Crescendo Networks

Crescendo Networks, Ltd.

Company type	Private
Industry	Computer networking
Founded	2002
Fate	Acquired by F5 Networks following liquidation in Israel (2011)
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California , United States
Area served	EMEA, APAC, United States
Products	Application delivery controllers (AppBeat DC, AppBeat SC)

Crescendo Networks, Ltd. operated as a privately owned firm within the computer networking sector, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices serving the EMEA and APAC regions. Established in 2002, the company focused on developing application delivery controllers designed to enhance and speed up the performance of websites and web-based applications.

In August 2011, following liquidation procedures in Israel, F5 Networks acquired Crescendo Networks' assets. Several key personnel transitioned to F5's office located in Tel Aviv.

Products

• AppBeat DC is an application delivery controller positioned at the web interface level, allowing web applications to efficiently support increased user loads and traffic volumes. It improves performance by delegating processor-intensive operations to specialized hardware components that incorporate multiple network processors and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Its main functionalities include TCP multiplexing, managing connections, load balancing, compression of data, caching mechanisms, and SSL acceleration.
• AppBeat SC functions as an application service controller that oversees numerous AppBeat DC units to deliver detailed visibility into application performance and server health. It provides notifications through Twitter, email, or SNMP to alert users about network performance issues.

External links

• Crescendo Networks Official Website
• Network World feature on Crescendo Networks