Wakefield, 14 July 2009 – DBAM, the leading developer of advanced application acceleration technologies, has announced the availability of EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT– the first software-only versions of its WAN optimisation solutions.

EP VIRTUAL enables users in remote or branch offices to accelerate Microsoft Exchange messaging, SharePoint collaboration and Windows file sharing across WAN connections to a central data centre or server. EP CLIENT extends similar capabilities to individual mobile workers, whether they are working from home, from a customer site or on the move.

The two solutions can be used together to give organisations and users optimum flexibility to prioritise traffic for specific application wherever they are working, reducing response times and improving productivity. They enable organisations to be more responsive and dynamic, sharpen their competitive edge and deliver higher levels of customer service.

Both solutions connect to an EP VIRTUAL server running at the central location and operate through a virtualised VMware-based environment.

Paris Arey, CEO of DBAM, says that their release represents a step-change in the way that application acceleration can be used and, for the first time, makes WAN optimisation practical and affordable for mid-sized organisations.

“EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT represent a major leap forward, for DBAM and for application acceleration as a concept and technology. They provide organisations with an extremely flexible, scalable and cost-effective way to accelerate specific applications from any location They enable businesses and users to make optimum use of available bandwidth and to prioritise the traffic that is most important to them in a dynamic, meaningful and manageable way.”

The fact that EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT are DBAM’s first software-only implementations is also significant, he adds, as it means acceleration can be used without the deployment of individual appliances at every client location. “Software-based acceleration provides organisations with much greater agility. It enables optimisation technology to be deployed quickly, for relatively small capital outlay and with very low management and support overheads. It also means that everyone who needs access to centralised applications can benefit. Software-based, embedded acceleration is the future.”

In many organisations today, dealing with the growth of e-mail and the additional strain placed on bandwidth is a major challenge. EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT help to reduce capital costs by deferring the need to purchase additional hardware to enhance application performance and reducing complexity. Automatic compression and caching of attachments streamlines messaging and delivers enhanced performance.

Acceleration is symmetric so performance is enhanced for all users. All shaping, analysis and reporting is handled centrally to ensure that there is no overhead on the remote infrastructure. The software is simple to deploy and configure and, as there is no hardware involved, easy to maintain, support and upgrade.

EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT make application acceleration and WAN optimisation practical for smaller businesses for the first time. The entry-level edition of EP VIRTUAL can be deployed for 10 or fewer users and the range scales up to support as many as 500 users running multiple TCP sessions. Customers can purchase the number of licenses for EP CLIENT to suit their needs.

Flexible licensing options the freedom to deploy EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT in any number of locations and to add new users at any time. Both solutions can be kept up to date without the need for the disruptive ‘fork-lift’ upgrades required with hardware-based systems. This makes EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT ideal solutions for SMBs and growing businesses.

Deployments can be managed through DBAM’s EP CONSOLE just like any other EP appliance. Using EPMC, organisations can monitor and manage traffic across all physical and virtual appliances, in real-time and adjust configurations to ensure optimum performance and flows are achieved.

Demand for application acceleration is expected to rise significantly over the coming years notes Arey. “As organisations become more distributed and start to use collaborative tools and hosted services more, the need for remote and mobile acceleration will grow. DBAM is will meet that requirement by delivering innovative embedded technologies that enable customers to optimise productivity, reduce costs and maximise investment in application, bandwidth and communications.”

Steve Palmer, Product Marketing Director for DBAM, states: “EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT are tremendously simple and effective solutions for any organisation that has a need or desire to drive higher application performance for remote and mobile workers. DBAM’s technology is unique in providing WAN optimisation and application acceleration in a single, unified platform. With EP VIRTUAL and EP CLIENT we are providing that functionality for remote branch offices and mobile workers, delivered on a standard server with VMware and no need for additional hardware to support.”

DBAM is a global technology leader in WAN optimisation and application acceleration technologies. Founded in 2003 by a group of expert network technicians and developers, the company has developed a unique range of appliances that combine advanced traffic shaping and management techniques with sophisticated compression and caching to deliver unprecedented levels of guaranteed bandwidth availability and consistent performance of mission-critical systems.

The company’s EP range of appliances provide WAN optimisation and application acceleration solutions that deliver massive efficiency improvements in bandwidth utilisation. Tests performed by leading independent testing organisation Tolly Group have shown that DBAM’s technology can accelerate data transmissions by up to 174 times over a WAN connection and increase available bandwidth by up to 23,000 times for Windows File System and email.

DBAM’s solutions are available through a select group of distributors and channel partners throughout the UK and Europe.

14.07.2009 - DBAM'S First Software-only Solution Delivers Application Acceleration for Remote and Mobile Workforces

EP VIRTUAL enables acceleration of messaging, collaboration and file sharing in remote or branch offices while EP CLIENT gives mobile users ability to optimise performance by connecting to central servers

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