"If every business partner that I deal with was this perfect, I'd be happy"
Frank Furthmüller W&W Informatik, Germany "CACHEBOX has really helped to speed the internet up!"
Colin Norford, Cache Administrator/IT Manager, The Cable, Saint Kitts and Nevis "When you are connected on a satellite link you have to make the most of everything you have - CACHEBOX does that job."
Mark Iten, Network Manager, OTZ Telephone Co-Operative, USA "CACHEBOX is a robust product that is well tested and has been tailored to cater to Service Providers like us."
Adam Yon, SURE South Atlantic (C&W St Helena), Saint Helena "CACHEBOX saved us a lot of bandwidth and allowed us to improve customer satisfaction dramatically."
Nizar Hamoudah, Network Administrator, Zaytona, West Bank

Hardened Operating System for Security and Reliability

CACHEBOX’s security hardened Linux based operating system (OS) is a custom-built appliance ‘distribution’, developed by ApplianSys to maximise security and reliability. The OS has been stripped clean and locked down:

  • Programs, services and files found on a standard Linux distribution that are not required for a cache appliance are removed. This makes CACHEBOX more secure and boot faster than a standard Linux server.
  • A fully configurable firewall allows access to the appliance to be restricted, with tight control of which ports are open, blocking different applications
    • It also allows CACHEBOX to be deployed as a network gateway, automatically directing web traffic to Squid
    • It can act as a NAT (Network Address Translation) server if required
  • CACHEBOX uses solid state CFast cards. The “Program Card” holds just the operating system and application software. The card itself is set as read-only, which makes it more secure in the event of unauthorised network access and avoids accidental damage from user errors.

The OS has a small footprint: once booted, it is retained in RAM, making it very fast.

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Because CACHEBOX is versatile and scalable, our customers around the world come in all shapes and sizes. ISPs, education authorities, blue-chip multi-nationals, public sector bodies, small businesses, shipping fleets and hotels get more out of their bandwidth with CACHEBOX.

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