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To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (939)	7/8/1998 11:13:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

All, Sometimes I don't post the urls of press release postings because I use some mailing list services and some news wires that aren't so generous with their sources. I will post them whenever I can. Secondly, I admit that I like to use the thread as a repository of ready reading and reference material, without the need to pull screens back and forth. Guilty as charged. But granted, the URLs are helpful. ----------- Scott, Glad to see you back! You say: >>They are so limited in their thinking ... why only 300? In a true IP based infrastructure, implemented with hierarchical caching and multicast, there will be billions of "channels"... anyone can be a broadcaster of streaming multimedia ... even with minimal connection bandwidth (heck, dual ISDN can be used to feed a cache at an ISP that can feed numerous users)<< You said it, Scottso! You, me, George Gilder and Nicholas Negroponte, not necessarily in that order, should all sit down some day and have a cup of espresso in Greenwich Village. We'd probably come up with a doozey of a migration plan to allow this capability, and one which will satisfy your predictions, if you are agreeable to relinquishing "some" of those Layer 3 protocols of yours, and listening to some new-fangled directions in the way of lambda add-drop manipulation and spectrum utilization. Agreed? I know a good place where we can go where the coffee is great and the background music is coool. Kidding aside, check out post # 2400 in the @Home thread, Message 5126497 (see I can do it!) ...where a similar point is made, making reference to old IBM coaxial based controllers, of all things, that splashed up screens all at once, instead of the slow paint that its losing competition used. Brought back memories for me, anyway. Later, Frank C.

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (939)	8/3/1998 11:39:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

Scott, this one's for you! Policy-Based Networking Products With Cache Redirection / Allot Communications LOS GATOS, Calif. Aug. 3, 1998-- The Cache Enforcer Improves Network Performance as Part of Allot's Total Bandwidth Management Solution. Allot Communications Monday introduced the Cache Enforcer, a cache redirection solution for improving network response time and reducing wide area network (WAN) traffic. The Cache Enforcer is a software option available on Allot's bandwidth management product line, the AC200 and AC300. As users continue to expect better performance when retrieving Web pages, cache servers are being installed in corporate networks and ISPs to store the most commonly requested information closer to the requestor. Caching Web pages locally allows network managers to simultaneously improve performance as seen by the end user and reduce the amount of network traffic that goes out on the WAN. Despite the benefits of deploying cache servers in a network today, there are some drawbacks due to lack of centralized policies and the increase in administrative overhead of configuring every PC on the network. Allot Communications' AC Cache Enforcer solves these problems by providing a centrally located configuration tool for defining network policies. Because the Cache Enforcer sits in front of the WAN or Internet link, all outbound traffic passes through it. By setting appropriate policies on the Cache Enforcer, the network manager, not individual users, determines the appropriate caching policies of the corporation. The network manager can define network policies according to criteria such as user, application or time of day, and can then provide services according to the policy defined. Services include bandwidth management in the form of priorities or guarantees, load balancing and cache redirection. "By identifying and redirecting specific traffic flows on a policy basis, the Cache Enforcer can improve the hit ratio to the cache servers," said Yigal Jacoby, president and CEO of Allot Communications. "This provides the dual benefits of improved response time and reduced WAN congestion." Through the Cache Enforcer, network managers can avoid the headaches associated with adds, moves and changes of individual caches and cache servers. All configurations and rule definitions are done at one location that is completely transparent to the end user -- the Cache Enforcer. The Cache Enforcer is part of Allot's Policy-Based Networking framework for solving the problems of network congestion and recurring WAN expense. The Allot Total Bandwidth Management solution integrates policy-based bandwidth management, server load-balancing, cache redirection, network monitoring and accounting in a single system. By deploying this type of integrated solution, network managers use common rules and policies to better control traffic flows to improve network performance. "The AC200's cache redirection, combined with its bandwidth management functionality, allows me to improve our cache utilization and user response time," said Moti Ashkenazi of Cellcom. "Being able to administer the rules through the same interface we use for traffic shaping is a big advantage." Allot Communications is currently shipping the AC200 and AC300 bandwidth management products. Available software options include Server Load Balancing, Bandwidth Accountant and the Cache Enforcer. The Cache Enforcer module will be shipping in September and will cost $2,995. About Allot Communications Allot Communications develops, manufactures and markets products that maximize the efficiency of network and server resources. In an era of increasing network chaos and bandwidth-hungry applications, there is a need for products that handle network traffic according to its importance to corporate or service provider goals. Rather than simply continuing to increase network bandwidth, Allot's products provide a more structured policy-based approach to ensuring the quality and availability of network services, resources and applications. Allot Communications was founded in 1996 by a group of network professionals with experience from a wide range of networking companies, including Bay Networks (NYSE:BAY), Armon Networking, Tekelec (Nasdaq:TKLC), LANNET and Madge Networks (Nasdaq:MADGE). Through advanced technology, Allot is delivering solutions to the problem of network performance through traffic shaping, server balancing, integrated management and user identification services. Allot Communications has offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Sophia Antipolis, France; and Los Gatos. The company sells and markets its products worldwide through OEM, distributors and direct channels.