March 7, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports, UK-based Zeus (zeus.com) released a new low-end version of its load balancing and SSL offload software last week as part of its efforts to break into the US application front-end market.
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Zeus, which develops the Zeus Web Server, also launched three new AMD Opteron-based front-end appliances in addition to an enhanced ZXTM 3.1 version of its traffic management software.
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The company has signed reseller agreements with Sun Microsystems and Pyramid Computer Inc. Sun will reportedly market a 64-bit Solaris Sparc 10 version of the ZXTM software in the United Kingdom, a relationship Zeus hopes will extend to the United States.
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According to analysts, Zeus may have difficulty breaking into the crowded application front-end market in the US.
