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UDcast Utilizes Apposite's Linktropy 4500 for Product Testing
Apposite's Network Simulator Aides in Testing of Satellite Gateway
Washington, DC (Satellite 2007) ─ February 20, 2007 ─ Apposite™ Technologies and UDcast today announced a partnership for testing UDcast's satellite gateway using simulated satellite links. UDcast will utilize Apposite's Linktropy 4500 network simulator to test and optimize its family of IP over satellite and broadcast products for improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Apposite's Linktropy 4500 is a high-precision, easy-to-use, network simulator that emulates link bandwidth, latency, packet loss, bit errors and other critical parameters that can affect application performance. The Linktropy 4500 can simulate satellite, wireless, terrestrial, Internet or any other type of wide-area network.
UDcast is a leading provider of solutions enabling full IP over broadcast and satellite media. The company's flagship product, the UDgateway, is an all-in-one appliance, combining acceleration, QoS, routing, IPSec security and caching, specifically adapted for satellite-based broadband Internet access and deployed at more than 4,000 sites worldwide.
UDcast will use Apposite's Linktropy 4500 to simulate customer networks to test, optimize and troubleshoot the performance of the UDgateway and other products in the lab. In addition, the monitoring and reporting features of the Linktropy 4500 allow UDcast to demonstrate the performance enhancement capabilities of their products to customers under real-world conditions.
"The Linktropy 4500 is unique among WAN emulation products in offering the features we need in an easy-to-use, reasonably-priced package," said Antoine Clerget, vice president, engineering and co-founder of UDcast. "The Linktropy 4500 enables us to test and optimize the UDgateway under a variety of customer network conditions which are normally quite difficult to replicate on live networks."
"The UDgateway is an innovative solution that combines multiple acceleration techniques in a single, integrated product to enhance the satellite Internet experience," said DC Palter, Apposite President. "We are honored to be selected by UDcast as their partner for network simulation tools."
Demonstrations of the Linktropy 4500 and UDgateway will continue for the duration of the Satellite 2007 trade show, Feb. 20-22 at the Washington Convention Center, in the respective Apposite (#681) and UDcast (#621) booths.
About Apposite Technologies
Apposite Technologies makes WAN emulation easy by offering highly precise network emulation tools at reasonable prices. Apposite emphasizes ease-of-use so engineers spend time using the tools, not learning them. Apposite's Linktropy 4500 WAN emulator simulates bandwidth, latency, loss, and other network characteristics to provide accurate simulations of terrestrial, wireless, satellite, internet or any other type of wide-area network. Apposite Technologies ─ WAN Emulation Made Easy.
About UDcast
UDcast is a leading provider of IP over broadcast media, focusing on IPTV to the mobile DVB-H solutions as well as satellite-aware enterprise networking solutions. UDcast provides DVB-H standard compliant solutions for the delivery of IPTV to mobile devices. In addition, UDcast provides satellite-aware IP appliances that bring terrestrial-like performances and security to broadband satellite links. UDcast's feature-rich solutions enable satellite service providers to deliver revenue-generating value added services that meet enterprise needs. Founded in 2000, UDcast maintains its global headquarters in Sophia Antipolis, France.
For more information, visit www.udcast.com
PRESS CONTACTS
Apposite Technologies, Inc.
Media Relations Department
pr@apposite-tech.com
tel: 310.858.1492 ext. 625
fax: 310.858.1493
Filip Gluszak, UDcast
+33 4 93 00 16 60
+33 6 03 23 30 01
filip.gluszak@udcast.com
ink Communications for UDcast
Jennifer Hicks
+1.617.488.0988 ext. 2
jennifer@theinkstudio.com
