F5 Networks introduced entry-level versions of its flagship BIG-IP Application Delivery Controller platform aimed at the enterprise market. The BIG-IP 1600 and 3600 devices have dual-core processors and use F5's Clustered Multiprocessing (CMP) technology. 
Highlights include:
- Fast Cache, IPv6 Gateway, Rate Shaping, SSL Offload, and Compression
- Advanced security and acceleration -- The 3600 platform is able to run BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) or WebAccelerator as a module on BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM).
- Integrated basic protocol security option -- Both new platforms are able to run the new BIG-IP Protocol Security Module (PSM).
