Radware (NASDAQ; RDWR) the leading provider of intelligent Application Switching (IAS), ensuring availability, performance and the integrity of networked applications across the enterprise, announced today that it has supplied its L4 - L7 application switches to SK Telecom, one of the largest Korean telecommunication service providers.
SK Telecom began to expand its wireless Internet services and required a solution capable of optimizing all server resources for high application performance. Multiple Web Server Directors were deployed, eliminating bottlenecks, failures and downtime from enterprise servers. In addition, WSD’s application security continuously protects resources from security violations, safeguarding SK Telecom’s network against malicious intrusions and security violations.
SB Lim, SK Telecom’s Project Manager, said, “We selected the Radware solution due to WSD’s proven capabilities in local and foreign markets for increasing wireless internet content, user database protection and responsive and reliable traffic management.” He added, “Web Server Directors also provides us with a clear return on investment as it carries out extensive security functions before traffic even reaches the servers, preventing expensive downtime which results from attacks.”
“Radware’s award winning Web Server Directors not only provide cutting edge load balancing solutions, but it also provides essential functions such as intrusion prevention which blocks viruses and hacking attacks,” said YY Chung, General Manager, Radware Korea. “WSD is an ideal solution for enterprise users to ensure the full availability, optimized operation and security of servers in their networks.”
About Radware
Radware is dedicated to providing Intelligent Application Switching, guaranteeing the best operation and servicing of IP applications and enterprise traffic across the Internet. Radware aligns application needs with the network infrastructure to seamlessly allocate resources, optimize application operations and extend security, ensuring the integrity of critical business processes.
Radware’s solutions address the needs of corporate enterprises, service providers, and e-commerce business through one or more of our award winning products including: Web Server Director (WSD), Cache Server Director (CSD), FireProof, Content Inspection Director (CID), LinkProof, Peer Director, CertainT 100. Our comprehensive suite of products service end-to-end application operations, providing robust and scalable network traffic assurance. Get certain, from click to content, across your network -- with Radware. For more information, please visit us at www.radware.com
About SK Telecom
SK Telecom is Korea’s leading mobile communication service provider and a pioneer in the commercial development and provision of high-speed wireless Internet services. Established in 1984, SK Telecom introduced the first cellular service to the Korean market in 1988. At present it provides cellular voice and wireless Internet services nationwide through a CDMA-based network that covers approximately 99% of the Korean population.
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 Internet traffic management industry, changes in demand for Internet traffic management 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.