Packeteer iShaper 400 Appliance

Unified Appliance for the Next Generation Branch Office

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Packeteer iShaper 400:

The perfect combination of real-time WAN optimization, monitoring and shaping with wide area file services (WAFS) and key Microsoft® services, iShaper delivers great application performance at the branch office for every application — voice, video and data. Only iShaper enables the next generation branch, streamlining operational complexity while greatly improving centralized data access and application delivery.

Great Application Performance for the Next Generation Branch Office

WAN optimization works in concert with wide area file services (WAFS) for performance gains, not sacrifices — thanks to iShaper's unrivaled Dual Plane architecture. iShaper lets you:

• Centralize and consolidate critical file, security, backup and storage services with dramatically faster file and storage access for branch office users.
• Deliver LAN-like speed and reliability to all applications — voice, video and data.
• Eliminate residual remote servers with full fidelity Microsoft Branch Office Services (DNS, DHCP, Print) and extend centralized authentication with native Microsoft Domain Controller.
• Define and control service levels for all key business applications.
• Monitor and control over 600 applications with unique Layer 7 Plus visibility.

Installed in branch locations, iShaper provides all WAFS and WAN optimization benefits in an easily managed, single appliance that delivers great performance to all of your key applications - voice, video or data. Packeteer iShared® and PacketShaper® complete the picture at the data center.

Consolidate Branch Office IT without Compromise - Realize the promise of server and storage consolidation — security and compliance, simplicity and cost — without performance degradation due to increased WAN dependency. Say good-bye to slow file access, low quality IP telephony and unreliable applications as iShaper streamlines operational complexity while greatly improving centralized data access and application delivery to the branch office.

Deliver High Performance for Every Application — Voice, Video and Data - Enjoy LAN-like delivery of centralized data, services and critical business applications — voice, video and data — at your branch office locations. Leveraging Packeteer's Intelligent Application Acceleration, Deep Layer 7 Plus visibility and application quality of service (QoS), iShaper ensures the availability and highest performance of applications that matter most while curtailing the impact of non-business network traffic. Business comes first!

Eliminate Residual Branch Servers with Single Appliance Simplicity - iShaper's single appliance simplicity transitions branch office IT to a serverless model — removing complexity, centralizing storage and slashing branch operational costs. With localized delivery of native Microsoft Print, SMS, DNS/DHCP and Domain Controller, iShaper eliminates all residual remote servers from branch locations. iShaper incorporates genuine Microsoft Windows® Server technologies, making it fully integrated with any native Microsoft networking, sharing, management and security processes. Just another way that iShaper is keeping things simple without sacrificing security!

iShaper Features:

Packeteer Deep Layer 7 Plus Visibility:

Discover what's on your network and apply the right optimization tools to the right applications with industry-leading Layer 7 Plus technology — the heart of Packeteer's Intelligent Application Acceleration. iShaper analyzes traffic running across the WAN, inspecting at all layers of the protocol stack, identifies and classifies over 600 applications (71KB - PDF) for intelligent use of iShaper quality of service (QoS) and acceleration.

Layer 7 Plus differentiates between over 600 applications including sub-classifications, for example Citrix print versus Citrix ICA traffic. You can identify, monitor, differentiate and apply specific QoS or acceleration to application traffic at unprecedented levels of granularity.

Application-intelligent QoS:

Take QoS beyond queuing and port-based marking to deliver a consistently great branch office user experience for all your business-critical operations. iShaper provides the predictability needed to fine-tune application performance and ensure the availability and performance of critical applications - all while containing recreational and malicious traffic. With iShaper QoS, apply the rules and controls to match bandwidth allocation with business needs.

Layer 7 Plus differentiates between over 600 applications including sub-classifications, for example Citrix print versus Citrix ICA traffic. You can identify, monitor, differentiate and apply specific QoS or acceleration to application traffic at unprecedented levels of granularity.

Intelligent Acceleration: Protocol Acceleration, Data Compression and Caching:

Overcome protocol and WAN latency as well as increase WAN capacity to speed up large file transfers and web-based applications leveraging Packeteer Intelligent Application Acceleration. Native CIFS-based protocol acceleration strips latency from Windows file serving while preserving Microsoft compliance — on the "first pass" — while compression boosts performance and dramatically reduces file access time.

Speed alone won't ensure your business-critical traffic gets the priority and resources it deserves. Packeteer Intelligent Acceleration optimizes performance for the applications that matter most.

Branch Office Services: Data Center Services, Local Delivery:

Enjoy true server consolidation by bringing data center services to the branch with the industry's only file-aware WAFS implementation with coherent, read/write least recently used (LRU) RAID-backed caching at branch locations. Unique compliance with Microsoft security methods eliminates dangerous workarounds normally associated with accelerated file access. Provide locally-delivered full fidelity Microsoft services — from print to patch — and Domain Controller functionality.

Dual Plane Technology:

Only iShaper Dual Plane architecture offers the benefits of inline WAN optimization features combined with out-of-band WAFS without one compromising the other. When immediacy is the imperative, iShaper's Real-time Services Plane delivers inline high-speed, near-zero latency flow processing essential for QoS and compression. When security and compliance are in order, iShaper Advanced Services Plane ensures that out-of-band WAFS guarantee file integrity and security without holding up other key applications.

iShaper's Dual Plane architecture provides WAFS and WAN optimization, working in concert at the branch location. Technology where it makes most sense!

Packeteer iShaper Specifications Comparison:

 

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Pricing Notes:

• PacketCare Customer Support is available in 2 Programs: 1) Premium Customer Support (CSPP) and 2) Customer Support Program (CSP). For more information on Customer Support Programs, click here.
• Software Subscriptions are available in 2 Packages: 1) Premium Packeteer Software Subscriptions (PSSP) and Packeteer Software Subscriptions (PSS). For more information on Software Subscriptions, Click here.