Radware (Nasdaq: RDWR), the global leader of Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM) solutions that bring certainty to dynamic networks, today announced that EllisIslandrecords.org, the Web site of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. deployed additional Radware Web Server Director-Pro + (WSD-Pro+) products and services to its network infrastructure to meet the overwhelming demand for the site's genealogical data.
The EllisIslandrecords.org site was launched earlier this year and immediately experienced unprecedented levels of peak traffic in its first week; enough to be rated as the #1 site visited according to a major search engine. Radware's WSD-Pro+ Application Switch provides high availability, high performance and high responsiveness to EllisIslandrecords.org, creating certainty in the network and an optimized Internet experience for the site's millions of users.
Traffic continues to grow at the EllisIslandrecords.org site. "People are curious to know about their heritage and over the years as families grow, there are more descendants who are seeking the knowledge of their parents, grandparents and previous generations," said Stephen A. Briganti, President and CEO of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
"EllisIslandrecords.org has met with overwhelming success right from the start, and Radware proved to be the best traffic management solution for our site by meeting the challenges the site experienced with superior technology and service," added Briganti. Radware's position in the EllisIslandrecords.org network is integral to the success of the site. The Radware WSD-Pro+ units absorb each hit as it comes in and directs traffic to the appropriate server, ensuring the site remains online and requests are met with transparent efficiency. If any servers fail at any time, the Radware Internet Traffic Management devices will automatically and immediately route users around failed units to satisfy requests.
"Radware continues to help us to increase the strength of our network with products that allow for easy integration and scalability," said Sam Daniel, Director of Information Technology for the Foundation. "With the WSD-Pro+, we feel well-prepared to handle the growing demand on our servers."
"Radware is pleased to be part of a complex network solution that is helping millions of users locate records and information regarding their family history," said Sharon Trachtman, VP of marketing at Radware. "The service that EllisIslandrecords.org provides is extremely important and we are confident that Radware technology will ensure every hit to the site results in a successful online experience."
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Radware's suite of Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM) products are designed to optimize the end user experience by eliminating network uncertainty and downtime. Radware's product line combines proprietary next generation application switching technology and open architecture with the industry's leading proven traffic management software. Radware offers a broad range of customized ITM solutions to corporate enterprises, service providers, and e-commerce businesses through the implementation of one or more award winning ITM solutions, including: Web Server Director, Cache Server Director, FireProof and LinkProof. Radware's Application Switches bring certainty to dynamic networks with products that guarantee the best service from click to content. Get certain with Radware. For more information, please visit us at www.radware.com
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 to raise funds for and oversee the historic restorations of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, working in partnership with the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. In addition, the Foundation has created an endowment to maintain the monuments and created the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, The American Immigrant Wall of Honor and now The American Family Immigration History Center.