Exinda Announces Microsoft® Active Directory Integration in New WAN Optimization Appliance
Exinda version 5.1 provides feature-rich, user-centric WAN optimization that delivers high value and ease of use
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 ‒ Toronto, Ontario ‒ Exinda Inc., a leading global provider of WAN optimization and application acceleration solutions, today announced the availability of Exinda version 5.1 featuring Microsoft Active Directory integration. By leveraging the user information stored in Active Directory, Exinda customers gain greater visibility into network usage by relating an Active Directory username or user group to each data conversation on the network. With this information readily available, network administrators can take appropriate actions to ensure acceptable application performance for users and user-groups and can easily trouble-shoot network bottlenecks.
“By integrating with Active Directory, Exinda delivers something unique to the market,” said Ed Ryan, Vice President of Products, Exinda. “Network administrators have far more flexibility and control over network resources when they can readily see and track resource usage at a granular level. Armed with this information, the network can be fine-tuned to meet the business needs of individual users and groups, network resources can be allocated more appropriately and excessive users of network bandwidth can be quickly identified.”
“We looked at several WAN optimization solutions and choose Exinda because of its superior visibility, control and optimization functionality, particularly with Active Directory integration,” comments Jeff King, Systems Administrator, The Expo Group. “Other products that we considered would monitor usage and optimize applications by IP address. We use DHCP, making IP-centric WAN optimization products valueless because our users and network devices are assigned IP addresses dynamically. Exinda version 5.1 supports our environment and makes WAN optimization very straight-forward.”
In addition to Microsoft Active Directory integration, Exinda 5.1 includes a number of usability enhancements that make it ideal for organizations requiring a comprehensive and tightly integrated WAN optimization solution. A Simplified User Interface is now available as an option for appliance management and reporting. This simplified view includes a performance dashboard, benefits report and guided configuration wizard.
“As a channel partner, we see the value that Exinda delivers to our customers every day,” said Kevan Paul, Senior Engineer, NLE. “The enhancements in version 5.1 show Exinda’s commitment to delivering a solution that is both feature-rich and user-friendly. The Active Directory integration worked flawlessly and expands the reporting to an even greater level of detail. We see significant market opportunity with this new product release and look forward to delivering this great value to our customers.”
About Exinda
Exinda is a global provider of WAN optimization and application acceleration products. Exinda has helped over 2,000 organizations worldwide reduce network operating costs and ensure consistent application performance over the WAN. The Exinda Unified Performance Management (UPM) solution encompasses application visibility, control, optimization and intelligent acceleration – all within a single network appliance that is affordable and easy to manage.
Founded in 2002, Exinda is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with regional offices in Canada and the United Kingdom. Research and Development is centralized in Melbourne, Australia. To learn more about Exinda's award-winning solutions for enterprise, education and service provider clients, contact your local reseller or visit www.exinda.com.