Digex Adds WebLogic Server and Application Optimisation Centre

📅 September 6, 2001 - Digex, Incorporated (digex.com), aleading high-end managed Web and application hostingservice provider, yesterday announced it is expandingits application support offering, Digex AppSupportServices, with standard application support for BEAWebLogic 6.0.

Digex also has realigned its professional servicesorganisation with the introduction of its ApplicationOptimisation Centre to help clients enhance theirapplication performance. The Digex AOC has achievedISO 9001:2000 registration.
BEA's WebLogic server is an industry-leadingapplication server that delivers performance andreliability for sophisticated e-business initiatives.WebLogic 6.0 offers increased manageability,distributed transaction management, load balancing andclustering capabilities, enhanced XML support and iscertified Java 2 Enterprise Edition compliant. Inaddition, it offers superior Web presentation servicesfor dynamic content mark-up and reliable securityservices that offer a broad selection of clientauthentication options.
The addition of the Digex AOC reflects the company'sfocus on comprehensive solutions for the applicationlayer of its clients' architecture. AOC is focused onfour areas of concentration: application optimisation,testing, migration and performance enhancements.Available services include pre and post-productionintegration and deployment services, migrationservices, performance testing, scalability assessmentand optimisation.
Application Optimisation: The AOC performsapplication profiling, applies tuning techniques andrecommends changes prior to application launch toensure optimal performance.Application Testing: The AOC conductsperformance testing simulating a live, real-worldenvironment and measuring system behaviour andperformance by emulating thousands of users toidentify and isolate problems.Application Migration: Designed to provide aseamless transition, the AOC migrates clientconfigurations to the Digex managed hosting facilityas well as from staging to production environments.Application Performance Enhancement: UtilisingAkamai Freeflow and Freeflow Streaming, the AOC workswith the customer to optimise content availability anddelivery.
With the addition of WebLogic 6.0 and the launch ofAOC, Digex AppSupport Services provides an end-to-endbusiness solution for customers running complexapplications. This solution includes managed servers,performance and availability monitoring, managedsecurity and client services. Digex AppSupportServices provide administration, monitoring,reporting, security, back up and 24x7 supportspecifically for the complex application layer of amulti-tiered platform.
LogicLibrary, a leading provider of asset managementsolutions for application assembly, is using BEA'sWebLogic to power its online initiatives.
"Today's business demands a new breed of sophisticatedtransaction-based application platforms to acceleratecommerce, retain customers and streamline operations,"said Martha Gilbertson, VP of product management forDigex. "The addition of Appsupport for BEA WebLogicand the Digex AOC means that Digex can managearchitectures that are processing large volumes ofbusiness on the Internet in a sound,production-quality way required for our enterpriseclients."

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