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To: greenspirit who wrote (103171)	5/8/2000 9:29:00 AM
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Intel To Introduce Groundbreaking New Products For Transacting Business Over The Web New Intel© NetStructure? Systems for B2B Accelerate and Prioritize XML-based e-Commerce Intel© NetStructure? 7210 XML Accelerator Click image to download high resolution version. Intel© NetStructure? 7280 XML Director Click image to download high resolution version. LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 8, 2000 - Intel Corporation today announced two new intelligent network devices designed to improve the performance and reliability of business transactions over the Internet. These innovative new products will enable timely and reliable processing of secure business-to-business (B2B) transactions at speeds up to 150 times faster than previously possible. Intel's new products will control and direct Internet transactions based on XML (extensible markup language), which is rapidly becoming the universal format used by companies to share business information on the Web. By allowing different legacy computer systems to "talk to each other," XML permits the sharing of important business information like order entry, pricing and inventory levels - dramatically improving efficiencies and reducing costs. Leading industry experts believe XML will be the basis for all B2B Internet activity in the future. Due to ship in quantity in the third quarter of this year, the Intel© NetStructure? 7280 XML Director and 7210 XML Accelerator systems are already being piloted at selected B2B Internet companies. Both products accelerate and intelligently control secure XML-based Internet transactions so that B2B e-Commerce can take place faster and more reliably. The transactions may be prioritized based on any number of user-defined criteria. The new devices fit into e-Business data center racks used by hosting service providers (HSPs) and application service providers (ASPs), as well as at companies choosing to operate their own e-Business data centers. The two products are easily adapted to quickly meet changing business priorities. "The trend toward using XML to transact B2B e-Commerce marks the next step in the evolution of the Internet," said John Miner, vice president and general manager, Intel Communications Products Group. "Intel is at the forefront of this significant and growing trend with its innovative new XML network control devices. As with the other products and services that make up the Intel NetStructure family, these new systems target an emerging category of equipment specifically designed to add application intelligence to the e-Business data center." Intel© NetStructure? 7280 XML Director The Intel NetStructure 7280 XML Director is the first device of its kind to combine the acceleration of security functions and XML, control of XML transactions, and "XML transaction roll-back" (re-submitting failed XML transactions to another server for processing) in a single device. The 7280 XML Director allows companies to carry out secure B2B XML transactions up to 150 times faster than previously possible. Most e-Business traffic management devices available today support simple load balancing based on URL or port and cannot make decisions based on multiple business parameters. Using a patent-pending rules-based engine, the 7280 XML Director can identify and classify incoming XML requests based on specific elements within the XML transactions. Once classified, the 7280 XML Director can transparently validate, prioritize and direct the most important XML requests based on criteria such as trading partner, transaction value, unit volume, time sensitivity or any other characteristic. The 7280 XML Director can be easily configured "on the fly" to change transaction criteria at any time without stopping service and risking loss of business. E-Business administrators can support new business priorities - such as special handling of large orders or key customers - as they arise, providing appropriate levels of service without changing, testing or re-deploying applications and disrupting e-Business operations. The 7280 XML Director can also be used to identify different XML "dialects" and direct them to specific back-end servers for processing. By identifying XML variants from different vendors - such as BizTalk from Microsoft, cXML from Ariba, CBL from Commerce One or the new emerging ebXML standard - the 7280 is capable of recognizing different XML implementations and ensuring that the appropriate server acts on the transaction. In addition, the 7280 XML Director is capable of rejecting invalid XML syntax, reducing server errors while at the same time detecting failing or overloaded servers and re-submitting the requests to another server for processing. These features help to significantly improve B2B transaction reliability. Intel© NetStructure? 7210 XML Accelerator The Intel NetStructure 7210 XML Accelerator is a network device that has the ability to intelligently read and quickly classify key XML information. The 7210 uses the same advanced rules-based engine as the 7280 XML Director to manage the data center workload based on XML requests. The device works in conjunction with Intel or third party switches, load balancers or traffic mangers to direct XML transactions to the sever best able to process the transaction. The 7210 XML Accelerator allows companies to carry out secure B2B XML transactions up to 50 times faster than previously possible.** Both the 7280 and the 7210 incorporate Intel's award-winning "Transparent Drop-In" technology so they can be quickly and easily installed with no changes to the software loaded on the server. Up to five 7210 XML Accelerators can be linked together to further improve performance. All Intel networking products are available worldwide through a network of distributors, value-added resellers and service providers. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. * Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders. ** Tested by Intel Corporation during April 2000 using Sun E450 server with Solaris operating system. Similar testing of Intel's acceleration engine was tested publicly at NetWorld & Interop 1999 show May 10-12 using Sun E450 server with Solaris operating system. Also see Networkshop "Scaling E-Commerce Applications" report of 1999: www.networkshop.ca.