Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), the leading provider of intelligent integrated solutions for ensuring the fast, reliable and secure delivery of networked and Web-enabled applications over IP, announced today the results of a survey of InfoSecurity and Interop attendees. The survey of network and security managers confirms that the performance and security of mission-critical business applications will remain a top priority for enterprise and carriers in 2006.
Nearly half of the respondents said that inefficient use of network resources such as servers, firewalls and virtual private networks prevents them from realizing true application delivery. And despite the dollars spent, more than one third of those surveyed said they are not confident that their current investment in network resources is sufficient to keep critical applications performing optimally and thus sustaining corporate business objectives.
The research was commissioned by Radware and was carried out at InfoSecurity and Interop using a Web-based survey interface to ensure the accurate compiling of reponse data. Other notable findings from the survey include:
- Server overload is the single greatest obstacle to ensuring optimal application delivery now, and most expect it will continue to be so in 2006
- Because most network manager attendees (42%) maintain networks with regional/remote offices, the demands on the applications are exacerbated and, thus, performance issues are increased
- Only 10% of respondents felt that Denial of Service volume traffic attacks were more likely than application level security exploits to bring down their critical applications
Dr. Michelle Blank, CMO of Radware, said, "It is clear from the survey results that enterprises are facing significant application delivery challenges. The results of this survey reinforce that the performance, reliability and security of mission-critical, Web-enabled applications continues to be a top challenge for enterprises and carriers alike. We expect to see increasing demand in 2006 from organizations of all sizes for our highly scaleable, integrated application delivery appliances."
In October of 2005 Radware unveiled the company's next generation APSolute product family, the only application delivery solution based on a cohesive architecture that was designed from the ground up to allow for application-smart tuning of network behavior at every critical point end-to-end, and supports integrated health monitoring, traffic redirection, load balancing, traffic shaping, bandwidth management, intrusion prevention and denial of service capabilities. The APSolute product family is built around the company's innovative new APSolute OS software platform that runs on Radware's family of intelligent ASIC application switches.
About Radware
Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) is the global leader in integrated application delivery solutions, assuring the full availability, maximum performance and complete security of all business critical networked applications while dramatically cutting operating and scaling costs. Over 3,000 enterprises and carriers worldwide use Radware application-smart switches to drive business productivity and improve profitability by adding critical application intelligence to their IP infrastructure, making networks more responsive to specific business processes. Radware's APSolute product family provides the most complete set of application front-end, remote access and security capabilities for application-smart networking to ensure faster, more reliable and secure business transactions. Learn more on how Radware application delivery solutions can enable you to get the most of your investments in IT infrastructure and people.www.radware.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching industry, changes in demand for Application Switching products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.