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Optical Networking Equipment Sales to Top $120 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:05:34 GMT

BOONTON, N.J., June 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Annual sales of optical networking equipment worldwide are forecasted to increase at a compounded rate of nearly seven percent, growing from $17.8 billion in 2008 to $24.7 billion in 2013 as carriers begin upgrading their long haul and metro networks to handle increases in image-based traffic, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp. According to this industry analysis study, optical equipment sales are being spurred by various hybrid approaches meant to achieve today some of the benefits associated with tomorrow's all-optical network.

According to Insight's newly-released market analysis report, "The All-Optical Network: The Roles of Hybrid Transfer Nodes for Optimization in SONET, DWDM and MPLS Metro and Long Haul Networks 2008-2013," the advantages of all-optical networking includes greater flexibility in routing and switching optical signals, low cost, zero-interference processing of signals at intermediate nodes, and the elimination of optical-electronic-optical conversion of signals.

The study found, however, that true all-optical networking is years from realization. In the meantime, optical networking engineers have developed hybrid approaches to optimize their manufacturing processes, transmission technologies, and transport protocols in order to win some of the benefits of all-optical networking immediately.

Insight Research identified Carrier Ethernet, generalized multi-protocol label switching (GMPLS), reconfigurable add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs), and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) as areas where the hybrid approach to an all-optical network is most evident.

"All-optical networking will drop operational costs and increase throughput, but the reality is that true end-to-end optical networking is still years away," says Robert Rosenberg, President of Insight. "In the meantime, various hybrid approaches such as Carrier Ethernet and ROADM at the transport level, GMPLS at the protocol level, and PICs at the device level are all being applied to win the benefits of optical networking today," Rosenberg concludes.

A free report excerpt, table of contents, and ordering information is available online at www.insight-corp.com/reports/optical08.asp.

This 189-page report is available immediately for $3,995 (hard copy). Adobe Acrobat (PDF) report licenses are also available.

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Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module Achieves Stringent FIPS 140-2 Government Standard

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:10:31 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module has been awarded Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS) 140-2 Validation. This certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States, and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), provides cryptographic product validation to Federal agencies for use in protecting sensitive government data in computer and telecommunication systems. FIPS 140-2 provides stringent third-party assurance of security claims on any product containing cryptography that may be purchased by a government agency.

The FIPS 140-2 compliant Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module embedded in AuthGuard(R) user authentication product assures U.S. and Canadian government customers, system integrators, & resellers that AuthGuard(R) product provides the highest level of protection for sensitive information and comply with strict government security regulations. AuthGuard(R) user authentication product is most suitable for Federal agencies complying with such government guidelines as "E-Authentication," "Protection of Agency Sensitive Information," "Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information," "Telework," "Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors," "Continuity of Operations Programs," and other initiatives designed to ensure secure access in government environments.

AuthGuard(R) is a versatile authentication server providing, supporting, and managing multiple open and proprietary authentication methods through a single user interface. Authentication options range from legacy password, to one-time challenge one-time response, OTP, out-of-band, and secure in-band authentication. These methods, used alone or in combinations, allow for one-factor, layered, or multi-factor authentication that is electronically deployable, has scalable security, high usability, low total cost of ownership, and self-service capabilities.

"Authernative Cryptographic Module embedded in AuthGuard provides for secure mutual authentication and session-only random symmetric key distribution in client-server architecture enabled with a multifactor authentication scheme," said Dr. Len Mizrah, CEO of Authernative, Inc. "Our continued commitment in obtaining NIST certifications is a clear validation of Authernative's expertise in the security industry built on intellectual property foundation, including numerous U.S. and International patents in the area of user authentication, transaction authentication, and encryption key management, coupled with years of innovative security product development.

In order to expedite the FIPS 140-2 validation process, Authernative partnered with Corsec Security, Inc., a consulting firm with over ten years of validation experience.

"Authernative delivers high-quality user authentication products and achieving a FIPS 140-2 validation has helped demonstrate their dedication to their customers," said Matthew Appler, CEO, Corsec Security, Inc. "Corsec is thrilled to have worked with Authernative on achieving this remarkable milestone."

As the gold standard for cryptographic security, FIPS-140-2 validation is required by the U.S. Federal Government to certify the design strength of information assurance products, and is increasingly becoming a benchmark for the private enterprise sector including the banking and finance markets, as well as being reviewed by ISO to become an international standard. FIPS 140-2 is gaining worldwide recognition as an important benchmark for third party validations of encryption products of all kinds. FIPS 140-2 validation of the Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module will provide users with a high degree of security, assurance, and dependability.

