CAI Networks
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CAI Networks, Inc. is a privately held company providing network products for e-commerce, government, and IT industries. It was established in 1998 and since January 2000 is based in Santa Ana, California
. It has engineering offices in the USA, UK, Taiwan, and China. It has thousands customers in the United States, Europe, Oceania, and other part of the world. Its products has been used by USA, Australia, UK, Mexico, Russia, and Mongolia government agencies, hosting companies world wide, as well as online shopping sites.
CAI Networks makes hardware and software: WebMux
, Dnsmux
, WebSpray, WebControl and Firesafe. CAI Networks first introduced the BAM (burst activity management), MAP (multiple address and port) feature in their products.
BAM feature is a special function allowing the inrush of DNS
requests to be distributed to different devices. MAP feature binds multiple addresses and ports as a single service, thus one client will be send to the same server cross all those addresses and ports. MAP feature is useful for making audio/video calls, or in complex database
configurations.
In 1999, CAI Networks sponsored open source URL and Cookie based load balancing, also known as KTCPVS.
In 2005, Microsoft
selected WebMux
to support LCS
Local Communication Servers software.
In 2007, Oracle
certified WebMux
for Application Server 10G.
In 2010, CAI Networks's WebMux
successfully provided games contents delivery for Asia Games, the second largest sports event after Olympic Games. During the games, WebMux was able to deliver peak 9GB/s network traffic.
Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....
. It has engineering offices in the USA, UK, Taiwan, and China. It has thousands customers in the United States, Europe, Oceania, and other part of the world. Its products has been used by USA, Australia, UK, Mexico, Russia, and Mongolia government agencies, hosting companies world wide, as well as online shopping sites.
CAI Networks makes hardware and software: WebMux
WebMux
WebMuxTM is a computer networking device manufactured by CAI Networks, Inc. Its function is to direct network packets based on OSI layer 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 protocols to multiple network servers, accomplishing both fault tolerance and high availability in hosting websites and web-based...
, Dnsmux
Dnsmux
DnsMuxTM is a computer networking device manufactured by CAI Networks, Inc. Its function is to dynamically respond to DNS questions with the IP address of one of several geographically disparate web servers in a logical cluster that will provide the best performance for each user...
, WebSpray, WebControl and Firesafe. CAI Networks first introduced the BAM (burst activity management), MAP (multiple address and port) feature in their products.
BAM feature is a special function allowing the inrush of DNS
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
requests to be distributed to different devices. MAP feature binds multiple addresses and ports as a single service, thus one client will be send to the same server cross all those addresses and ports. MAP feature is useful for making audio/video calls, or in complex database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
configurations.
In 1999, CAI Networks sponsored open source URL and Cookie based load balancing, also known as KTCPVS.
In 2005, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
selected WebMux
WebMux
WebMuxTM is a computer networking device manufactured by CAI Networks, Inc. Its function is to direct network packets based on OSI layer 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 protocols to multiple network servers, accomplishing both fault tolerance and high availability in hosting websites and web-based...
to support LCS
LCS
-Schools and organizations:* Lake Country School a montessori school in Minneapolis, Minnesota* Lakefield College School an independent school in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada* Language Creation Society, a nonprofit for people who make conlangs...
Local Communication Servers software.
In 2007, Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
certified WebMux
WebMux
WebMuxTM is a computer networking device manufactured by CAI Networks, Inc. Its function is to direct network packets based on OSI layer 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 protocols to multiple network servers, accomplishing both fault tolerance and high availability in hosting websites and web-based...
for Application Server 10G.
In 2010, CAI Networks's WebMux
WebMux
WebMuxTM is a computer networking device manufactured by CAI Networks, Inc. Its function is to direct network packets based on OSI layer 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 protocols to multiple network servers, accomplishing both fault tolerance and high availability in hosting websites and web-based...
successfully provided games contents delivery for Asia Games, the second largest sports event after Olympic Games. During the games, WebMux was able to deliver peak 9GB/s network traffic.