Ixia Triples Testing Performance

CALABASAS, Calif. -- Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, announced today new SSL security testing capabilities in its IxLoad™- Triple Play test solution that result in performance gains of more than 300 percent, and adds significant new features to the product. IxLoad now harnesses dedicated security processors on Ixia’s Encryption Load Module (ELM) to enable increases in SSL throughput and connection rates. Additional improvements include updated encryption algorithms to increase the range of encryption strengths that can be tested, and customizable security certificate selection for greater flexibility.

“Networks today are put under enormous performance pressures, as the complexity of services and applications increases concurrently with traffic load and scale,” said Vince Vittore, a Yankee Group analyst. “Additionally, networks are being called upon to transmit increasingly sensitive information. The robustness and security of the networks and the equipment therein must be assured.”

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