Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR) the leading provider of Intelligent Application Switching (IAS) solutions ensuring the availability, performance and security of networked applications across the enterprise announced that Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc (NYSE: DTG) has deployed a new Application Switching solution to ensure users continuous access to the thrifty.com and dollar.com Web sites.
New promotions and vacation periods draw increased traffic to the Dollar and Thrifty Web sites. Without a balanced network, this could result in poor performance and slow response times for customers.
Utilizing Radware's Application Switching devices, Thrifty was able to ensure optimized operation and availability of the thrifty.com site. "When it was time to bring dollar.com in-house, we knew we could depend on a Radware solution to deliver the robust network performance and reliability to support the mission-critical applications we are using today as well as those we will use in the future. With the assistance Netbriar provided, the transition went extremely well," said Bobby Thompson, Manager of Infrastructure at Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. Thrifty Car Rental has relied upon security and availability specialist Netbriar and Radware since 2002.
Netbriar implemented a high performance Application Switch III solution consisting of multiple Radware WSD, LinkProof and FireProof devices located at critical points across the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group infrastructure. This end-to-end solution was deployed across multiple application server farms to ensure permanent availability and scalability of resources for Internet customers.
"The combined solution of WSD, FireProof and LinkProof Family provides end-to-end availability on Thrifty servers, security tools and ISP links," said Jarred Shaw, Managing Partner of Netbriar. "As a company that focuses solely on security and availability, Netbriar felt the Radware solution was the best fit to ensure Thrifty application continuity."
Radware WSD eliminates network bottlenecks, failures and downtime from enterprise servers while continuously protecting resources from security violations - delivering fault tolerant operation of all IP applications including web services and online databases. FireProof activates firewalls, VPNs and IDSs, eliminating bottlenecks from security devices for high performance security tool activation. LinkProof ensures non-stop link availability, load balancing and end-to-end link optimization for reliable and high performing enterprise multi-homing.
"The Radware Application Switch III, deployed by our channel partner Netbriar, handles Thrifty's high throughput requirements while eliminating vulnerabilities across their IT infrastructures," said Bob Simpson, VP Sales at Radware. "Our solution delivers the processing capacity and economical service scaling for Thifty's demanding network environment."
About Radware
Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) is the Global Leader in Intelligent Application Switching, enabling the full availability, maximum performance and complete security of all mission critical networked applications while dramatically cutting operating and scaling costs.
Radware's integrated Application Security, Application Infrastructure and End-to-End Connectivity solutions are deployed by over 2,500 enterprises and carriers worldwide. Radware offers the broadest product line in the industry meeting application needs at every critical point across the network including Web and Application Servers, Firewalls, VPNs, ISP links, Anti-Virus Gateways and Cache.
Learn more on how Radware Intelligent Application Switching Solutions can enable the security, performance and availability of mission critical applications at www.radware.com.
About Dollar Thrifty Aumotive Group
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Driven by the mission, Value Every Time, the company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, serve value-conscious travelers in approximately 70 countries. Dollar and Thrifty have approximately 800 corporate and franchised locations in the United States and Canada, and they have operations at most major airports. The company's more than 7,000 employees are located mainly in North America, but global service capabilities exist through an ever expanding franchise network. For additional information, visit dtag.com.
About Netbriar
Netbriar is a small, service-oriented security and availability company. We focus on expertise, not sheer numbers, and have shared expertise in securing nearly every discipline of information technology management.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching industry, changes in demand for Application Switching products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.