About Authernative, Inc.
Authernative provides innovative patented software security solutions offering identity and access management capabilities including authentication, authorization, administration, and auditing. The company's products are used to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data, protected resources, and financial transactions. They allow organizations to lower the cost of providing, deploying and managing user authentication for enabling e-government and addressing regulatory compliance requirements. For further information, please visit www.authernative.com.

About Corsec Security, Inc.
Corsec Security, Inc. specializes in helping companies navigate through the complex process of receiving FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria (CC) certifications. Corsec's consulting, document creation, and project management services deliver unmatched expertise in achieving government validation efforts at a firm, fixed price. Corsec partners with companies around the world to achieve local and international certification and to add security functionality to a wide range of products. Corsec minimizes the time, effort and money a vendor needs to invest in validation while ultimately maximizing the return on that investment. For further information, please visit www.corsec.com.

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Kazio Networks Launches New Business to Increase Industrial Ethernet Network Productivity and ROI

Mon, 12 May 2008 07:23:19 GMT

LEESPORT, Pa., May 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Industrial Ethernet is a rapidly growing network infrastructure, and Kazio Networks recently launched a new business to fill the market's niche by providing Industrial Ethernet expertise. Kazio Networks' methodology and services can help a customer within the industrial sector to reduce their cost while increasing their network productivity.

According to the ARC Advisory Group, the thought leader in manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain solutions for complex business issues facing organizations today, Industrial Ethernet is an increasing network infrastructure and will grow to nearly a one billion dollar market, worldwide.

Ethernet networks are common within corporate business networks, but are also becoming a popular choice within industry. It offers a way for many companies to integrate within their current business networks with speed, flexibility and openness. A trend shows that more and more industries are embracing this type of network.

While the networking concepts are similar, effectively maximizing the power of Industrial Ethernet networks requires specific expertise and education in this area.

"IT corporate/business Ethernet-based networks and Industrial Ethernet networks may seem like they are one and the same," Melvin Foo, Principal Engineer and owner of Kazio Networks, said. "However, there are still many who apply IT-based techniques, methodologies and equipment to Industrial Ethernet infrastructures -- not being aware that there are unique differences and requirements within an industrial environment."

According to Foo, industrial companies that apply these techniques and methodologies within a manufacturing and production environment may prove costly, and at times, even fatal.

So, how can Kazio Networks help? The company has designed a program that they can tailor to fit into any stage of client's network system project; they call it "lifecycle services."

The Lifecycle services program provides network infrastructure design, analysis, maintenance, management, compliancy and consulting for wired/wireless- based systems. It allows the customer to have, to improve, and to tailor their network system to an industrial environment.

About Kazio Networks
Kazio Networks provides turnkey Industrial Ethernet Network Solutions. They offer full design, installation and test solutions of a network's infrastructure, and media/cabling. Kazio Networks has extensive Applied Systems expertise implementing Industrial Ethernet network engineering solutions for client automation and manufacturing needs. Past project experience includes assisting the pharmaceutical, life sciences, food and beverage, wastewater, aerospace, automotive, metal/steel, power and energy sectors.

For more information, visit: www.KazioNetworks.com or call: 800-465-7374.

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Alpha Red selects BandCon to Provide Backbone, Peering Services

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:35:16 GMT

Deal enables bold entry to the ISP market by Alpha Red

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Feb. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- BandCon today announced that it has been selected by Alpha Red, Inc., a dedicated server hosting provider and Internet service provider headquartered in Houston, Texas, to facilitate the company's peering initiative. Under the terms of the multiple-year agreement, BandCon has installed and will maintain the connectivity of Alpha Red's private national backbone that connects all the major metropolitan areas of the United States.

The deal positions Alpha Red as a competitive player in the Internet transit market. The company has traditionally specialized in server and hosting management services. With the private backbone in place, Alpha Red will leverage over its own 125 Gbps of outgoing usage to quickly develop peering relationships and backbone capacity.

"BandCon has enabled Alpha Red to accelerate its peering initiative," said James McCreary, President of Alpha Red. "This results in lower bandwidth usage costs and also boosts network performance."

"I'm very excited that we can bundle our services to offer a complete usable, scalable and affordable network to Alpha Red," said Ari Benowitz, CEO and President of BandCon.

About Alpha Red
Alpha Red, Inc. is a high output hosting provider that specializes in internet transit, dedicated servers, colocation, network management, managed applications, and outsourced IT solutions. The company's customer base includes web radio stations, online storage companies, file hosting web sites, video media web sites, and content distribution companies. The company's Web address is www.alphared.com.

About BandCon
BandCon is the content delivery network provider for large Internet-based content owners. The firm specializes in developing custom network solutions for IP transit, transport, content delivery networking (CDN), peering, colocation/power, and managed services that are unmatched in terms of flexibility and scalability.

