HP e-Commerce / XML director server appliance sa8250 - Users Guide

C H A P T E R 1 Benefits of the SA8250
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Benefits of the SA8250
This table lists the benefits of the SA8250.
Benefit Description
Distribute XML traffic
among multiple servers
according to content
The SA8250 analyzes and intelligently distributes XML traffic.
The SA8250 categorizes XML traffic by content according to
user-crafted rules, and then distributes it among multiple servers,
thus allowing network resources to be used in a manner consistent
with your corporate goals.
Substantial performance
boost and reliability for
e-Commerce
The SA8250 increases the speed, scalability, and reliability of
multi-server e-Business sites. It regains the speed lost by servers
processing secure transactions by delivering faster SSL
processing. It integrates SSL processing with XML traffic
management technology, eliminating errors and improving Quality
of Service (QoS). This unique capability ensures that customers
working with sensitive information or business-to-business
transactions online receive timely responses, do not see error
messages, and are confident that delivery of their information is
kept private.
SSL acceleration
Some e-Commerce sites suffer dramatic performance degradation
as secure transactions increase. Using patent-pending technology
to perform cryptographic processing offloaded from the server, the
SA8250 can support up to 1200 SSL connections per second.
The SA8250 enables e-Commerce sites to transact secure business
and deliver sensitive information quickly, and confidentially. It
performs all key management and encryption. The result is a
tremendous performance boost for heavily trafficked e-Commerce
sites.
Substantial economic
benefits
The SA8250 improves customer satisfaction by improving the
response time for secure transactions. This means that e-
Commerce sites can now enjoy the benefits provided by having
secure transactions participate in layer 7 intelligent traffic
management. This creates substantial economic savings for e-
Commerce sites through improved customer satisfaction, lower
cost of ownership, and reduced server provisioning requirements.
Benefits