Riverbed Hopes to Sway WDS Market with RiOS
By CXOtoday Staff
Mumbai, Mar 11, 2008

Riverbed Technology, a Wide-area Data Services (WDS), has launched version 5.0 of the Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS). With the introduction of RiOS 5.0, Riverbed claims to be the first vendor to provide application-level protocol optimization for Microsoft Exchange 2007.

The solution is designed to enhance IT flexibility and capabilities with new scale, simplicity, and security features, including the new RiOS Services Platform (RSP) for delivering virtualized edge services without the need to deploy additional branch office servers.

Most WDS customers feel application performance is their primary reason for purchasing a WDS solution and Riverbed feels RriOS 5.0 can provide faster performance for enterprise applications, including Exchange 2007 and enterprise Web applications.

RiOS 5.0 also delivers acceleration capabilities for Oracle 11i applications running in HTTP mode. This acceleration builds on the existing RiOS support for Oracle 11i Jinitiator socket mode optimization and targets the Oracle e-Business suite of applications, particularly Oracle forms traffic and reporting, as well as other application operations.

RiOS 5.0 also incorporates features such as the RSP, an enhanced GUI, and role-based administration. These new capabilities allow organizations to simplify the management of IT at their remote locations and are of importance in large-scale and centralized environments.

"While WDS is highly valued, customer demand is fragmented among the array of other edge services desired, without a concentration in any one. Offering an open WDS platform, architected to provide a variety of hooks and taps into the data flow with appropriate module, matches the customer need," said Eric Wolford, senior vice president (marketing and business development) of Riverbed.

RiOS 5.0 will be generally available in March 2008.


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