Spartan Light Metal Selects Silver Peak for WAN Optimization

Santa Clara, Calif., July 20, 2010 – Silver Peak Systems, the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Spartan Light Metal, an industry leader in both aluminum and magnesium custom die castings, has deployed Silver Peak’s NX appliances to enhance the performance of EMC Celerra Replicator across the company’s WAN.  In addition, Silver Peak’s WAN optimization solution is improving the quality of Voice over IP (VoIP) and other business critical applications between Spartan’s distributed locations.

Silver Peak partnered with Alexander Open Systems (AOS) to meet Spartan Light Metal’s WAN optimization needs.    

Silver Peak employs real-time network optimization techniques to maximize application performance across the WAN while minimizing IT operational costs.  These techniques include:

Silver Peak’s award winning NX and VX appliances scale from Kbps to Gbps of WAN capacity.  They are designed to optimize all IP traffic, regardless of transport protocol and application software version.  By delivering the highest capacity appliances that benefit the widest range of applications, Silver Peak is the most cost effective WAN optimization solution for large enterprise networks.

About Spartan Light Metal
For four decades, Spartan Light Metal Products has been an industry leader in both aluminum and magnesium custom die castings. Our reputation for quality, service and value has made us a valuable partner with a wide range of manufacturers, from automobiles and trucks to power tools, electronic components and many more.

ur specialty is not just producing high quality castings. We pride ourselves on delivering solutions that meet our customers' needs, each and every time. Our scope of experience includes design, engineering assistance, and strict quality and process control for complex products

About Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Silver Peak is the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization. The company’s award winning NX appliances use real-time network optimization techniques to maximize WAN bandwidth and quality while minimizing the effects of WAN latency. This improves data throughput and application performance across the WAN while lowering WAN bandwidth expenditures.

Silver Peak optimizes all IP applications with industry leading capacity. This makes the solution strategic to a variety of enterprise initiatives, including data center consolidation, data migration, branch office server centralization, disaster recovery, and application/desktop virtualization.

For more information, visit http://www.silver-peak.com/infocenter

About Alexander Open Systems
Alexander Open Systems is the leading technology solutions company in the Western Midwest.  Based in Overland Park, KS, Alexander Open Systems has 12 locations in states including KS, MO, NE, AR, SD and OK.’

AOS specializes in consulting, designing, implementing and supporting Local, Wide Area and Wireless Networks, Unified Communications, Data Center, Virtualization, Physical and Information Security.