Wick Hill Ships New, Higher Performance Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) From A10
Big data acceleration and security just got better
Woking, Surrey: 26th March 2012 – VAD Wick Hill announces the availability for the first time in the UK and Ireland of two new 64-bit models in A10 Networks’ range of AX Series Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs).
A10 Networks is the technology leader in secure application networking, providing scalable, compact ADCs that help customers create scalable and secure, high performance application deployments. Wick Hill is A10’s UK and Ireland distributor.
The two new 64-bit models, the AX 3200-12 and the AX 3400 are aimed at enterprises and service providers. They offer significant performance and cost advantages over earlier models. Compact and energy efficient, they also enhance data centre security with dedicated Flexible Traffic ASICs (FTAs) for Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack prevention.
The new AX 3200-12, for example, is only half the size of the successful 32-bit AX 3200, but increases performance by over 100% and has three times the memory.
Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of Wick Hill, commented: “With the proliferation today of data centres and the growth of ‘big data’ applications, secure effective application delivery is absolutely crucial, as is good price/performance.
“These new faster, more cost-effective units will improve application delivery for end users. They will also provide VARS with major opportunities to meet a strong and growing demand, as both data and applications increase.”
Mark Edge, sales director, EMEA, for A10 Networks, said: “The AX 3200-12 and 3400’s highly efficient and compact design deliver industry leading performance and cost of ownership. We look forward to successfully bringing our new AX Series models to market in the UK through our partnership with Wick Hill, allowing customers to offer high-performance and secure content and services over the Internet.”
INFORMATION FOR EDITORS
AX 3200-12
A high-performance, 64-bit AX hardware appliance suited for medium to large enterprises and service providers.
· Expanding on the successful 32-bit AX 3200, the new AX 3200-12 offers significant performance and scalability advantages at half the size. The AX 3200-12 increases performance by over 100% versus the AX 3200, and delivers 1.1 million Layer 4 connections per second (L4 CPS), 18 gigabits per second (Gbps) throughput and 12,000 SSL CPS. In addition, the AX 3200-12 is a 64-bit model with 3 times the memory of the AX 3200
· Maximum power consumption is only 313 watts to deliver 3514 L4 CPS performance per watt (PPW)
· Includes four 10 Gb fiber ports (SFP+), four 1 Gb fiber ports (SFP), twenty 1 Gb copper ports, redundant power supplies (RPS), 12 GB of error correction code (ECC) memory, solid-state drive (SSD), hot swappable smart fans, L2/3 networking ASIC, FTA and SSL ASIC
· Expansion card for additional SSL or compression performance is available
AX 3400
A premium, 64-bit AX model suited for large enterprises and service providers.
· Delivers 2 million L4 CPS, 38 Gbps throughput and 12,000 SSL CPS
· Maximum power consumption is only 338 watts to achieve a best in class 5917 L4 CPS PPW
· Includes four 10 Gb fiber ports (SFP+), four 1 Gb fiber ports (SFP), twenty 1 Gb copper ports, RPS, 24 GB of ECC memory, SSD, hot swappable smart fans, L2/3 networking ASIC, two FTAs and SSL ASIC
· Expansion card for additional SSL or compression performance is available
About Wick Hill
Established in 1976, value added distributor Wick Hill specialises in secure IP infrastructure solutions and convergence. The company sources and delivers best-of-breed, easy-to-use solutions through its channel partners, with a portfolio that covers security, performance, access, networking, convergence and hosted solutions.
Wick Hill is part of the Wick Hill Group, based in Woking, Surrey with sister offices in Hamburg. Wick Hill is particularly focused on providing a wide range of value added support for its channel partners. This includes a strong lead generation and conversion programme, technical and consultancy support for reseller partners in every stage of the sales process, and extensive training facilities.
About A10 Networks
A10 Networks was founded in Q4 2004 with a mission to provide innovative networking and security solutions. A10 Networks makes high-performance products that help organizations accelerate, optimize and secure their applications. A10 Networks is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. For more information, visit http://www.a10networks.com. ACOS, aFleX, aXAPI, aVCS, Virtual Chassis, SoftAX, and aFlow are registered trademarks of A10 Networks.
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