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- F5 (exe)
- F5 gives you the ability to forecast weather with unrivaled precision thanks to forecasts every 3 hours, roaming forecast soundings and over 160 calculated map types. The program is written in a GIS interface giving you unlimited zooming and panning capabilities along with unlimited overlays with shaded or line contouring....
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Weather, Convective Development, GIS, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-05-21
- Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) and Message-Based Load Balancing (MBLB)
- At the service provider level, the number of VLAN, TCP or UDP port, and IP triplet combinations is affecting the Session Initiated Protocol SIP. Between servers, where the VLAN, TCP port, and IP variations are limited, the ephemeral ports are constantly being pushed and overrun. Because of active SIP subscriber...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., IP, TCP, VLAN, Tcp/Ip, LANs, Networking, Network Technology
- White papers 2008-05-01
- HK Life Secures Network With Cost-Efficient Solution From F5 Networks
- Hong Kongs leading insurance company, Hong Kong Life, was formed in 2001 when five local banks agreed to commit their resources to the development and promotion of insurance services for individuals and corporate customers. The company, in planning for its VPN infrastructure, was aware of the different flavours of IPSec...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Network, Insurance, VPNs, Financial Planning, Network Security, Ssl/Tls, Networking, Security, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
- Case studies 2008-04-03
- SAP Replaces Previous VPN Technology With F5's FirePass SSL VPN Solution, Ensuring Secure Remote Access for Nearly 7,000 Users Daily
- SAP wanted to provide remote access to corporate applications to all employees, whether they were working out of the home office, a sales person at a client site performing a demo, or a consultant at a customer site who needed to connect back to gain access to required files. These...
- Tags: VPN, F5 Networks Inc., SAP AG, Remote Access, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2007-12-05
- Deploying F5 Networks BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager With WebAccelerator for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Organizations are using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to deploy intelligent portals that provide connectivity between people, processes, customers, and intellectual capital. Specific examples include business process solutions such as team collaboration, data records management, document management and publishing, and dynamic score-carding. The growth rate is increasing, with adoption of...
- Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., F5 Networks Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Operational Planning, Records Management, Groupware, Team Management, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Office Suites
- White papers 2007-11-01
- Application Firewalls
- As businesses place more applications on the web, they expose more of their sensitive customer data to hackers. Browser-based applications tunnel through the entire security perimeter of an organization, giving users unprecedented access to internal systems. It's little wonder that the majority of attacks today target the application directly. For...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Application Firewall, Firewalls, Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Security Implications of the Virtualized Datacenter
- With enterprise-class virtualization software hitting the market from VMware and Microsoft (ESX Virtual Infrastructure and Virtual PC, respectively), large names and support dollars are backing the virtual data center migration. Microsoft's Longhorn platform will ship with a native hypervisor, allowing direct virtualization via the operating system without the installation of...
- Tags: Security, Hypervisor, Data Center, F5 Networks Inc., Operating System, Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software
- White papers 2007-08-17
- Optimize WAN and LAN Application Performance With TCP Express
- For organizations looking to improve the capacity and performance of their infrastructure, the BIGIP Local Traffic Manager provides a unique solution that transparently makes every connecting client and server work more efficiently. F5's unique TCP Express delivers unmatched, real-world network and application performance improvements and offers organizations an unprecedented level...
- Tags: LAN, F5 Networks Inc., Performance, TCP, WAN, Tcp/Ip, Networking
- White papers 2007-08-01
- The Myth of Bandwidth and Application Performance
- Application performance on the WAN is affected by a large number of factors in addition to bandwidth. The notion that bandwidth solves all, or even most, application performance problems is a complete myth. At the network level, application performance is limited by high latency, jitter, packet loss, and congestion. At...
- Tags: Bandwidth, F5 Networks Inc., Performance, Application Performance, WANs, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Gaitame.com Co. Improves WAN Data Transfer Rates by 20x Using F5's WANJet
- Gaitame.com Co. LTD. is a financial futures transaction firm specializing in on-line services for individual investors. The company deals with eight currencies and provides users with real-time information on the world's exchange markets as well as transaction services. It built a disaster recovery site in Okinawa, and established a system...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., WAN, Disaster Recovery, Storage, Databases, Data Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2006-09-14
- Setting Up F5 Networks' BIG-IP System With Sun Java System Application Server
- Sun Microsystems and F5 Networks have developed an effective way to direct traffic for Sun Java System Application Server deployments using the BIG-IP application traffic management device. When deployed with the Java System Application Server, the BIG-IP product can offer fast delivery, always-on access, peak security, and easy expansion for...
