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New Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager leads the way in intelligent application-centric traffic management

Zeus Technology, the acknowledged leader in Internet infrastructure solutions, today announced the launch of Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager v3.0, the next-generation traffic management, security and optimization solution which provides centralized control and resilience for application traffic and ensures seamless interaction between web-enabled services.

As web architectures evolve, adding application intelligence to the network is crucial for web-enabled businesses to improve their end-users' experience. Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager (ZXTM) leads the way in intelligent application-centric traffic management, enabling users to enhance their systems flexibly, rapidly and in line with the needs of the business.

"Someone has finally taken responsibility for adding an injection of truly intelligent, flexible traffic management between client and host. The latest wave of Layer 7 products, such as ZXTM from Zeus, which passed our lab tests with flying colors, is now able to provide the required level of intelligence to control network hardware and application software," commented Steve Broadhead, founder of Broadband-Testing.

"ZXTM is a networking product, but it is a far cry from the hardware-oriented world created by Cisco, Nortel, 3Com and their peers," he concluded.

Launched in April 2004, ZXTM now forms an integral part of application architecture within ISPs, and media, finance and e-commerce companies worldwide. The release of ZXTM 3.0 highlights Zeus' commitment to making the management of applications and networks less complex, particularly for the enterprise. At the heart of ZXTM is TrafficScript, the most powerful and intuitive traffic management language available today. In addition to enhancing this scripting technology, ZXTM now includes optional features for service level management and bandwidth control.

Enhanced TrafficScript Capabilities
TrafficScript has the ability to read both incoming client requests and outgoing server responses for any protocol, with unlimited content inspection depth. Traffic can be re-directed to the most appropriate place based on specific business needs, rewriting the data on-the-fly, if required.

Bandwidth Management
Without suitable bandwidth management, popular low- or zero-revenue services can 'steal' available bandwidth from those generating revenue, reducing the quality of service to paying users. ZXTM allows control of available bandwidth for services being run, guaranteeing capacity for premium services. For increased efficiency, spare bandwidth can be allocated temporarily, in real time, to bandwidth-hungry but less important services.

Service Level Management
Weaving business logic into the routing fabric of your traffic manager can guarantee users competitive levels of service. ZXTM can closely monitor how services are performing against defined SLAs, providing alerts and allowing remedial action to be taken if responsiveness drops. This makes it simple to manage and monitor the enforcement of service performance. With ZXTM assessing the health of application services now, practical capacity plans can be made for the future.

"ZXTM combines three core areas of functionality to manage, secure and optimize complex application traffic," commented Steve Palmer, Vice President of Marketing at Zeus Technology. "In a single solution, ZXTM takes the place of separate devices, returning centralized control that dramatically simplifies the network and application infrastructure and considerably reduces operational costs for the business."

Since its launch, Zeus has been ahead of the competition in providing a complete solution for application traffic management and load balancing. With greater experience of the marketplace and by working with customers, ZXTM now boasts superior application intelligence and an even richer feature set that is able to address the needs of a broader market.

Enhanced features of this latest release include a more powerful and easier to use web-based interface, and stateful session persistence that can be established based on any aspect of the request.

About Broadband-Testing

Broadband-Testing is Europe's foremost independent network testing facility and consultancy organization for broadband and network infrastructure products.

Based in the south of France, Broadband-Testing offers extensive labs, demo and conference facilities. From this base, Broadband-Testing provides a range of specialist IT, networking and development services to vendors and end-user organizations throughout Europe, SEAP and the United States.

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