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ans, including different quality of service agreements and quota-based plans that meter, control and charge for individual use of bandwidth resources in real-time. Value Added Services ServiceProtector ServiceProtector is an attack detection and mitigation service that protects commercial networks against Denial of Service attacks, Zero Day attacks, worms, zombie and spambot behavior. The ServiceProtector helps service providers avoid domain name system blacklisting and maintain network integrity and availability by automatically blocking, limiting or isolating only the offending traffic while allowing legitimate traffic to flow.ServiceProtector is a software add-on component to the Allot Service Gateway and NetEnforcer platforms. MediaSwift The Allot MediaSwift is a carrier-class media caching and video acceleration service that reduces the costs associated with the delivery of over-the-top video content and file sharing. MediaSwift is offered as an external solution with Service Gateway or as an integrated blade therein and it is also offered as a solution with other Allot platforms. WebSafe The Allot WebSafe is a URL filtering service that blocks access to blacklisted Websites and assists operators in complying with emerging legislation surrounding the distribution of illegal content on the Internet. The solution is a network service designed to block access to illegal Websites defined by the Internet Watch Foundation, or IWF. At the same time, it allows operators to comply with emerging legislation surrounding online child sexual abuse images and other illegal content. WebSafe is offered as an integrated service within Service Gateway and NetEnforcer platforms. Customers The company’s customer base consists primarily of mobile and fixed service providers, cable operators, private networks, data centers, governments and enterprises. Competition The company competes with router and switch infrastructure companies, such as Cisco Systems, Inc., Telefonaktiebolager LM Erricson, and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Its principal competitors in the field of DPI technology are Sandvine Inc. and Procera Networks, Inc. Significant Events In March 2013, Allot Communications Ltd. and Radcom Ltd. announced a joint Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Quality of Experience (QoE) solution. The joint offering, which has already been selected and deployed by a telecom service provider in South America, embeds RADCOM's VoIP QoE monitoring technology into the Allot Service Gateway platform. History Allot Communications Ltd. was founded in 1996. The company was formerly known as Ariadne Ltd. and changed its name to Allot Communications Ltd. in 1997.