BandCon's 10 Gbps backbone provides rich content delivery capability throughout North America. The firm's signature Content Delivery System enables BandCon to deliver a full suite of services to customers at any stage of the growth cycle, from startup through maturity. Customers include MySpace, Internap, Revver, Vonage, Nine Systems and Skype. The company's Web address is www.BandCon.com.

All trademarks acknowledged.

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TeamF1 Launches AuthAgent TACACS+ for Embedded Devices

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:00:57 GMT

AuthAgent TACACS+ is the Newest Addition to TeamF1's AuthAgent Suite of Embedded Authentication Components

FREMONT, Calif. - Dec. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TeamF1, Inc. (www.TeamF1.com), the leader in embedded networking and security software, today announced immediate availability of AuthAgent TACACS+, its newest product - an implementation of the Cisco TACACS+ (Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus) Protocol, that provides separate authentication and authorization features for networked devices.

AuthAgent TACACS+ is the latest addition to TeamF1's AuthAgent suite of lean, flexible and configurable authentication protocols. It implements the client side of a client/server information exchange mechanism providing network access to users based on credentials managed by standard "TACACS+ servers" such as those available from Cisco Systems and other leading vendors. With AuthAgent TACACS+, networked embedded devices are able to easily verify user credentials and authorize users without having the overhead of maintaining and administering a database of sensitive user information locally on the device. Applications include secure access to VPNs, gateway devices, dial-up connectors, Ethernet switches and wireless networks, among others.

"Architects of network devices that may be deployed in environments using Cisco networking gear will have a strong need for TACACS+ authentication built into their devices," said Andy Oehler, Director of Product Management at TeamF1. "With its small footprint and easy-to-use API, TeamF1's AuthAgent TACACS+ enables OEMs to bring such devices quickly to market, with rich authentication functionality and without any significant impact on system resources."

AuthAgent TACACS+ is Cisco draft-RFC compliant. It supports password authentication (PAP) as well as challenge-response authentication, and supports CHAP and MS-CHAP authentication. Its modular architecture allows for easy exclusion of unneeded functionality. It is easily ported to many embedded operating systems, offering lower hardware/software integration risks for OEMs.

Availability
AuthAgent TACACS+ is available as a source license under royalty-free terms directly from TeamF1 with immediate availability on Wind River's VxWorks(R) operating system (including VxWorks-based Platforms) and Linux(R). TeamF1's expert professional services team is also available to help with customizations to the product and ports to other device operating systems.

AuthAgent TACACS+ is also available as an add-on module for TeamF1's SMBware(TM) production-ready turnkey solutions that enable OEMs/ODMs to deliver devices to the small-to-medium business (SMB) market.

About TeamF1
TeamF1, Inc. a privately held corporation headquartered in Fremont, California, is a leader in high performance embedded networking and security software. TeamF1's products enable secure networking of telecom/datacom and industrial equipment, and provide the infrastructure components needed for switching and wireless products in various market segments.

For more information visit the company's website at www.TeamF1.com or contact TeamF1 Public Relations at 510-505-9931 or email pr _at_ TeamF1.com.

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Authernative Cryptographic Module Achieves NIST Pre-Validation for FIPS 140-2

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:08:12 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Dec. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module has been placed on the Pre-validation list for the Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS) 140-2 Validation. FIPS 140-2 is a U.S. government computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules and certify private sector vendor products for use in government departments and regulated industries that collect, store, transfer, share and disseminate sensitive, but un-classified information. FIPS 140-2 validation is a requirement for any cryptographic product which will be used in a U.S. government agency network.

Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module is based on the recently issued U.S. Patent No. 7,299,356 titled "Key conversion method for communication session encryption and authentication system" which describes a new encryption key management system integrated into an interactive mutual authentication protocol. This protocol accomplishes mutual authentication through a secure exchange of session-only random symmetric encryption keys without allowing authentication credentials to cross non-trusted communication media.

"Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module provides for secure mutual authentication and session-only random symmetric key distribution in client-server architecture enabled with a multifactor authentication scheme. It allows eliminating asymmetric keys usage and overcomes certain weaknesses and difficulties in implementation, administration, maintenance, and cost containment of public key infrastructure (PKI), Kerberos, and some other commercially available authentication and key distribution systems and protocols", said Dr. Len Mizrah, CEO of Authernative, Inc. "The patented Key Conversion Array technology provides for security scalable with CPU power and network bandwidth, while being highly resilient against communication session eavesdropping attacks, replay man-in-the-middle attacks, online and offline computer-processing attacks, and session hijacking/phishing attacks".

