When Radware purchased the remnants of the once great Alteon line, many thought they were simply buying the customer list and were going to abandon the platform entirely. Radware insisted at the time this was not the case, but there was the usual (and understandable) skepticism. After all, Alteon languished in the arms of the deteriorating Nortel. (Although the old Alteon hardware — such as the AD3 and 180E — thrived as a used ecosystem on eBay, despite the lack of vendor support.)
But it seems Radware has made good on their promise to keep up the Alteon line, although in slightly different form. They’ve released the Alteon 5412, a 20-Gigabit Layer 7 device (web acceleration and SSL promised for mid-2010).  It’s the Alteon software running on top of their OnDemand Switch 3 switching platform. Since the acquisition, they have also released two maintenance releases of the Alteon OS for the previous platforms. So it seems they’re making good on their promise.
Check out the press releases and promo site (bringing back Alteon marketing materials even).
