Novell Extends Internet Caching Leadership with Delivery of BorderManager
FastCache
Easy to Use Caching Solution Scales Unix Web Servers over 700 percent
NEW YORK CITY, New York, Internet World -- December 10, 1997 --
Demonstrating its Internet/intranet leadership, Novell, Inc. today announced availability of
BorderManager
FastCache, the industry's fastest and most scalable Internet caching solution for
Web-enabled
businesses and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Configured at the border of any NT, UNIX,
Macintosh or
NetWare network, BorderManager FastCache speeds user access to popular Web information,
reduces
network bandwidth requirements, and accelerates any web site. This results in more productive
employees,
lower bandwidth expenses and a cost-effective alternative to upgrading overburdened web
servers.
As reported by the independent testing authority Mindcraft, Inc., BorderManager
FastCache processes 4,055 hits per second or 350 million hits per day. Unlike other proxy caches
that
require expensive hardware platforms and cache farms to scale the Internet, BorderManager
FastCache
delivers this phenomenal performance on a single Intel Pentium II processor. BorderManager
FastCache
increases the responsiveness and capacity of any NT, NetWare or Unix Web server. In fact,
according to
Mindcraft, BorderManager FastCache scales a Sun Unix Web server more than 700 percent.
"BorderManager FastCache is the most compelling solution available for ISPs and Web content
providers
struggling to improve services while lowering bandwidth and Web server costs," said Michelle
Arden, vice
president of Novell's Border Services Group. "All the other vendors claim their products have
unbeaten
scalability and performance. However, when BorderManager FastCache is up to 10 times more
scalable
than all the rest, it clearly demonstrates that FastCache is the cache to beat."
"We're extremely pleased with the superior caching performance that BorderManager FastCache
delivers to
our users, making our T1 line to the Internet look like a T3," said John S. Brown, Network
Engineer,
Optical Coating Lab, Inc. "It has really been a pleasure to use. Being able to install
BorderManager
FastCache and see it improve performance on a standard Intel server really makes sense as a
cost-effective
solution to improve Internet access speeds for our users."
A Complete Solution for Caching the Net
Installed in less than 15 minutes, BorderManager FastCache is an easily administered caching
solution that
includes proxy caching, hierarchical network caching and Web server acceleration services.
BorderManager FastCache also includes the Novell IP gateway to connect IPX users to the
Internet,
Netscape Navigator and a runtime version of IntranetWare, the leading Internet/intranet
platform.
- Configured as a proxy cache, BorderManager FastCache creates a shared network cache to
speed
access to Web content and improve end-user productivity. By bringing Web information closer to
intranet
users, FastCache reduces the traffic on expensive intranet Wide Area Network links and Internet
connections by eliminating redundant requests.
- Configured within a cache hierarchy, BorderManager FastCache works in concert with other
BorderManager caches to move shared content closer to users. In this scenario, an unlimited
number of
BorderManager caches and users can cooperate using the industry-standard Internet Cache
Protocol (ICP)
to speed access to shared content and eliminate redundant Web-server requests within an intranet
and on
the Internet.
- Configured as a Web server accelerator, BorderManager FastCache dramatically improves the
performance of a Web site by caching the Web server's content and responding to requests
directly out of
its shared cache.
Pricing and Availability
BorderManager FastCache "Try Before You Buy" is now available for download at
www.novell.com/bordermanager.
BorderManager FastCache is priced at U.S.$995 per server with
unlimited user licenses. BorderManager FastCache will be available to order from Novell
Authorized
Resellers on December 15th.
About the Novell BorderManager Family of Products
Novell BorderManager FastCache is the newest addition to the BorderManager product family
and is a
core component of Novell BorderManager. Shipping since September 1997, BorderManager is
the first
integrated family of directory-based network services that manages, secures and accelerates user
access to
information at every network border - the point where any two networks meet. Novell
BorderManager
includes FastCache technology as well as firewall security, user level access control, virtual
private
networking, directory-enabled management, routing, and remote access services. For more
information on
the Novell BorderManager family of products, please visit www.novell.com/bordermanager.
About Novell
Founded in 1983, Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading provider of network
software. The
company offers a wide range of network solutions for distributed network, Internet/intranet and
small-
business markets, as well as the network computing industry's most comprehensive education and
technical
support programs. Information about Novell and its complete range of products and services can
be
accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.novell.com.
Novell is a registered trademark and BorderManager, BorderManager FastCache, Novell
Directory
Services and NDS are trademarks of Novell, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks
are the
property of their respective holders.
Press Inquiries:
Novell Inc.
Gordon Evans
Phone: 408-577-6371
Internet: gmevans@novell.com
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Phone: 650-858-3772
Internet: nstillinger@ccipr.com
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