Blue Coat Systems has introduced the Blue Coat CacheFlow Appliance 5000 Series solution. This product specifically addresses escalating international and mobile backhaul bandwidth consumption and is targeted at service providers in the regions of the world where bandwidth is expensive and limited. Using advanced caching technology, this new appliance helps scale service delivery to meet the burgeoning subscriber demand for online video, large file downloads and other Web 2.0 rich media content while improving subscriber experience.
“Internet consumption patterns have evolved from ‘bandwidth-skinny’, short-duration activities to bandwidth-hungry, always-on applications – such as online digital media, video, voice/videoconferencing over IP, and online games,” said Melanie Posey, Research Director, Telecom Markets, IDC. “As media-rich Internet content and applications emerge and evolve, network-based service providers must adapt to keep pace with end-users' demands for capacity and quality of service.”
The CacheFlow 5000 appliance uses advanced, purpose-built caching technology to address Web 2.0 content, large files and rich media, including video. This content traditionally has been difficult to cache due to its large size and dynamic nature. The appliance leverages the new Blue Coat CachePulse service to obtain automatic, network-based updates.
The CacheFlow 5000 appliance also runs Blue Coat WebFilter to address cultural and regulatory requirements and to mitigate malicious threats. It can also support custom allow and block lists and third-party databases, including the Internet Watch Foundation list. It also builds on the long-standing experience of Blue Coat in working with service providers and global telcos.
