VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Array Networks has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Netmagic (An NTT Communications Company), to launch the next-generation Network Functions Virtualization platform (NFV) Center of Excellence to enable enterprises in India, to enable enterprises in India, with end-to-end customized hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution for scaling and optimizing business-critical applications. This agreement of collaboration signals the continued commitment of both the companies to accelerate the scalability of customers’ businesses in the ICT industry. The NFV Center of Excellence is enabled to address the emerging requirements of customers in a cloud generation. This will be the first-of-its-kind and will support customers to host multiple network functions on a single purpose-built hardware. “We are extremely pleased to form an alliance with Array Networks, to provide enterprises with secure remote access to applications and data,” said Nitin Mishra, SVP & C...

Array Networks has announced today immediate availability of three new fifth-generation application delivery controller (ADC) appliances. Running Array’s recently released Version 8.6 software, the entry-level APV1600 and APV2600 and the mid-range APV3600 achieve industry-leading Layer-4, Layer-7 and SSL benchmarks. APV1600 Layer-4 and Layer-7 throughput increased by 50% to 3.7Gbps and 3Gbps respectively. Layer-4 connections per second increased by 300% to 280K, while Layer-7 requests per second increase by 100% to 200K. Full-featured list price beginning at $8,495. APV2600 Layer-4 and Layer-7 throughput increased by 100% to 18Gbps and 13Gbps, respectively. Layer-4 connections per second increased by 50% to 360K, while Layer-7 requests per second increased by 100% to 200K. Full-featured list price starting at $13,995... See more

Array has announced availability of subscription-based virtual application delivery controllers (ADCs) in Amazon Web Services Marketplace ( AWS Marketplace ), an online software store that streamlines the procurement process for customers looking to find, buy and immediately start using third-party software and services that run on AWS. Array’s new subscription-based virtual ADC offerings complement existing Array “bring-your-own-licence” (BYOL) solutions available in AWS Marketplace . In contrast to BYOL offerings, which require customers to purchase a licence from Array, the new subscription offerings allow customers to purchase Array solutions directly from AWS on either an hourly or a yearly basis. For additional flexibility, both hourly and yearly subscription options are available in four different sizes (entry, small, medium and large) to meet the needs of any size business or ... Read more

Array Networks has announced that Trapp Technology has selected Array’s APV series application delivery controllers (ADCs) for high service performance and availability for hosted business applications and to deliver a premium user experience. Trapp Technology targets medium-to-enterprise-level businesses that outsource IT infrastructure and application management to help reduce total cost of ownership and IT management requirements. Customer demand is growing for these services as an affordable alternative to high cost, skilled-labor requirements and challenges associated with companies buying, installing and maintaining their own software in-house. Trapp needed a solution to help ensure a scalable, adaptable network platform to accommodate support for changing requirements and rapid growth in new applications and users... Read more

Array Networks has announced availability of its AWF Series web application firewall appliances. Three new hardware appliances and a software appliance for virtual environments protect web applications and cloud services from a variety of attacks that slip through general-purpose security solutions. Array’s AWF Series web application firewalls extend beyond traditional firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDSs) to provide comprehensive protection for business-critical web applications. The AWF Series not only detects the complex web application attacks of today, but also blocks the attack traffic in real time without affecting the normal flow of business data traffic. In addition, the AWF Series provides extremely fine-grained attack detection and analysis capabilities, while protecting against the most common web application threats including SQL injection attacks, web page tampering, website malicious code, and disclosure of sensitive information... Read more

Array Networks is offering a customized solution to Cosmos Bank for enhancing their data replication process and safeguarding valuable customer data. Cosmos Bank required their database to be replicated whenever there was a database breakdown. During such breakdowns, Cosmos Bank could lose customer data and was unable to provide banking services. To overcome this problem, the bank deployed Array Networks’ WAN Optimization, which ensured zero data loss during data replication to the disaster site and helped the bank in recovering their customers’ data. Array Network’s aCelera turned out to be a solution which optimized storage data replication by 70% and crunched the data loss up to 65%... Read more  

Array Networks has partnered with Dell to promote “open sandwich” Layer-3 architecture for scaling next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). Leveraging the open firewall sandwich design, Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive NGFWs can be horizontally scaled using Array Networks’ APV Series application delivery controllers (ADCs) to overcome the challenges posed by the dramatic increase in secure web-based content and applications. “This combined Array/Dell solution offers unique synergies for education institutions, service providers and other businesses with high-volumes of secure web traffic. Both Array and Dell are industry leaders in price-performance and innovation in their respective markets. In addition, the joint solution is both tested and proven to give users the assurance of a deployment-ready solution,” said Paul Andersen, Senior Director of Marketing at Array Networks... Read more