The FIPS 140-2 standard is a joint effort by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States, and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), under the Canadian government. The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), headed by NIST, provides module and algorithm testing for FIPS 140-2, which applies to Federal agencies using validated cryptographic modules to protect sensitive government data in computer and telecommunication systems. FIPS 140-2 provides stringent third-party assurance of security claims on any product containing cryptography that may be purchased by a government agency.

Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module extends the end-to-end security capabilities of Authernative(R) AuthGuard(R) user authentication solution. AuthGuard(R) performs strong user authentication and client-server mutual authentication during the authentication stage of the communication session. Authernative was voted as a best solution provider at SecureGOV 2006 Strategic Intelligence Council Meeting and is committed to helping Federal agencies securely extend their networks and access for mobile workforce, employees, vendors, and public citizens. FIPS 140-2 validation of the Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module will provide Federal agencies and users with a high degree of security, assurance, and dependability. Authernative is invited to present at the upcoming SecureGOV 2008 Strategic Intelligence Council Meeting, March 9-11, 2008 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The FIPS standard, which is mandated by law in the U.S. and very strictly enforced in Canada, is also currently being reviewed by ISO to become an international standard. FIPS 140-2 is gaining worldwide recognition as an important benchmark for third party validations of encryption products of all kinds.

In order to expedite the FIPS 140-2 validation process, Authernative partnered with Corsec Security, Inc., a consulting firm with over nine years of validation experience. "Corsec is proud to be working on the validation of the Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module," said Matthew Appler, CEO, Corsec Security, Inc. "Authernative's decision to undergo the stringent FIPS 140-2 validation process has shown their tremendous dedication to providing customers with proven third-party assurance."

About Authernative, Inc.
Authernative provides innovative patented software security solutions offering identity and access management capabilities including authentication, authorization, administration, and auditing. The company's products are used to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data, protected resources, and financial transactions. They allow organizations to lower the cost of providing, deploying and managing user authentication for enabling e-commerce and addressing regulatory compliance requirements. For further information, please visit www.authernative.com.

About Corsec Security, Inc.
Corsec Security, Inc. specializes in helping companies navigate through the complex process of receiving FIPS 140 and Common Criteria (CC) certifications. Corsec's consulting, document creation, and project management services deliver unmatched expertise in achieving government validation efforts at a firm, fixed price. Corsec partners with companies around the world to achieve local and international certification and to add security functionality to a wide range of products. Corsec minimizes the time, effort and money a vendor needs to invest in validation while ultimately maximizing the return on that investment. For further information, please visit www.corsec.com

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Authernative Granted U.S. Patent on Key Conversion Method for Communication Session Encryption and Authentication System

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:36:41 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Nov. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has granted the company its patent for a key conversion method.

The newly issued patent number US 7,299,356 titled "Key conversion method for communication session encryption and authentication system" describes a new encryption key management system integrated into an interactive mutual authentication protocol that accomplishes mutual authentication through a secure exchange of session-only random symmetric encryption keys without allowing authentication credentials to cross non-trusted communication media.

Security of key distribution is enabled with a new Key Conversion Array (KCA(TM)) technology. It embraces sequential random number generators seeded with authentication credentials and arrays of veiling random bits and/or bytes. Furthermore, these veiling bits and/or bytes are replaced at certain session-only random positions in KCA with disassembled symmetric key's bits and/or bytes. Key scrambling process of replacing veiling bits and/or bytes inside KCA with the actual key's bits and/or bytes is reversed at the receiving end with a reciprocal key reengineering process according to one of patented Bit-Veil-Unveil (BitVU(TM)), Byte-Veil-Unveil (ByteVU(TM)), and Bit-Byte-Veil-Unveil (BBVU(TM)) algorithms.

The patented technology provides secure mutual authentication and session-only random symmetric key distribution in client-server architecture, which eliminates asymmetric key usage and overcomes certain weaknesses and difficulties in implementation, administration, maintenance, and cost containment of public key infrastructure (PKI), Kerberos, and some other commercially available authentication and key distribution systems and protocols. Key Conversion Array technology allows for security scalable with CPU power and network bandwidth, while KCA is highly resilient against communication session eavesdropping attacks, replay man-in-the-middle attacks, online and offline computer-processing attacks, and session hijacking/phishing attacks.

KCA(TM) technology extends the end-to-end security capabilities of Authernative(R) AuthGuard(R) user authentication solution. AuthGuard(R) performs strong user authentication and client-server mutual authentication during the authentication stage of the communication session. The secure session-only symmetric random encryption key distribution having occurred during this stage can protect secure content delivery between client and server during the post-authentication stage of the same communication session.

