Citrix Unveils NetScaler nCore Technology

Citrix Systems has unveiled a new nCore technology that allows its Citrix NetScaler appliances to deliver rich Web 2.0 applications and cloud services for up to 7x more users with no new hardware investments required. By upgrading their existing NetScaler appliances to the new nCore powered software, Citrix customers can unlock the power of multi-core Intel processors that power NetScaler MPX hardware appliances, allowing them to run more Web acceleration and security functions in parallel.

NetScaler nCore is a technology engineered specifically to optimise next-generation Web applications and services in software by leveraging the underlying capabilities of general purpose multi-core hardware. NetScaler MPX appliances powered by nCore are capable of processing multiple complex operations on each application workload in parallel, while maintaining multi-gigabit performance and low application latencies to ensure a good user experience.

“We are very excited to announce the addition of nCore technology to our NetScaler platform because it provides our customers greater scalability and performance with no additional hardware investment. This technology gives us the right software architecture to enable the flexibility to meet emerging Web application delivery requirements,” said Klaus Oestermann, group vice president and general manager of the NetScaler Product Group.

Pricing and Availability

The new nCore technology is included as part of the NetScaler 9.1 software release, available for download on June 30, 2009, from www.citrix.com. NetScaler 9.1 and nCore are available at no additional charge to existing customers with a current maintenance contract. The new nCore technology currently applies only to the high-end NetScaler MPX 15000 and 17000 series appliances.