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Radware’s ADC-VX ™ Virtualization Solution Enables Buypass to Serve More Customers, More Effectively

Customer Company Size

Mid-size Company

Region

Europe

Country

Norway

Product

Radware’s ADC-VX
Radware Alteon 5412

Tech Stack

Application Delivery Controller
Virtualization

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Infrastructure Inspection
Remote Asset Management

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

About The Customer

Buypass AS, founded in 2001, is a leading Norwegian supplier of user-friendly, secure solutions for electronic identification, electronic signatures and payment. Buypass offers electronic IDs that simplify and provide secure access to Buypass merchants’ Internet services. The company's solutions are being used in the consumer market, private businesses and public sector enterprises. Today, approximately 2.1 million personal Buypass IDs have been issued, yielding an approximate 100,000 transactions per day, with 3,000 concurrent users during peak times. Buypass offers a solution in which both smart cards and mobile phones can be used as carriers of an electronic ID.

The Challenge

Buypass AS, a Norwegian supplier of secure solutions for electronic identification, electronic signatures and payment, was looking to upgrade and consolidate its Application Delivery Controller (ADC) hardware devices without compromising the resiliency or performance power of its application delivery. As a service provider delivering identity management as a service, security is always a primary concern. There is simply no room for security gaps or performance drops. With aging existing technology and a fast-growing customer base, the company required a secure, high-availability solution that would deliver better performance. It also needed a flexible, scalable solution that would ensure continuity for its services and enable it to bring new personal electronic ID applications and services to market faster.

The Solution

After conducting a thorough, multi-month technical evaluation, Buypass chose Radware’s ADC-VX solution primarily on the strength of its advanced virtualization capabilities. These include complete fault isolation, network isolation and management isolation between virtual ADC instances. Radware’s isolation architecture is similar to dedicated physical ADC devices yet it eliminates the risks involved with consolidating services on a streamlined hardware suite. Buypass chose Radware’s ADC-VX solution to work on top of four Radware Alteon 5412 high availability switches at two different Buypass sites. The Alteon 5412 will serve IT services at both sites. Based on dynamic routing information, one site has been set-up to be redundant for the other, ensuring continuous service. Radware’s ADC-VX solution assures performance predictability for Buypass’ critical web applications, including cardholder registration and card lifecycle management (for both online and mobile domains), SSL certificates for ordering and management, merchant management, and other key applications. The Radware solution also supports Buypass in its goals to consolidate its infrastructure without compromising the level of service it provides.

Operational Impact

Radware's ADC-VX solution eliminates the risks involved with consolidating its infrastructure.
It enables significant CAPEX and OPEX savings, while reducing annual service costs.
It enables new service facilitating introductions.

Quantitative Benefit

Reduced hardware costs, allowing the company to provide better service with less equipment.
Reduced operating costs and improved service.
Significant CAPEX savings, achieving the same or better performance using less hardware.
Opportunities for OPEX savings in terms of power, cooling, and footprint, as well as reduced annual service costs.