Radware (Nasdaq; RDWR), a leading provider of Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM) solutions that bring certainty to dynamic networks, and Stardata Technologies have signed and implemented a traffic management architectural solution to ensure high availability and security to Stardata Technologies' Internet-based student information management software. Radware deployed its Web Server Director (WSD) Application Switch and FireProof Application Switch products to provide highly available and optimized service to Stardata Technologies' servers and security infrastructures.
Radware implemented the WSD Application Switch to ensure that Stardata Technologies' servers and applications are fully functioning at all times. WSD provides robust service via health monitoring on applications, and checks the health of databases behind the application servers. FireProof on the Application Switch platform assures high availability and network security to firewalls and VPNs. Providing full fault tolerance between firewalls, FireProof eliminates bottlenecks and single points of failure, thereby assuring that security systems are always optimized.
Stardata Technologies' web-based student information management software (SIMS) allows schools and districts to update, view, report and manage student demographic and performance information. The system contains a broad array of additional functionality that includes multiple system user roles, curriculum and discipline management, electronic progress reports and report cards and replicated database extracts.
"Radware's FireProof and WSD provide us with the peace of mind we need to manage our software, which holds school records from districts around the country, said Jeff Johnson, Director of Systems Engineering at Stardata Technologies. "After deploying WSD and FireProof, we successfully completed extensive testing to insure that data on our Internet based education technology was transferred efficiently and securely."
"FireProof provides an added line of defense for Stardata Technologies' firewall farm through advanced traffic redirection and health monitoring features. In addition, WSD provides the necessary tools to intelligently distribute traffic on their web-based solutions," said Laura Withers, Director of Sales, SE at Radware. "Our intelligent traffic management solutions enable Stardata Technologies end-users to efficiently and securely share data."
About Radware
Radware's suite of Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM) products is designed to optimize the end user experience by eliminating network uncertainty and downtime. Radware's product line combines its latest application switching technology and architecture with the company's industry proven traffic management software to help users keep their sites available 24 hours a day. Radware offers a broad range of ITM solutions to service providers, e-commerce businesses and corporate enterprises that require uninterrupted availability and optimal performance of IP-based applications. Users receive optimal, continuous, secure and personal service with the use of Radware's award-winning ITM solutions: 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
About Stardata Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 1991, Stardata Technologies is a leading provider of Internet-based student information management and workforce development software systems. Our mission is to connect schools, students, parents, district administrators, higher education, business and government through secure, advanced, web-based technology solutions. Our software solutions are cost-effectively leased through an application service provider model that does not require customers to make large investments in hardware, software and internal support personnel. The company's information management systems have been deployed in 26 states. For more information on Stardata Technologies, visit our web site at www.stardatatech.com