AUSTIN, Texas -- Layer N Networks today announced its UltraLock™ network security solutions will be offered at a range of performance options, from 10,000 to 100,000 SSL transactions per second. All UltraLock™ devices feature a high-speed security engine integrated with an on-chip network processor, offering networking engineers the industry’s only single-chip SSL offload solutions. Samples will be available Q2 2002.“With a range of performance options, OEMs can build a variety of SSL solutions around the UltraLock™ architecture, from individual server solutions to accelerators capable of offloading SSL from an entire web farm,” said Mike Salas, CEO of Layer N Networks. “Because UltraLock™ eliminates the costly, complex and lengthy process of integrating a security device with a network processor, designers get faster time to market with higher performance products.”Layer N Networks Inc.