
IBM® develops and manufactures information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices, and microelectronics worldwide. F5 is a worldwide IBM PartnerWorld member, and through alliance programs involving product roadmap alignment, certification, and joint development, F5 focuses on delivering secure, fast and available IBM solutions. While F5 Application Delivery Networking solutions can be applied to almost any deployment of IBM Technology and Application, F5 has tested and documented the interoperability of F5 devices with WebSphere and IBM Lotus Domino Web Access (iNotes).
"Already taxed IT departments are forced to accomplish much more with less; yet are under growing pressure to architect high-performance systems that can support the heavy lifting associated with web services and enterprise applications....F5's BIG-IP ... is designed to help ensure high availability and optimize [the IBM] BladeCenter solution by intelligently directing traffic to the most optimal resource."
Jeff Benck, Director IBM xSeries servers