News

June 2008

 
Elfiq produced an article for BottomLine Magazine on bandwidth management for the hospitality sector.


Elfiq Networks' SitePathMTPX technology featured in Network World Canada: "Elfiq Networks, which makes entry-level link load balancers, believes it has a better way by adding multiplex link bonding to its SitePathMTPX bonding technology next month in most of its products."

Read the full article here.

 
Elfiq wins FAVE Award at HITEC 2008

May 2008

 
Elfiq is featured in Hotel Business Magazine, article features how a customer utilizes Elfiq products.



Elfiq is featured in Channelpro Magazine.





"In addition to a possible leap to a WAN, it’s also crucial to think about any changes to bandwidth, notes J.P. Hebert, vice president of business development at Elfiq Networks (www.elfiq.com), developer of bandwidth management systems. Because bandwidth is available at extremely affordable rates, enterprises tend to buy as much as they can, he says, but they should also be thinking about diversification in order to have redundancy in the system."

Read the full article here.


"Elfiq’s LB-1100 is an “appliance” with both hardware and software that sits between the ISP links and the HSIA server which manages Internet connectivity for the rooms. “It juggles all Internet links – T1, DSL and cable – transparently,”

Read the full article here.

April 2008

Elfiq Networks has been nominated for an OCTAS award.  These awards reward Quebec's leaders in the field of information technology for projects and innovative technologies. (French content only)

March 2008

"The core offering from Elfiq, the Link Balancer appliances (LBs) enable the organization to combine and balance their network WAN traffic across two or more ISPs or private WAN connections. Key features of the appliances revolve around their operation at network Layer 2, which enables them to be dropped transparently into the network without requiring configuration changes to the existing LAN gear."

Read the full article 



“If you look at most ISP connections, companies have one link that’s heavily utilized,” Zeus Kerravala, senior vice-president of enterprise research at the Yankee Group, said in an interview. Many IT departments balance the loads manually, he said, but that can cause other problems, which makes automatic balancers attractive.

Read the full article (InfoWorld)
Read the full article (ITWorldCanada)

“Elfiq can handle the needs of small businesses and global enterprises. But we want to grow, and the best way to grow is through the channel”

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or on vnunet.com

 

"We are committed to staying ahead of the curve with leading-edge technologies that provide greater resilience and performance for critical internet and private WAN links for businesses of all sizes," Hebert said. "The Alliance program is designed to allow our partners to expand their portfolio, capitalize on the growing WAN management market and provide mission-critical reliability solutions to an even broader base of customers."

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Elfiq Networks is the first ambassador of the Canadian Telecommunications Hall of Fame.

Click here to learn about Elfiq's participation in the program or click here to view Elfiq's profile in the Hall of Fame

February 2008

Elfiq launches new global partner program

Read the full interview

The Elfiq link balancers that Radialpoint selected and is currently using have met its needs for delivering high availability, 24/7 service ever since they were installed. In these days of frequent equipment replacement, nearly constant updating, and expected product obsolescence starting practically from the moment of installation, it’s nice to find a product that will apparently meet a company’s needs now and in the future.

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Elfiq Networks' is beefing up channel program benefits for VARs selling business continuity solutions to the SMB market.

Elfiq Networks is beefing up training and support for its channel partners to attract VARs selling networking and business continuity solutions to its partner program.

Read the full article

January 2008

Internet failure hits two continents

Story Highlights:
- Extensive Internet failure has affected much of Asia, the Middle East, north Africa
- Two undersea cables believed damaged, possibly by a ship's anchor
- It has caused major disruptions to business, television and phone services
- Several reports say damaged cable in the Mediterranean could take a week to fix

November 2007

Elfiq's LB-1500E and LB-4000E named products of the week in Processor magazine

Consult the pdf version or the online version for more details

Elfiq Networks joins the Citrix Alliance Partner Program Read the press release.

September 2007

Elfiq Networks launches the new E Series, read the press release.

Consult the Model Comparison section or the specific model page (Link LB-1500E, Link LB-4000E) for more details.

April 2007

Elfiq Networks Meets Guest Demands Cost Effectively

                              Hospitality Upgrade, The Technology Source

January 2007

Elfiq Solves Hotel Bandwidth Needs and Downtime Issues

                              Hospitality Upgrade, The Technology Source

August 2006

A new Link Load Balancer model for the Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) is available: LB-500.

May 2006

The new Elfiq Link LB SitePathMTPX technology is now available, read the press release.

Consult the SitePathMTPX Webcast or the SitePathMTPX section for more information.

February 2006

Elfiq Solutions expands coverage in Europe with new offices in Hook, Hampshire, near London (United Kingdom).

Read the press release or consult the contact info section for more information

October 2005

Elfiq launches version 3.0 supporting geographic load balancing between sites.

Read the press release or consult the Geo Link section for more information

August 2005

Elfiq opens Ottawa sales office.

Alizé product is renamed Elfiq Link Load Balancer or Link LB.

April 2005

Elfiq opens its 24/7 support center.

December 2004

Elfiq lauches three new models of the Alizé, its second generation of global link load balancer.

July 2004

Elfiq starts the development of real time geographic dispersed balancing. To be released in Q3-2005.

October 2003

The first Elfiq Alizé generation of link load balancer is available.