NetScaler Accelerates Oracle Applications

NetScaler, Inc. (www.netscaler.com), a provider in accelerated application delivery systems, today announced the results of a new independent lab review which validates its ability to reduce end user response times by accelerating typical Oracle application deployment scenarios by an average of 5x, with some results measuring as high as 15x.

The tests, which were conducted by leading Oracle integrator Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), showed substantial improvements in Oracle performance across everyday, real-world application usage scenarios such as accessing and generating reports, processing and tracking orders, and handling transactions across a wide area network (WAN).

"Our benchmarking team was truly impressed by the amount of performance gain witnessed in the Oracle applications when fronted by the NetScaler application delivery systems," said Rajesh Mansharamani, global head of enterprise systems performance practice, Tata Consultancy Services.

There has been a rapid increase in demand for products that speed the secure delivery of critical business applications to users around the world, prompted by trends such as data center consolidation and the increased mobility of users.

While numerous products have appeared in the market to address this problem, most only focus on just accelerating simple web applications or enhancing the speed of selected users in a controlled WAN environment.

Latency in enterprise applications can result from many different sources. Comprehensive, feature-rich applications like Oracle, which often involve the interaction of multiple behind-the-scenes modules, can place considerable strain on traditional networks.

In addition to accelerating packaged Oracle applications, the full line of NetScaler Application Delivery Systems has been validated by Oracle to support custom applications built on the Oracle 10g platform, including Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g.