The rise and sophistication of online attacks, tools and strategies to steal authentication credentials and sensitive data are rapidly growing. According to the September 17, 2007, Internet Security Threat Report released by Symantec Corp, cyber criminals are increasingly becoming more professional - even commercial - in the development, distribution and use of malicious code and services. Authernative's Key Conversion Array technology gives end-users higher security and confidence when conducting Web-based transactions.

This patent issuance is a significant validation of the company's intellectual property and business strategy to protect user access and security of proprietary or sensitive data, which is essential to successfully conducting electronic business on a global basis. The company also currently holds more than 28 issued and pending US and foreign patents relating to the front- and back-end of authentication and encryption key management technologies.

Authernative has been expending the vision of AuthGuard(R) and the addition of the Key Conversion Array patented technology is a significant milestone, allowing for new product lines, including secure content delivery, single sign-on, and federated identity.

About Authernative:
Authernative provides innovative patented software security solutions offering identity and access management capabilities including authentication, authorization, administration, and auditing. The company's products are used to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data, protected resources, and financial transactions. They allow businesses to lower the cost of providing, deploying and managing user authentication for enabling e-commerce and addressing regulatory compliance requirements.

More information: www.authernative.com.

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Service Providers Cut Application Connectivity CAPEX / OPEX Using Application Session Controllers, says Insight Research White Paper

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:00:00 GMT

BOONTON, N.J. - Oct. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Service Providers continue to look for new cost effective means for efficient and effective application-to-network connectivity. As a result, hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent by Service Providers to connect or migrate existing applications as well as build new applications to retain customers and enhance meaningful ARPU across their networks. According to a new white paper by Insight Research, Application Session Controllers (ASCs) are an important new approach to providing efficient and cost-effective application connectivity, application/session call control and the ability to mediate application mash-ups in a mixed networking environment.

According to the study "Deploying Cost-Effective Network Elements for Next-Generation Networks: The Case for Application Session Controllers," Insight sees ASCs playing a significant role in six high growth application areas that will make up a $66 billion market by 2010. The six areas are: residential video telephony, fixed mobile convergence, file exchange, streaming service, location-based services, and presence-based services.

"As a purpose-built network element that combines call control, signaling, switching, and media capabilities coupled with multi-application support for both new and legacy applications, the ASC is an important tool for service providers." says Robert Rosenberg, President of Insight Research.

"It lowers costs, preserves existing investments, increases ARPU, and provides application transparency for evolving networks, including IMS."

Service Providers can realize on average a 40% savings in both capital and operational expenditures by leveraging the Application Session Controller functionality compared to re-purposing general purpose network elements for application connectivity. Once within the network, an ASC provides on going efficiencies and time to market advantages for legacy and IMS applications. While at the same time, an ASC can drive ARPU by enabling service convergence and application brokering.

A free copy of the white paper is available online at www.insight-corp.com/reports/ASC.asp.

Insight Research, founded in 1990, is a highly respected source for telecommunications market research and strategic analysis.

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TeamF1, Inc. Joins MIT Kerberos Consortium as a Founding Sponsor

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:04:00 GMT

Joins community of industry leaders committed to establishing Kerberos as the universal authentication platform for computer networks

FREMONT, Calif. - Sept. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TeamF1, Inc. (www.TeamF1.com), the high-performance embedded networking and security software company, today announced it has signed on as a founding sponsor of the MIT Kerberos Consortium, a non-profit group with a vision of promoting an environment where fully functional and interoperable Kerberos-based authentication and authorization will be as ubiquitous as TCP/IP-based networking itself.

Led by MIT, other founding sponsors of the consortium include Centrify Corporation, The Financial Services Technology Consortium, Google, Sun Microsystems, Stanford University and the University of Michigan.

Kerberos is a widely used computer network authentication protocol which provides strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography. TeamF1 has been a long-time proponent of Kerberos, and offers AuthAgent Kerberos, the company's leading secure authentication product for embedded devices. AuthAgent Kerberos is a standards-based implementation of the Kerberos(TM) V Protocol (RFC 4120), and provides the "magic sauce" required for network client software as well as network services running on embedded devices to easily be Kerberos-enabled ("kerberized"). Recently, TeamF1 upgraded AuthAgent Kerberos to include advanced PKINIT support for PKCS#11 digital certificates, such as ones stored in smartcards and used in DoD CAC authentication.

"We are very pleased to be part of this organization which shares TeamF1's vision of the future of ubiquitous secure connectivity," said Mukesh Lulla, president of TeamF1. "Kerberos is now part of virtually all modern commercial desktop and server operating systems but still remains largely untapped in networked embedded systems. TeamF1's AuthAgent Kerberos has been leading the way in making this technology available to embedded devices, and has helped many smart devices enable secure authentication for connecting to services on the network and for providing such services. It is our privilege to contribute back to the Kerberos development community that made this all possible, and to help further its efforts via this sponsorship."

