As technology changes continue to accelerate, telecom service providers are seeking new ways to manage the overwhelming demand for bandwidth-intensive applications such as Peer to Peer (P2P) file sharing and Internet video services. One of these challenges is to remain competitive and increase revenue through new services while managing costs caused by these dramatic increases in network traffic. In addition, telecom service providers and organizations must protect mission-critical data.
IBM BladeCenter® PN41 is a highly programmable, high-performance blade capable of helping drive revenue, control costs and protect network infrastructure—key initiatives in today’s telecommunications, enterprise and government environments. This new blade combines the powerful capabilities of BladeCenter with the performance of CloudShield®, an industry-leading network service control and security provider.1 This combination creates an optimal platform for building and operating next-generation service management solutions.
Product features
Hardware summary
Full Layer 7 processing and control
Service management and security applications available from Cloudshield and third parties
Complete network traffic visibility by application and user
Rapid application development with Eclipse-based integrated development environment
