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Though the big names in router/switch appliances (Cisco/3com) are marketing
and developing higher level switch devices, the companies specializing in
using this for Web server load balancing are relative unknowns:
- Alteon
- ACEswitch and ACEdirector
- Radware
- Web Server Director
- ArrowPoint
- Content Smart (CS) Switches
- Holontech
- Hyperflow
Some are devices that specialize in intelligent NAT'ing and leave the
switching to, well, switches. Others offer full on load balacning and wire
level switching, even offering gigabit ethernet uplinks. Some are small
1-U devices, others are big boxes that require a substantial quanitity of
rack space.
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