Citrix updates NetScaler MPX, SDX product lines

BANGALORE, INDIA: Citrix Systems unveiled four new additions to its NetScaler MPX and SDX product lines, 17550, 19550, 20550 and 21550 appliances.

The new NetScaler MPX and SDX platforms, including a 50 Gbps SDX 21550 appliance, provide 'the right networking footprint to tackle large-scale network consolidation initiatives with the flexibility to scale without additional hardware', claims the company in a release.

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Sunil Potti, VP and GM, Cloud Networking Platforms Group, Citrix, said: “Citrix innovation is leading the migration to the Cloud Era. Our ability to consolidate 40 virtual appliances into one network form factor is an amazing advancement for customers implementing private or public clouds. The new NetScaler platform is the only product in the market that uses integrated virtualization to offer the flexibility to scale as needed without having to purchase additional hardware thereby driving true elasticity into the network.”

The new NetScaler SDX appliances integrate virtualization directly into network fabric to support up to 40 independent NetScaler instances on a single appliance for large-scale consolidation projects, says the company.

Each NetScaler instance and policy is supported by dedicated CPU, memory, SSL and compression resources.

Moreover, NetScaler can handle 90,000 new SSL transactions per second with 2048-bit keys and 'stronger' SSL security, with support for 90,000 new 2048-bit SSL transactions per second, adds the company.

The pricing begins at $145,000 for NetScaler MPX and $2,20,000 for NetScaler SDX appliances.