-35-to-50 Gbps performance – all on the same physical appliance, requiring no forklift upgrade. As with all NetScaler solutions, these new MPX appliances support all NetScaler features, including L4-7 local and global load balancing, content caching, data compression, SSL VPN, Web 2.0 server offload, and advanced application firewall security. In addition, these new solutions allow an organization to increase performance with a simple license upgrade under the company’s popular “Pay-as-You-Grow” program. NetScaler customers can quickly boost performance by up to 2.5X as their datacenter traffic increases.
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Key Facts and Highlights:
- Best Performance-to-Power Consumption – More than double the efficiency versus competitive offerings
- Saves Precious Rack Space – Compact 2U form factor provides 70 percent rack space savings versus chassis-based designs
- Highest Appliance Performance Available Today – Drives an unparalleled 50Gbps of L4 and L7 throughput, and provides record-breaking application layer scaling supporting 4.4 million HTTP requests per second and 12 Gbps of web application firewall security.
- Massive Scalability Increases – Provides up to 3X the number of total concurrent TCP connections and up to 9X more TCP connections per second versus competitive offerings to support unpredictable traffic spikes.
Pricing and Availability
Citrix NetScaler MPX 17500, MPX 19500 and MPX 21500 appliances are available now through Citrix Solution Advisors worldwide. Pricing begins at $140,000. Customers can upgrade from one model to the next higher rated version with a simple software license upgrade, providing unparalleled flexibility and avoiding costly and unnecessary hardware replacements.
Related Links and Announcements:
- New NetScaler Solutions Bring Cloud Economics and Elasticity to the Virtual Datacenter
- Citrix Breaks Virtual Appliance Performance Barrier, Unleashes Cloud Scalability in the Datacenter
- What's at the Core of Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs)
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About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.
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