Acceleration
Bandwidth Management
Assign priority and network resources based on port, device, applications
or content to reflect corporate policies
Protocol Optimization
Improve inefficient protocols by making them more tolerant to
higher latencies
Byte Caching
Cache repetitive traffic found in the byte stream and serve it
locally to reduce WAN traffic
Object Caching
Store files, videos and Web content locally, providing LAN-like
performance over WAN
Compression
Inline compression can reduce predictable patterns even on the
first pass
MACH5 Acceleration Client
SG Client software extends MACH5 acceleration capabilities to
remote
Control – Proxy Services
Proxy support for multiple protocols
- HTTP, CIFS, SSL, FTP, MAPI, P2P, MMS,
RTSP, QuickTime, TCP-Tunnel, DNS
- Bandwidth management on all proxy services
- SSL Termination & Proxy (forward and reverse)
- Control encrypted traffic for all users and applications
inside & outside the enterprise
Content Filtering and Security
- On-proxy support of leading URL lists, popular regional lists,
custom lists, or custom categories
- Strip and replace Web content P2P file sharing controls
- Log and block P2P traffic
- Control BitTorrent, eDonkey, Gnutella, and FastTrack
Web virus scanning
- ProxyAV integration with ProxySG
- Choice of anti-virus engines
IM Logging and Controls
- MSN, Yahoo!, AOL Messengers
- Method level control settings
Spyware Prevention and Control
- Block spyware and malware
- Control pop-ups and phishing scams
Streaming controls
- MS, Real, QuickTime
- Stream splitting & caching
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Performance & Reliability — SGOS
Platform highlights:
- Secure object-based operating system with small footprint
- High-speed caching with advanced object pipelining and adaptive
refresh
- Built-in pass-through network card, compression services,
bandwidth management and SSL off loading
Network functionality including:
- Active/Active bridging support using virtual IP addressing
for failover and remote installations
- Routing configurations for gateway, route tables, RIP, DNS
and WCCP
- Health checks performed on a forwarding host or external
servers to verify status and availability of device
- 19” Rack mountable (with kit) or portable use Integrated
support services
- View & submit service requests via the Blue Coat management
interface
- Send snapshots (trace files) to Blue Coat Support Services
for faster resolution
Manageability — Policy Processing Engine
Authentication
- Utilize a company’s existing authentication source for integrated
SSO, including local password files, NTLM, LDAP (Active Directory,
eDirectory, SunOne), CA eTrust SiteMinder, Microsoft Kerberos,
Oracle Access Manager, RADIUS and certificates
- Multi-realm authentication sequencing
- Forms-based authentication support
Powerful management interface
- Web-based management interface
- Optional command line interface
- Alerting via SNMP, SMTP and logging administrative events
Comprehensive policy definitions
- Graphical Visual Policy Manager with layered policy definitions
- Definable triggers and actions for policy definition
Content Policy Language (CPL)
- Create custom text-based policies to address unique policy
requirements
- Built-in text editor for CPL allows sample code to be copied
and pasted from Blue Coat TechBriefs or Support Services advisories
Extended Management with Director
- Distribute, backup, restore policy files for multiple Blue
Coat ProxySG appliances
- Manage policy by device, group, or region
- Job scheduling/job status reporting
Management & Control of SG Clients
- Configure, provision and maintain global deployment of SG
Clients
- Accelerate applications by user
- Upgrade client versions seamlessly with auto version detection
and update
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