KEMP Technologies announces 6.0 Load Balancer Software

KEMP Technologies has released version 6.0 of its LoadMaster family of server load balancer appliances and application delivery controllers. LoadMaster 6.0 delivers enhanced capabilities including new DoS and SSL certificate features along with pre-configured application templates that help to ensure reliable, high performing server load balancing and application delivery - all in a single, affordable hardware or software-based virtual platform.

6 Jan 2012

LoadMaster 6.0 pre-configured application templates are designed to reduce the time and effort required to optimally deploy business-critical applications. Administrators can quickly, easily and automatically optimize LoadMaster use with Microsoft Exchange 2010, SharePoint and Microsoft Lync, along with a range of other applications including those delivered via HTTP. Administrators only need to install a customised, application-specific template guided by a simple wizard, to enable the rapid deployment of applications.

The LoadMaster now also features denial-of-service (DoS) mitigation features to defend against layer 7 DoS attacks against web-based applications and servers. The LoadMaster detects and quickly fights off DoS attacks at all layers to protect the entire web application stack. With a new SSL certificate library, it centrally stores SSL certificates for easier maintenance and upgrades. In a typical certificate lifecycle, issued certificates may be revoked or expire - requiring on-going renewal or upgrades. Now, an administrator can install certificates once by drawing from the LoadMaster's own library, saving significant time and resources.

For businesses running applications in a virtual environment, LoadMaster 6.0 also supports the creation of whitelists or blacklists for all Virtual Services, allowing administrators to filter traffic at a granular level, including IP addresses at the Internet, Extranet or Intranet levels. As a result, administrators have more flexibility and control over security.

LoadMaster 6.0 is now one of the few application delivery appliances that offers standard load balancing features such as caching, compression, SSL acceleration and content switching, along with advanced application deployment and security features that have previously been accessible only by large enterprises with robust IT budgets," said Peter Melerud, vice president of product management at KEMP Technologies. "The LoadMaster 6.0 is designed to deliver the next generation of capabilities to any-sized business for more efficient and cost-effective optimised datacenter performance.

All LoadMaster solutions now support IPv6 and the new 6.0 features are available for the entire KEMP product family. This includes the LoadMaster 2200, 2600, 3600, 5500, along with virtual load balancer appliances: the Virtual LoadMaster for Hyper-V and VMware.