With a background in building network and protocol analyzers and server optimization systems, Accelerated Data has brought to market the first in a series of management tools that take advantage of the power of F5 iRules^® and iControl^® to enhance network and application access and security within organizations. Information on Accelerated Data products and services can be found at www.xlr8edllc.com.

F5 and Accelerated Data have partnered to provide efficient management of IT workflows across customers’ F5 BIG-IP^® systems. Administrators can use Accelerated Data’s Node Manager for F5’s BIG-IP as a workflow portal for F5 environments, to simplify administration of application servers, nodes, and pool members, without the help of a network manager. Used in conjunction with F5 Enterprise Manager™—which provides administrators with a single-pane view of their organization’s entire application delivery infrastructure—Accelerated Data’s Node Manager for F5’s BIG-IP extends control of critical IT tasks to other key stakeholders, within defined workflow policies.