New Products

NetXen, Inc. introduced Linux Sockets Acceleration (LSA). It is the first network acceleration solution for Linux that requires no modifications to the kernel, host TCP stack or applications, and can offload both user- and kernel-mode applications. NetXen's LSA is also the first solution to support NIC and offload modes simultaneously.

NetXen's Intelligent NIC delivers these unique advantages by providing a complete set of 10GbE acceleration capabilities on the NIC. The LSA solution allows users to run NIC and TCP modes simultaneously with NetXen's Selective Acceleration technology. With Selective Acceleration, any specialized applications that benefit from using host-based protocols can continue to do so under user control. For more information, visit: http://www.netxen.com.

BlueCat Networks Launches Proteus Enterprise IP Address Management Appliance Version 2.0 and Adonis 5.0 DNS/DHCP Network Appliances

BlueCat Networks, Inc. announced the availability of version 2.0 of its Proteus Enterprise IP Address Management (IPAM) Appliance. This end-to-end IPAM solution is optimized for both DNS and DHCP, and IPv4 and IPv6 multi-mode networks. Proteus provides centralized management and control of geographically dispersed networks with multiple configurations and millions of IP addresses. According to the company, Proteus 2.0 enables organizations to model and build IPv6 configurations that best suit their particular application needs. Pricing starts at $29,995.

BlueCat Networks also released version 5.0 of its line of Adonis DNS/DHCP network appliances. According to the company, the new version provides fully integrated support for IPv6, while also offering improved usability and scalability and a range of significant new security, performance and interoperability features. Adonis 5.0 DNS/DHCP Network Appliance is immediately available from BlueCat Networks, with prices starting at $2,995. For additional information, visit: http://www.bluecatnetworks.com

Virtual Iron Targets Higher Education Market

Virtual Iron Software announced a new strategic initiative to deliver its enterprise-class virtualization platform to the higher education market. According to the company, the benefits of server virtualization are compelling and well documented. Until now, however, the cost of proprietary solutions has prevented the broad-based deployment of virtualization, particularly in segments like higher education which are price sensitive. The Virtual Iron platform provides enterprise-class capabilities for Linux and Windows for $499 per socket. Virtual Iron combines an open source hypervisor with advanced virtualization services and policy-based management. The platform supports 32- and 64-bit Linux and 32-bit Windows workloads and delivers all the capabilities and benefits of primary virtualization use cases including: server consolidation; development and test; rapid provisioning; high availability and disaster recovery; and capacity management. For more information, visit: http://www.virtualiron.com.

Zmanda Delivers Management Console for Amanda Backup Software

Zmanda launched a new version of its Amanda Enterprise Edition, including new functionality that simplifies and accelerates the installation and management of Amanda backup and recovery software. Amanda Enterprise Edition now comes with the Zmanda Management Console (ZMC), a new Web-based service that provides management and visualization tools for Amanda. According to the company, ZMC offers rich and innovative installation, configuration, backup and reporting tools to simplify the management of Amanda backups. Amanda Enterprise also includes a new Amanda rapid installer, which provides automatic installation of a complete Amanda solution (Amanda server, Amanda client, all ZMC components) in minutes. For additional details on Amanda Enterprise and Zmanda, please go to: http://www.zmanda.com.

HP Launches HP-UX Operating System, HP Integrity Servers

HP introduced a new version of the HP-UX 11i operating system and new HP Integrity servers. According to the company, the latest release of HP's strategic Unix operating environment, HP-UX 11i v3, makes virtualization easier to deploy and delivers mission-critical virtualization by combining virtualization and mainframe-class availability. The HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE) has integrated virtualization and mainframe-class availability to deliver mission-critical virtualization. A base configuration of the HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade has a starting U.S. list price of $3,827 and is expected to begin shipping in March. A base configuration of the HP Integrity rx2660 entry-class server has a starting U.S. list price of $4,931 and is shipping now. For more information, visit: http://www.hp.com.