Riverbed WAN Optimisation Leader Expands IT Performance Business with Acquisition of Zeus Technology

July 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Berkshire, 20th July 2011 – Layer47, a full service IT systems integrator, today commented on the recent announcement that Riverbed, the IT performance company has acquired Zeus technology, a privately-owned company that delivers high-performance software-based load balancing and traffic management solutions for virtual and cloud environments.

Under the terms of the acquisition, Cambridge based Zeus will become a new business unit of Riverbed and form the cornerstone of Riverbed’s asymmetric optimisation strategy.

As a top performing partner of Zeus and Riverbed, Layer47 is well positioned to service both new and existing clients.  Gavin Leyfield, Sales Director, Layer 47 comments, “Layer47 has long been committed to application performance technologies, carrying key leaders in the market such as Zeus, Riverbed and jetNEXUS. This acquisition further equips us to address a broad range of customer performance problems with combined solutions.”

Industry analyst Gartner has long predicted that the next generation network will feature two components – WAN acceleration and ADC technology. Riverbed is the market leader in WAN acceleration but to date has not had an ADC play. With this acquisition Riverbed will be able to deliver on the whole WAN acceleration piece, an often complex area of technology in which Layer47 has great experience.

Further discussing the acquisition, Gavin Leyfield, Sales Director, Layer47 states “Layer 47 has been working with both vendors for many years now.  There is a strong synergy between the technologies and the acquisition represents a natural and practical progression for both organisations.  Zeus develops excellent ADC technology and has architected a range of virtual and software based solutions which, in our opinion, are superior to the market leader, F5. However, they have traditionally lacked strong brand awareness. This acquisition will undoubtedly enrich their proposition. ”

Gavin continues, “Layer47 has built a reputation for being ahead of the curve in adopting leading edge technology that delivers a competitive edge to clients. One example of this is Zeus’ powerful TrafficScript routing language that allows for the granular routing of network traffic.  It can be thought of as an API to the network allowing clients to solve many application problems as a network device. Whilst this is very powerful, it can be complex to deploy and manage. Therefore choosing the right technology partner to supply is essential in deriving true value from each IT investment.

The advanced skills and experience that Layer47 has developed will be absolutely crucial and advantageous in deploying and integrating Zeus and Riverbed technologies in the future to build exceptional application delivery infrastructures that perform superbly.”

For more information on the Riverbed acquisition please visit www.layer47.com

About Layer47

Layer47 is a full service IT system integrator set up to take the pain out of delivering the next generation infrastructure. We have deep knowledge in Application Delivery, Application Performance Engineering, Infrastructure Design and Storage. We wish to leverage our role as trusted advisor to many of the leading E-commerce businesses in the UK and provide solutions with breadth and depth. We help to bridge the gap between applications, network infrastructure and storage.

For more information please visit www.layer47.com