Array Networks has announced its India-specific partner programme, “Array Wings”, at a recent partner event “Success Bridge 2015”. Array Wings partner incentive programme will provide as an opportunity to bridge the gaps between the partners and the industry, to get to know each partner better and to embark on a journey towards mutual growth and success. This is an innovative sales initiative to connect and engage with partners to rise above business goals and celebrate the true spirit of partnership. Shibu Paul, Regional Sales Director – India, ME and SEA, Array Networks, said, “The partner programme Array Wings will help Array Networks reach out to the partner community and ease critical pain points of customers by offering our unique topnotch technical solutions at an affordable cost. This programme will help Array Networks reach out to more enterprise customers who are in need of our solutions.” See more  

Array Networks has bagged a defence order worth $250,000 for WAN Optimization and Access Gateways (SSL VPN) solutions. The project involves improving the network performance in remote locations, securing critical operational data and enabling VSAT deployments. Array Networks has constituted a focussed team and will be working very closely with partners and technical establishments specializing in the defence sector to provide the best technology available. The company aims to derive at least 25% of their revenues from this sector in the near future. Shibu Paul, Regional Sales Director – India, ME and SEA at Array Networks, said, “Our ultimate aim is to deliver fully-integrated, mission-critical applications to the defence sector by providing full access to the applications and services they normally require. We are working very closely with our partners in this area to improve the network performance in remote locations with VSAT deployments and other strategies to provide a highl...