- Tags: BIG-IP, F5 Networks Inc., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Application Server, Server, Sun Java, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-09-01
- Santa Barbara Charter Uses F5's WANJet to Improve Database Backup Time by 6x and Achieve Consistent Remote Application Access
- Santa Barbara Charter, an exclusive airline charter for high profile executives, is constantly seeking to maintain operational efficiency through the use of technology. The company's challenge was to reduce inefficient and time-consuming backups; costly maintenance of backup processes; and poor remote application access. By employing WANJet, Santa Barbara Charter is...
- Tags: Database, Microsoft Access, F5 Networks Inc., Backups
- Case studies 2006-07-17
- Unified Access and Application Delivery Methodology: A New Paradigm in Information Security and Network Architecture
- The concept of Unified Access Control or Network Admission Control is being talked about a great deal within the information security and network architecture industries. Many manufacturers are proposing their point solutions and products help to better the security posture of traditional network-based paradigms by repositioning traditional solutions like remote-access...
- Tags: Information Security, Microsoft Access, F5 Networks Inc., Network, Network Architecture, Networking, Network Administration, Security
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Disaster Recovery: Not Just Planning for the Worst
- Site outages due to natural disasters, attacks, or application infrastructure failures are a major cause of loss of revenue, loss of customer satisfaction, and loss of user productivity. Unfortunately, most organizations set up their secondary site in an active-standby configuration with a manual recovery process that can be costly, error...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Disaster Recovery, Product Marketing, Manufacturing, Data Management, Marketing
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Rolling Out New SSL VPN Service
- Typically, service providers offer infrastructure services, such as site-to-site connectivity and data center hosting. In addition to this, they are always exploring new opportunities to offer managed services to corporate customers. Recent years have seen the growth of several types of Virtual Private Network VPN Services. The common characteristic of...
- Tags: SSL VPN, Data Center, F5 Networks Inc., SSL, Service, Data Centers, VPNs, Network Security, Ssl/Tls, Telecommunications, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2006-06-01
- A Unified Approach for Securing Wireless, Remote, and Internal LAN Access
- The proliferation of access methodologies such as Gigabit wired connections, high-speed broadband access, remote access from various locations (kiosk, internet café), and wireless networks, has driven the need for new services. Mobile and remote access to company resources are essential for remote worker productivity and business efficiency. However, larger scale...
- Tags: LAN, Microsoft Access, F5 Networks Inc., Remote Access, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-04-24
- Configuring Highly Available Oracle Collaboration Suite With F5 BIG-IP Application Traffic Manager
- In all the preceding high availability deployments, a hardware load balancer distributes the incoming Oracle Internet Directory OID and Directory Integration & Provisioning DIP, the Single Sign On SSO and Delegated Administrative Service DAS, and Oracle Collaboration Suite Applications service requests across the simultaneously active instances. Failure of any one...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., F5 Networks Inc., Oracle Collaboration Suite, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Provisioning F5 BIG-IP Blade Controller on HP ProLiant BL Series Servers
- This document provides a solution for deploying F5 Networks BIG-IP Blade Controller software on HP ProLiant BL10e and BL20p Blade Servers. It describes how to install F5 BIG-IP Blade Controller on HP ProLiant BL20p Server Blades using the GbE Interconnect Switch option or the Patch Panel Interconnect option. It also...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., F5 Networks Inc., Provisioning, HP Compaq ProLiant BL, HP Compaq ProLiant, Servers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Hardware
- White papers
- Building a Strong Foundation for SIP-Based Networks Using F5 Networks' BIG-IP Traffic Manager
- This white paper focuses primarily on the traffic management/load balancing component (F5 Networks' BIG-IP product) required in building a smart, streamlined, scaleable SIP-based infrastructure - a "future proof" network that could be used to deliver Microsoft Messenger termination services as well as many other enhanced applications. Deploying a SIP-based infrastructure...
- Tags: SIP, BIG-IP, F5 Networks Inc., Network, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Firewalls, Emerging Technologies, Networking
- White papers
- Bank of Jerusalem Relies on TrafficShield for Secure Online Banking
- While online banking provides both customers and banks with a variety of benefits, it also can provide hackers with direct access to databases and customer computer systems. Bank of Jerusalem needed to find a comprehensive solution that addresses the inherent vulnerabilities associated with Web-based applications and services. F5's TrafficShield, an...
- Tags: Bank, F5 Networks Inc., Online Banking, TrafficShield, Bank Of Jerusalem, Financial Services, Banking
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