Alteon Application Switch and Blackboard Learn 9 Implementation Guide
The Radware and Blackboard joint solution ensures Blackboard Learn version 9.0 customer’s solution resilience, efficiency and scale. Alteon Application Switch guarantees Blackboard Learn applications maximum availability, scalability, performance and security, managing traffic for the web server content.

Alteon Application Switch Solution for Blackboard Learn 9
Alteon Application Switch provides maximum availability, scalability and performance for Blackboard Learn 9 customers. It distributes traffic among the application servers, provides advanced health monitoring and helps in avoiding system downtime to deliver a best-of-breed subsystem.

EMA Report: Alteon is Back and Moving Forward
On March 9, 2010, Radware announced two new Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) – the Alteon 4408 and Alteon 4416. These switches fill in the product portfolio, falling in between the new high-end Alteon 5412 announced in November and the existing 2-series and 3-series which were part of the original Nortel acquisition one year ago. The announcement marks a proof point of Radware’s ongoing commitment to the Alteon brand.

IDC Technology Spotlight: Smart Networking for the Next Generation of Application Delivery
Enterprise datacenters are facing an unprecedented transformation as organizations look to re-architect their IT investments. Critical to this growth is continued innovation in networking that goes beyond performance and security to include products that enable pay-as-you-grow models, scalability for Web 2.0, and longevity to meet TCO demands. Read the IDC report on how Alteon series 4-5 models can help.

The Tolly Group Report: Accelerating Web-Based Applications with the Nortel Application Accelerator
Independent test results confirm Nortel’s Application Accelerator reduces download times by 5-30x and reduced bandwidth needs by up to 99%.

Tolly Group Test Summary: Nortel’s converged data solution supporting Microsoft Office Communications server 2007
Evaluation of resilient Routing Switches for real-time multimedia traffic on Nortel Converged Data Solution supporting Microsoft Office Communications server 2007.

Tolly Group Test Summary: Application Switch load balancing with Nortel MCS 5100 and Microsoft LCS while evaluating Security
Nortel’s Application Switch delivers uninterrupted service and successfully detects/ blocks Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) security attacks.

The Tolly Group Report: Application Switch Load Balancing on Microsoft LCS
Using a Nortel Application Switch, Microsoft LCS servers can be load balanced for faster response and increased reliability in the event of an outage.