Web application performance is the new business imperative, essential to competitive advantage, growth and revenues for many kinds of businesses. High-volume web properties need fast performance under heavy load to stay competitive, while cloud infrastructure providers have to carefully align resources with service level obligations. And for all businesses, the need for performance is balanced by constraints on data center spending and infrastructure footprint.

Crescendo Networks’ AppBeat DC helps online businesses improve application performance and availability while cutting costs and optimizing resources. It accelerates Web applications by offloading intensive I/O related tasks from servers and provides unprecedented control over resource allocation to meet business objectives and service levels. AppBeat DC has been independently validated in thirdparty tests as the clear performance leader in the Application Delivery Controller (ADC) market, with performance far exceeding the competition.

OVERVIEW

AppBeat DC is a web-facing Application Delivery Controller that enhances the performance, scalability, efficiency and reliability of Web applications.

It accelerates Web applications by offloading and consolidating common tasks, and controls resource allocation to meet business objectives and service levels. AppBeat DC supports emerging cloud computing and SaaS providers, high-end Web properties, and small or mid-sized enterprises with critical Web applications.

OVERVIEW

AppBeat SC is an Application Service Controller that monitors and controls application performance at the transaction level, aligning service levels with your most critical applications and transactions.

AppBeat SC, the Dashboard, provides at-a-glance visibility into application performance and service levels. AppBeat SC is an appliance designed to provision service level policies to be enforced by AppBeat DC. Together with AppBeat DC, AppBeat SC delivers complete application performance optimization and control.

OVERVIEW

MAESTRO PLATFORM, a purpose-built hardware platform using parallel RISC processors with a soft-core design that supports the AppBeat Solutions. This design enables Crescendo Networks to easily integrate and deliver new features quickly in response to customer requirements.

Competitive Advantages:
- Dedicated processors and memory for different tasks enable true feature   concurrency without slowdown and resource contention suffered by other   platforms
- Hardware-based compression operates at multi-gigabit scale with zero latency
- Industry's first hardware-based rules (Layer 2-7 functionality) engine offers   comprehensive traffic control with real-time payload modification at   unprecedented speeds
- Soft-core design integrates new features via software updates instead of    component replacement
- Multi-gigabit scalability: up to 10 Gbps non-blocking throughput with all functions   operating.