"We are pleased to have TeamF1 as a Founding Sponsor of the MIT Kerberos Consortium", said Stephen C. Buckley, the Consortium's Executive Director. "The expertise in embedded networking and security that TeamF1 brings to the table will enhance our capabilities to create state-of-the-art security systems for the world."

The consortium will hold its official launch event at MIT's Stata Center at 9:30 am EDT on September 27, 2007. Live webcast information can be found at Kerberos Consortium web site, www.kerberos.org.

About The MIT Kerberos Consortium
The MIT Kerberos Consortium was created to establish Kerberos as the universal authentication platform for the world's computer networks. Building upon the existing Kerberos protocol suite, the Consortium will develop interoperable technologies to enable organizations and federated realms of organizations to use Kerberos as the single sign-on solution for access to all applications and services. It will also promote the adoption of these technologies so that ultimately all operating systems, applications, imbedded devices, and Internet based services can utilize Kerberos for authentication and authorization.

About TeamF1
TeamF1, Inc. a privately held corporation headquartered in Fremont, California, is a leader in high performance embedded networking and security software. TeamF1's products enable secure networking of telecom/datacom and industrial equipment, and provide the infrastructure components needed for switching and wireless products in various market segments. For more information visit the company's website at www.TeamF1.com or contact TeamF1 Public Relations at 510-505-9931 or email pr _at_ TeamF1 _dot_ com.

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New High-Performance Linux Distro for Security and Monitoring

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:00:00 GMT

nPulse announces Catapulta Distribution at ISS World 2007

RESTON, Va., June 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- nPulse Networks LLC, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration and open-source tools for network security and monitoring applications, is contributing a new Linux distribution to the public domain.

The announcement was made at the recent ISS World Conference in Washington, D.C. by Randy Caldejon, nPulse's President. The new Catapulta distro is the outcome of an internal research project at the company to determine whether a practical wire-speed, gigabit packet capture platform could be built from industry-standard server components for under $4,000.

"For our security, monitoring and intercept customers, 100% visibility of network traffic is critical," said Caldejon, "but we discovered that none of the current Linux distributions is specifically tuned for packet capture. To reach our goal, we had to build Catapulta. Now we plan to make it available for others to use and extend."

The nPulse team experimented with a range of open-source tools such as PF_Ring, a modified libpcap developed by Luca Deri (www.ntop.org), and Streamline, a stream-based communication system by Willem de Bruijn (www.few.vu.nl/~wdb/streamline/). An advanced programmable adapter card from Napatech was the eventual solution to the performance and cost goals for the project.

"In fact, we were able to achieve 2Gbps of throughput within our design parameters, with a total CPU utilization of less than 4%," says Peter Shaw, VP of Marketing for nPulse Networks. "Adding Streamline allowed us to achieve line-rate deep packet inspection, comparing over 2000 case-insensitive regular expressions while using less than half of the CPU resource. And we can demonstrate that Catapulta will scale to 10Gbps and beyond."

Catapulta, which incorporates PF_Ring, Streamline and other tools as well as full support for the Napatech network cards, will be available at www.catapulta.org, and the site will also host a user and developer forum to support and enhance the new distro. A full summary of the Catapulta project is available at www.npulsenetworks.com/iss.php.

About nPulse Networks
nPulse Networks, a developer and integrator of advanced packet capture solutions for commercial and Government customers, is a global leader in the hardware-acceleration of open-source-based solutions for network security, monitoring, traffic analysis and data management. nPulse is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and also maintains a development center in Charlottesville, VA.

For more information, visit www.npulsenetworks.com.

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MPLS Now Offers Frame Relay Users Faster More Cost Effective Point to Point Solution

Thu, 03 May 2007 06:01:00 GMT

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - May 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) gives network users better performance for existing applications and flexibility to divert and route traffic around link failures, congestion, and bottlenecks at 10-40% savings over Frame Relay, according to Alain Nguyen of ShopforBandwidth.com.

MPLS was invented to solve the problem of bridging multiple disparate protocols such as Frame Relay, ATM, and Ethernet. In computer networking and telecommunications, MPLS service provides unified data-carrying service for both circuit-based and packet-switching clients. It can be used to carry many different kinds of traffic, including IP packets, ATM, SONET, and Ethernet.

MPLS has a number of benefits including Class of Service (COS). With MPLS service, you can prioritize the data flow on your network and ensure the most critical data traverses the network reliably in congested situations. A prime candidate for a MPLS network would be VoIP as voice traffic cannot tolerate the jitter and delay when a network becomes congested. When using VoIP through Frame relay, there is often the jitter and delay that businesses cannot tolerate when talking to their clients.

