coyote point e350si better value than f5 big-ip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Independent Test Results Prove Coyote Point’s
Traffic Management Switch Beats F5 Networks on Price/Performance

Coyote Point Equalizer E350si Delivers More than 2x Greater Performance and Throughput than the F5 BIG-IP 1500

San Jose, CA, November 14, 2005 – Coyote Point Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Web application acceleration systems, announced the results of independent testing by The Tolly Group that demonstrate that Coyote Point’s Equalizer E350si, a full-featured server load balancing and application traffic management device, surpasses F5 gear on performance and price, delivering more than 2x greater performance and throughput than F5 Networks’ BIG-IP 1500 at less than 40 percent of the price. In addition, the test results show the E350si has competitive performance to F5’s much more expensive BIG-IP 3400, and offers compelling price/performance advantages

The tests, which included software updates and device configuration files provided by F5 Networks for its BIG-IP devices, demonstrated that Coyote Point's E350si, the company’s entry- level Layer 7 solution, costs three to four times less on a cost per-transaction basis and 30 to 50 percent less in terms of the cost per-Mbps of throughput served than F5’s BIG-IP 3400. The complete test results can be found at http://www.ipcortex.co.uk/

The Coyote Point and F5 devices were measured for Layer 4 connection rate, Layer 7 transaction rate and aggregate throughput at both Layer 4 and Layer 7. In a subtlety revealed by the intensive tests, the BIG-IP devices appear to have reached their throttled bandwidth capacity for Layer 4 throughput, while the Coyote Point device showed room for greater throughput.

Test results show that Coyote Point’s Equalizer E350si outperformed the BIG-IP 1500 in every test, delivers near-comparable performance to the much more expensive BIG-IP 3400 and offers compelling price/performance advantages,” said Kevin Tolly, President and CEO of The Tolly Group. “Scaling a Web site means running multiple back-end servers with a load balancer to distribute the incoming load efficiently and to maximize the server farm performance. Layer 4-7 network traffic management systems or Web switches must offer sufficient performance. But most of all they must demonstrate that they offer a competitive price/performance to ensure maximum value and effectiveness in actual customer deployments.”

More than 3,000 Coyote Point customers already know that they can rely on our Equalizer Series systems to provide ample performance, throughput and headroom along with always-on availability and unsurpassed ease of use,” said Bill Kish, CEO and CTO of Coyote Point Systems. “The Tolly Group tests validate that datacenters of every size and type do not need to pay more than $30,000 for an F5 BIG-IP devices. They can get comparable performance and throughput in a much more easy-to-manage system from Coyote Point for well under $6,000.”

Coyote Point products are available in the UK through distributors IP Cortex Ltd. Local pricing for the E350si starts at well under £4000.

About Coyote Point

Coyote Point Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of the essential open standards-based Web application acceleration systems that power today’s “pay-as-you-grow” datacenter infrastructures. The company's Equalizer Series of load balancing and application traffic management appliances deliver top performance, non-stop reliability and incrementalscalability from essential Web server infrastructures using commodity servers and components, resulting in a significant total cost of ownership advantage over competing offerings. More than 3,000 customers worldwide deploy Coyote Point solutions to optimize their Web server workloads, minimize their risk of application failure, and protect their brands and reputations. Coyote Point is headquartered in San Jose, CA and works through distributors in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. The company can be contacted directly at +1.877-367-2696 or on the Web at http://www.coyotepoint.com/

About The Tolly Group

The Tolly Group, an independent testing and strategic consulting organization based in Boca Raton, FL., offers a full range of services designed to furnish both the vendor and end-user communities with authoritative and unbiased information. Additionally, The Tolly Group is recognized worldwide for its expertise in assessing leading-edge technologies. For more information on The Tolly Group’s services, visit its Web site at http://www.tolly.com/ E-mail info@tolly.com, call +1.561-391-5610, or fax +1.561-391-5810.