Array Networks has announced availability of its new mid-range AVX7600 virtualized appliance. The AVX7600 can support both ADC and SSL VPN instances and supports up to 16 entry, eight small, four medium or two large virtual appliances per system. Support for pay-as-you-go pricing in quarter-capacity increments, with the option to mix and match virtual appliance sizes, allows cloud providers and enterprises to affordably scale customers or applications on a single high-performance appliance that simultaneously improves management efficiency and reduces requirements for space, power and cooling. “Service providers and enterprises are moving towards cloud and virtualization technologies, but are faced with challenges in maintaining performance and cost-efficiency for networking functions. With the AVX7600, these customers get the best of both worlds – the agility and management efficiency of virtual appliances and the performance and scalability of dedicated appliances,” stated Paul ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks  has announced that it now provides support to large enterprises through its new Bangalore Centre for Technical Assistance (BCTA). Array Networks has also expanded services to tier-II and III cities. Array Networks BCTA augments the US operations offering a 24x '7 local support to the customers based in India, the Middle East and South-East Asia. Services were extended to the Middle East and South-East Asia regions where Array has been steadily acquiring new customers.   Shibu Paul, Regional Sales Director - India, ME & SEA,  Array Networks , said, "We can proudly tell that we are one of the few Application Delivery Networking providers offering local service and support for our products in the country. It demonstrates our commitment to the region and our long-term strategy to win customers by providing superior support." Array Networks' Bangalore Centre for Technical Assistance is an exten...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With an intention of getting some benefit under the tag "Save Big with our Privilege Offer",  Array Networks  has announced an exclusive discount offer for customers on the purchase of  Array APV 1600-S Advanced Server Load Balancer . With this offer, the customers can avail a discount of Rs.1,00,000 on the purchase of  the Load Balancer. The offer is valid for a period of one month starting from November 2013 to the end of December 2013. Shibu Paul, Country Manager  IN, ME & ASEAN, Array Networks , said, We have announced this offer with the intention to help our customers gain the benefits of integrating Server load balancers as part of their IT infrastructure. Array's aim has always been to extend its support to help customers with high availability, scalability and performance for their business critical applications. Array's Server load balancing provides scalability, high availability and ac...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks Inc  has reportedly bagged the WAN optimization order from the government sector by closing a US$2-million deal. This is the largest single deal for Array and will cover deployments across 400 locations across various parts of India. This win has opened up a huge opportunity for Array to demonstrate performance acceleration at both the applications level and WAN level. Array Networks' aCelera WAN series of products comprise virtual appliances, which provide scalability, flexibility and affordability for cloud and virtualized environments, as well as hardware appliances that deliver an unbeatable combination of functionality, performance and return on investment. These appliances also leverage the latest in the state-of-the-art multi-core processing and energy-efficient components to create an integrated purpose-built appliance for WAN optimization. Having done multiple similar projects, Array was able to demonstra...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks  has announced the availability of its new  aCelera WAN optimization controller  product line which comprises of both virtual and hardware appliances for cloud and virtualized environments. Michael Zhao, President and CEO of Array Networks  said, "We are excited to offer our customers another solution to assist them in solving their application delivery networking challenges. Array's new aCelera product line aligns perfectly with our focus on cloud and mobility and complements our APV Series ADCs for cost-effectively improving the efficiency of data transferred across networks and providing a seamless end-user experience." For cloud and virtualized environments, Array aCelera is available for Windows Server, VMware ESX/ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer along with the availability on Array's WanVelocity hardware.For individual users, Array Networks has made aCelera available as a sof...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks Inc .  has appointed  Kaizen Infoserve , engineering services provider, as their RMA service provider. Kaizen's focussed and neutral RMA services across pan India will fuel Array Networks' long-awaited plan of offering gold class support to its customers, while expanding support services across India. Array Networks will now be able to offer 4 hour/standard NBD replacement service to customers with gold level support agreements. This new partnership aligns with  Array Networks' strategy to provide  customized and localized their customer support offerings. Kaizen Infoserve will provide support and services for the entire line of Array Networks' products. With the strong support coming in from Kaizen, Array Networks bolsters its future plans of penetrating deeper into tier-II and -III Indian markets..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks Inc. has announced its  Cisco ACE “Race-to-Replace” rebate programme for existing Cisco load balancing customers. The company is offering up to $30,000 in rebates on products and services for Cisco customers trading in qualifying ACE equipment for Array APV Series Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs).  The Cisco ACE “Race-to-Replace” rebate programme is a limited-time offer that lasts until the end of 2012. To qualify for buyback options for Cisco ACE load balancers, partners and customers should contact Array Networks or an authorized Array distributor to confirm eligibility and to begin evaluation and testing. Partners can log Cisco ACE replacement opportunities directly within the Array partner portal between now and the end of the year. The first 100 ACE replacement deals will provide free certification training from Array Networks to both the customer and partner as part of migrating to APV Series A...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks  has announced its new vxAGVirtual Secure Access Gateway for cloud and virtualized environments. Powered byArray's 64-bit SpeedCore platform, the new product gives enterprises and service providers the ability to run Array's proven AG Series secure access gateways as virtual machines on commodity servers running VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer or OpenXen hypervisors.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks Inc. is extending its Total Value Channel Program to tier II application vendors. The new comprehensive partner program enables select partners to drive new business opportunities and increased profits selling application, desktop and cloud service delivery products and solutions. Tier II partners including Tashee Infosystem, Conventus Technologies and Mediaware Infotech are among the first to benefit, having already gained more orders through the program. Shibu Paul, National Sales Manager – India, Array Networks said, "After successfully educating the partners in the west, we started to extend the Total Value Channel Program in few of our tier II cities. With the huge acceptance rate, we are now planning to extend the same in PAN India. In addition to providing a complete understanding of Array Networks' ADC solutions, the training program provides additional marketing and sales support. We are confident t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks has released its IPv6 gold-certified APV Series application delivery controllers.  Array's new IPv6-enabled and gold-certified solutions provide a  gateway capable of delivering IPv4 resources to IPv6 clients, delivering IPv6 resources to IPv4 clients, and enabling secure and efficient application delivery in pure IPv6 environments. Powered by Array's SpeedCore platform and leveraging the latest in 64-bit multi-core processing technology, APV Series application delivery controllers aim to support the performance and scalability to accommodate the larger address space of IPv6 and ensure compatibility with IPv4 systems. Michael Zhao, CEO, Array Networks, said, "For application delivery vendors, it is not enough to simply support IPv6. It was important for Array to create a solution that would help our customers at every phase of their transition from IPv4 to IPv6. I'm very excited to announce the w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks has announced the immediate availability of its Microsoft-approved load balancing solution for Lync Server 2010. Array's APV Series application delivery controllers ensure the availability of Lync services by optimizing resource utilization, maximizing throughput, minimizing response times and ensuring a user experience in the event that application servers become unavailable.  "Array has worked closely with Microsoft to create products that accelerate and optimize the delivery of Lync services. In essence, the qualification by Microsoft assures enterprises that they will gain the greatest value from their Lync investment. The joint solution is an integral part of Array's application delivery architecture and addresses the growing challenge of providing highly available unified communications to any user, anywhere, on any device," said Neville Nandkeshwar, Director, Product Marketing, Array Networks...