"Applications running on a network such as VoIP, CRM, ERP, videoconferencing, etc. run better over MPLS than traditional 20 year old Frame Relay. In the next 3 to 5 years, it is expected that MPLS circuits will overtake frame relay and point-to-point circuits in popularity since it is a better technology which has now proven to be more beneficial to businesses," says Nguyen.

Shopforbandwidth.com recently helped a company acquire MPLS service with three locations in different states. They had issues communicating with each other. Being in the process automation industry, when they sent large files, everything went to the public Internet; it was slow and unproductive for their daily operation. They needed to connect the three locations together and interact with each other and the MPLS solution enabled them to do so through a private, fully meshed network.

They now send files between each other all privately at faster speeds avoiding the Internet. In addition, they save on their long distance cost since all their sites are connected through an internet protocol (IP) phone system allowing them to talk to each other without any per call charges. They can also do videoconferencing between each sites reducing travel cost yet still be productive when they need to have face-to-face meetings.

About ShopforBandwidth
Shopforbandwidth.com enables small to midsize business customers to efficiently purchase broadband services by being a one stop source to get quotes from various nationwide network providers. Shopforbandwidth.com has helped hundreds of businesses get broadband services - T1, T3/DS3 line, Frame Relay service, MPLS, VPN, OC3 line and save cost on their purchase by selecting quality bandwidth providers at the most cost effective broadband prices.

For more information on MPLS, Frame Relay, T1 and T3/DS3 lines and OC3 connections, please visit www.ShopforBandwidth.com or call 702-967-0213.

Secure Open-Source NetFlow Probe for Gigabit Networks

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:00:00 GMT

New Commercial Release of nProbe processes over 1.1 million packets per second

RESTON, Va., March 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- nPulse Networks LLC, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration tools for open-source network security and monitoring applications, has announced a new security-hardened release of its nProbe appliance. nProbe is a highly-tuned, light-weight NetFlow probe, derived from the open-source ntop project managed by Luca Deri (www.ntop.org). nPulse is the commercial representative of ntop.org in North America.

Implemented on nPulse's Catapult hardware acceleration platform, the entry-level nProbe appliance can capture and inspect over 1.1 million packets per second on its gigabit monitoring port, and generates NetFlow v5/9 or IPFIX records for export to an external network management system or "collector."

"We have validated nProbe for compatibility with most of the widely-used network security and monitoring solutions," says Peter Shaw, VP of Marketing for nPulse Networks. "Many such systems use NetFlow data in watching for anomalous or threatening behavior on distributed networks. nProbe can be a cost-effective extension for existing solutions, or a valuable standalone tool in its own right."

Pricing for the single-port, 1 gigabit nProbe appliance starts at $3,999, and multi-port, hardware accelerated configurations are also available. For detailed information, contact sales @npulsenetworks.com.

About nPulse Networks LLC
nPulse is a global leader in the hardware-acceleration of open-source-based solutions for network security, network monitoring, traffic analysis and data management. With its customers and partners, nPulse works every day at the leading edge of network security and monitoring technology, providing its customers with deep insight into "network vital signs."

nPulse Networks is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and also maintains development centers in Charlottesville, VA and in Pisa, Italy.

For more information, visit www.npulsenetworks.com.

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Authernative Granted U.S. Patent for User Authentication Method and Interface

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:30:00 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Mar. 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the US Patent & Trademark Office has granted the company its patent for a user authentication method and interface.

The newly issued patent number US 7,188,314 titled "System and method for user authentication interface" describes a graphical user interface supporting an interactive client-server authentication based on Random Partial Pattern Recognition algorithm.

Unlike the standard static password recognition algorithm which requires the user to enter the entire password in one authentication session, the patented Random Partial Pattern Recognition algorithm requests only a random session-specific subset of the user's credential. This technology significantly reduces the credential's entropy leakage and renders one-time authentication responses difficult to compromise. Moreover, the method's virtual keyboards and menus containing alpha-numeric characters, images or colors enable high combinatorial security and an easy cognitive way to select, remember, and enter the user's credentials. The user authentication interface also includes indicators for elapsed time and status of the authentication session. The combination of these security and usability features provide stronger protection against known attacks while delivering a simple and more engaging user experience.

This patent, together with the recently granted patents (European Patent Office, patent number EP1434408, titled "Authentication System and Method Based upon Random Partial Pattern Recognition" and US Patent & Trademark Office, patent number 7,073,067, titled "Authentication System and Method Based upon Random Partial Digitized Path Recognition") provide for a protected intellectual property and technology foundation for Authernative(TM) AuthGuard(R) authentication product - a versatile authentication platform offering different methods and levels of authentication security consolidated through one user interface.

