Digex Adds WebLogic Server and Application Optimisation Centre

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September 6, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Digex, Incorporated (digex.com), a
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leading high-end managed Web and application hosting
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service provider, yesterday announced it is expanding
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its application support offering, Digex AppSupport
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Services, with standard application support for BEA
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WebLogic 6.0.
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Digex also has realigned its professional services
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organisation with the introduction of its Application
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Optimisation Centre to help clients enhance their
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application performance. The Digex AOC has achieved
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ISO 9001:2000 registration.
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BEA’s WebLogic server is an industry-leading
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application server that delivers performance and
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reliability for sophisticated e-business initiatives.
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WebLogic 6.0 offers increased manageability,
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distributed transaction management, load balancing and
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clustering capabilities, enhanced XML support and is
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certified Java 2 Enterprise Edition compliant. In
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addition, it offers superior Web presentation services
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for dynamic content mark-up and reliable security
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services that offer a broad selection of client
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authentication options.
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The addition of the Digex AOC reflects the company’s
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focus on comprehensive solutions for the application
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layer of its clients’ architecture. AOC is focused on
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four areas of concentration: application optimisation,
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testing, migration and performance enhancements.
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Available services include pre and post-production
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integration and deployment services, migration
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services, performance testing, scalability assessment
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and optimisation.
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Application Optimisation: The AOC performs
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application profiling, applies tuning techniques and
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recommends changes prior to application launch to
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ensure optimal performance.
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Application Testing: The AOC conducts
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performance testing simulating a live, real-world
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environment and measuring system behaviour and
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performance by emulating thousands of users to
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identify and isolate problems.
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Application Migration: Designed to provide a
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seamless transition, the AOC migrates client
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configurations to the Digex managed hosting facility
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as well as from staging to production environments.
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Application Performance Enhancement: Utilising
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Akamai Freeflow and Freeflow Streaming, the AOC works
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with the customer to optimise content availability and
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delivery.
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With the addition of WebLogic 6.0 and the launch of
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AOC, Digex AppSupport Services provides an end-to-end
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business solution for customers running complex
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applications. This solution includes managed servers,
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performance and availability monitoring, managed
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security and client services. Digex AppSupport
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Services provide administration, monitoring,
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reporting, security, back up and 24×7 support
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specifically for the complex application layer of a
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multi-tiered platform.
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LogicLibrary, a leading provider of asset management
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solutions for application assembly, is using BEA’s
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WebLogic to power its online initiatives.
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“Today’s business demands a new breed of sophisticated
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transaction-based application platforms to accelerate
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commerce, retain customers and streamline operations,”
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said Martha Gilbertson, VP of product management for
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Digex. “The addition of Appsupport for BEA WebLogic
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and the Digex AOC means that Digex can manage
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architectures that are processing large volumes of
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business on the Internet in a sound,
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production-quality way required for our enterprise
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clients.”