Subject: [Fwd: Novell Continues to Offer the Fastest Net Experience]
From: Jerry Tibor (jerry@tibor.org)
Date: Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:34:19 AKST
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Subject: Novell Continues to Offer the Fastest Net Experience
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:01:30 -0700
From: "Kim Pitcher" <KPITCHER@novell.com>
To: <jerry@tibor.org>
Press Release: 00-111
Distribution: In the US on PRNewswire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 15, 2000
Novell Continues to Offer the Fastest Net Experience
Novell Internet Caching System-based appliances demonstrate superior
performance at independent caching benchmark event
PROVO, Utah - Nov. 15, 2000 - Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net
services software, today announced that new tests prove that caching
appliances powered by the NovellŪ Internet Caching System(TM) (ICS)
continue to deliver unmatched performance and scalability to
Internet-enabled environments. Since its initial release in 1999, the
Novell Internet Caching System has consistently been recognized as the
premier performance platform for Internet acceleration.
Industry-leading OEM partners such as Dell, Compaq, IBM,
Fujitsu/Siemens, Stratacache and others combine their own specialized
hardware with Novell ICS technology to create optimized caching
appliances suitable for the rigors of eBusiness. In a world where a
slow Web site means lost customers, the Novell Internet Caching System
means more than speed - it means a better bottom line.
The Measurement Factory, Inc.'s Third Cache-Off event, held during the
latter half of September 2000, demonstrated the continuing dominance of
Novell ICS-based OEM partner caching appliances in several areas,
including best price/performance value, pure throughput, and performance
for a single appliance.
"Once again, we demonstrate our clear leadership in the caching and
content acceleration space," said Simon Khalaf, vice president and
general manager, Novell Net Content Services. "When it comes to
scalability, ICS-based systems offer the fastest Net experience."
Five Novell OEM partners participated in the latest round of the Cache
Bake-Off, including Compaq, Dell, IBM, Microbits (Australia), and
Stratacache. Noticeably absent from the competition were CacheFlow,
Cisco and Inktomi.
First Place in pure throughput went to a cluster of four Dell
PowerApp.cache systems with a remarkable 3309.40 Requests/second and
1728.50 Hits/second. The Dell PowerApp.cache cluster demonstrates how a
strong Dell/ICS solution can be scaled out to provide the performance
and scalability suitable for even the most demanding carrier-level
environments.
"As the Cache Bake-off attests, the Dell PowerApp.cache cluster, built
with Novell ICS, cannot be surpassed," said Karl Chen, director of
worldwide marketing for Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "This powerful
caching solution offers greater throughput than any other competitor and
represents an unrivaled ability to handle the
most demanding volume of traffic. Dell's PowerApp.cache offers
eBusinesses accelerated content delivery, quality Web service and the
power to handle an extremely high number of Web customers."
The Compaq TaskSmart C2500 easily took top performance honors among
single appliance solutions with peak throughput of 2,398.79
Requests/second and 1,280.71 Hits/second. This was accomplished while
still maintaining high hit ratios, low response times and optimal fill
times.
"By building Novell's caching system into the core of the TaskSmart
C-Series appliance, Compaq has delivered a solution that is extremely
well-equipped to meet the growing demands of eBusiness. Compaq TaskSmart
appliance servers provide leading performance backed up by comprehensive
management features, ease of integration into any computing environment,
and global service and support offerings. With ICS, the TaskSmart C2500
can manage more requests and hits per second than any other single Web
acceleration appliance. For eBusinesses, this translates into a more
positive Web experience for new and existing customers through decreased
wait time and quick, reliable content delivery," said John Young, Vice
President of TaskSmart Servers at Compaq.
First Place in the "Best Price/Performance value" category belongs to
the Stratacache Dart with 153.06 Requests/second per $1000 and 85.74
Hits/second per $1000. The Stratacache Dart D-20 is the first high
performance, micro site caching appliance designed for the broadband
attached home and small business. It takes high performance caching,
content acceleration and content delivery not only to the last mile, but
to the last foot of the Internet and proves that the benefits of cache
technology can be delivered to the home and small business markets.
"Fortified with Novell ICS, our Stratacache Dart offers substantial
benefits to the millions of new small businesses and broadband-enabled
homes," said Chris Riegel, Product Manager of Stratacache. "The chief
benefit to consumers is the exceptional enhancement of the 'Net user
experience that the Novell ICS/Stratacache Dart appliance delivers.
This offering represents the industry's first caching product expressly
targeted to the meet the needs of the dynamically growing broadband
attached small business or home user."
As with all previous NLANR Cache-Off competitions, Novell Internet
Caching System-based appliances continue to demonstrate their unmatched
performance and scalability in the face of an increasingly crowded
competitive field. Providing unparalleled value, Novell helps businesses
reduce the costs of their Net infrastructure while providing rapid
results to customers, improving customer satisfaction. Novell and its
OEM partners will continue to work closely together to maintain and
strengthen this advantage while moving aggressively toward an expanded
line of caching-based services that will continue to add value.
Additionally, Novell is demonstrating the vision to leverage the cache
as a platform for delivering a wide range of value-added services that
will help drive the next generation of innovative Internet use. This
includes such things as robust media delivery, flexible Web security and
seamless integration with content distribution mechanisms.
A comprehensive report of the third Cache-Off competition is available
at http://www.measurement-factory.com/results/public/cacheoff/N03/.
For more information on Dell's PowerApp products, go to
www.dell.com/powerapp.
For more information about the Compaq TaskSmart C-Series server, visit
www.compaq.com/tasksmart/cseries.
For more information on the Stratacache Caching Products, go to
www.stratacache.com.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), is the leading provider of Net services
software that delivers services to secure and power all types of
networks - the Internet, intranets, and extranets; wired to wireless;
corporate and public - across leading operating systems. Novell's Net
services software provides the foundation for one Net - a single global
network that supports new applications and forms of business. Net
Services software gives IT organizations a way to adapt and accelerate
their transformation to e-business, simplify the management and control
of all networks, create a secure foundation for doing business on the
Net, and help deliver a consistent and high-quality experience to end
users in all locations. Worldwide channel, consulting, education and
technical support programs, along with strategic alliances, combine
Novell Net services software with third-party products and services to
form complete Net solutions.
For information on Novell's complete range of products and services,
contact Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272), or
visit Novell's Web site at http://www.novell.com. Press may access
Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at
http://www.novell.com/pressroom. In addition, detailed comparisons
between Novell products and competitive offerings from other vendors are
available on the Web at http://www.novell.com/advantage.
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Press Contact:
Brian Egan
Porter Novelli Convergence Group
Phone: 415-975-2229
E-mail: brian.egan@pnicg.com
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