New Citrix NetScaler system sets performance standard for web application delivery

The new high-end offering of Citrix's market-leading NetScaler application delivery product line raises the bar for Web application delivery with the ability to process application transactions up to 400 percent faster than the best high-end products available from other providers.

Unlike traditional networking vendors that focus solely on network-layer performance and packet processing, the Citrix NetScaler 12000 is uniquely designed to deliver application-specific performance gains for today's most complex and demanding Web applications.

The NetScaler 12000 far out-distances itself from competing offerings in accelerating application transactions with more than 275,000 Web (HTTP) requests per second and 28,000 secure (SSL-based) transactions per second. These performance gains continue Citrix's long-standing leadership in delivering the industry's most advanced application delivery solutions.

The need for faster application processing is being driven by the rapid proliferation of rich, dynamic content, including video, voice and transaction-intensive applications. With the Citrix NetScaler 12000, the world's largest Internet sites and global Fortune 2000 enterprises can now handle higher user volumes, offer richer and more dynamic content, and ensure faster and more secure access to Web applications and online services.

"With over 75 percent of all Internet users going through a NetScaler system each day and a customer base representing virtually all of the world's largest Internet sites and enterprises, we are best positioned to drive innovation in the application delivery market,"

said Ian Cochrane, Marketing Manager, Citrix Middle East.

"The 12000 reflects the next generation of powerful optimization solutions that speeds-up the delivery of mission-critical Web applications for the world's largest enterprises. With our strong presence in the enterprise segment of the Middle East, our customers can again be assured that Netscaler will deliver in web performance, what Citrix has delivered in Simple, Secure anywhere Access with the Citrix Access Suite."

Recognizing the clear benefits provided by Netscaler, eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and one of the IT industry's leading enterprise magazines, also named Citrix® NetScaler® a finalist in eWEEK's Sixth Annual Excellence Awards program, in the Networking Infrastructure category.

Winners will be announced in May and honored at a special ceremony on May 23 in Boston, Mass. Analysis of the winning products and services will also be published in a special report in the June 19th edition of eWEEK and at www.eWEEK.com.