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Crescendo Solution Powers InTouch Blade Computing Environment

Crescendo Networks Ltd announced it has become a member of the InTouch.Net global partner network organization. As part of the agreement, independent Communication Service Provider InTouch plans to implement Crescendo Networks' Maestro platform and CN-5000E Series solution to support a new blade computing environment throughout its Amsterdam facilities in The Netherlands. The Crescendo Maestro solution is designed to remove, control and localize network protocol burdens across the entire application delivery chain to enable business-critical applications with enhanced performance, predictability and reliability.

As part of its Maestro implementation, InTouch plans to replace its legacy network infrastructure with a high-density blade environment and heavy utilization of clustering technology. Through this migration InTouch will achieve greater flexibility of service deployment and increased performance while executing a utility computing model to enable new offerings such as collaboration, unified messaging and application level services.

"Crescendo's Maestro platform will be easily integrated into our infrastructure and will power our servers with the capabilities to achieve peak performance along with maximum end-user experiences," said Rager Ossel, CEO of InTouch. "Through our partnership with Crescendo Networks, InTouch.Net will bring faster service delivery and greater flexibility to our customers while supporting our strategic shift to a cluster computing model."

Established in 1994 in Amsterdam, InTouch provides tailor-made communication solutions for specific customer requirements, from the initial stages of design to implementation and operational management of network infrastructures and systems.

These implementations are part of the InTouch Grid, lending them flexibility and on-demand resources whenever customers need it.

InTouch.Net provides InTouch and its partners with a solid foundation and building blocks to combine and integrate products and service elements to create customized solutions for enterprise and service provider customers. Through InTouch.Net, InTouch offers a total solution that can combine any number of service elements, from network infrastructure to co-location and Internet services to applications.

"We are pleased to be a part of the InTouch.Net global network. By leveraging the Maestro platform as part of its strategic infrastructure shift toward highly flexible and efficient computing, InTouch gains tremendous benefits that translate to greater customer and partner value," said Yaron Danieli, vice president of business development at Crescendo Networks. "Facilitating optimal performance and efficiency along the entire application delivery chain, the Maestro platform helps meet the heightened resource demands created by blade and cluster environments."

Crescendo Networks' Maestro platform and CN-5000E Series provide a complete front-end and back-end solution with true TCP termination, SSL offload, data compression and a high-speed interconnect fabric. With a direct Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) interface, the Maestro platform allows all layers of an application to be deployed over a single, unified fabric so that all available nodes and their resources can be utilized for blade computing technology. Additionally, the Maestro platform optimally manages multiple RDMA connections to provide performance enhancements so that cluster-based applications no longer require traditional load balancers. This holistic approach reduces the capacity required to deliver core application services while enabling the capacity and flexibility to cost-effectively support a utility computing model.