Authentication options include the following methods: legacy password, enhanced password, patented one-time challenge - one-time response, patent-pending out-of-band, and strong mutual authentication. These authentication factors, used alone or in combination, allow for one-factor, layered, or multi-factor highly scalable authentication security, while preserving high usability, low total cost of ownership, and online self-service capabilities. Hence, the AuthGuard(R) product enables enterprises, application & consumer service providers to select and mandate different authentication methods depending on who is logging in, where the log-in is taking place, and for what purpose.

Furthermore, organizations can offer end-users the ability to choose the most appropriate authentication method from variety of different options. This allows for personalized security and usability, making the end-user authentication process more engaging while providing tangible and feasible protection. Given such options, security motivated and conscious users could choose a higher level of authentication security.

The issued patent solidifies the company's intellectual property portfolio, strengthens its technology and product legal protection, and extends its licensing opportunities.

About Authernative:
Authernative provides innovative patented software security solutions offering identity and access management capabilities including strong authentication, authorization, administration, and auditing. The company's products are used to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data, protected resources, and financial transactions.

They allow businesses to lower the cost of providing, deploying and managing strong user authentication for enabling e-commerce and addressing regulatory compliance requirements.

More information: www.authernative.com.

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Authernative Granted EU Patent for User Authentication Method

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:21:00 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Feb. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the European Patent Office has granted the company its patent for a user authentication method. The newly issued patent number EP1434408 titled "Authentication System and Method Based upon Random Partial Pattern Recognition" describes a "what user knows" authentication method which provides stronger security than traditional passwords.

Unlike the standard static password recognition algorithm which requires the user to enter the entire password in one authentication session, the patented Random Partial Pattern Recognition algorithm requests only a random session-specific subset of the user's credential. This technology significantly reduces the credential's entropy leakage and renders one-time authentication responses difficult to compromise. Moreover, the method's virtual keyboards and menus containing alpha-numeric characters, images or colors enable high combinatorial security and an easy cognitive way to select, remember, and enter the user's credentials. The combination of these security and usability features provide stronger protection against known attacks while delivering a simple and more engaging user experience.

The patented technology is just one of the authentication methods available in Authernative's AuthGuard(R) authentication product. Authernative was the first to pioneer what Gartner calls Versatile Authentication Server (VAS) - "a common enterprise infrastructure supporting multiple open and proprietary authentication methods. This approach enables an enterprise to use different forms of authentication depending on who is logging in, where the login is taking place and for what purpose. A VAS also gives an enterprise a simple means of migrating to new authentication methods as its needs change and new methods emerge."

AuthGuard(R) versatile authentication server offers a range of legacy and innovative authentication methods having scalable security, high usability, low total cost of ownership, and self-service capabilities. Authentication options include the following methods: legacy password, enhanced password, patented one-time challenge - one-time response, patent-pending next-generation out-of-band, and strong mutual authentication. These authentication factors, used alone or in combination, allow for one-factor, layered, and multi-factor authentication security. All are provided through a single product which allows the personalization of the level of security and the ease-of-use particular to users' needs or companies' policies - whether at service providers with millions of users, global enterprises, ASPs, or small and medium businesses.

Use of advanced authentication factors for stronger, layered, or multi-factor authentication is increasingly becoming a generally accepted approach around the world. However, key challenges remain not only when it comes to the ease-of-use, the cost to purchase, deploy, and manage authentication solutions, but also to provide a flexible range of options appropriate for different business requirements and user personalized choices. Authernative solutions best address these requirements.

About Authernative
Authernative provides innovative patented software security solutions offering identity and access management capabilities including strong authentication, authorization, administration, and auditing. The company's products are used to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data, protected resources, and financial transactions. They allow businesses to lower the cost of providing, deploying and managing strong user authentication for enabling e-commerce and addressing regulatory compliance requirements.

More Information: www.Authernative.com.

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TeamF1 to Unveil Customizable Secure Gateway Solution Running on Cavium Networks OCTEON(TM) Processors at RSA Conference 2007

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:00:00 GMT

Comprehensive Turnkey SMB VPN/Firewall Gateway Software to Demo on Cavium Networks OCTEON(TM) MIPS64-Based Processors

FREMONT, Calif. - Feb. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TeamF1, Inc. (www.TeamF1.com), a leader in embedded networking and security software solutions for wired and wireless applications, will unveil its latest innovation - the Secure Gateway Solution - in a demonstration at Cavium Networks Booth #1031 at RSA Conference 2007 to be held February 6-9 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

TeamF1's Secure Gateway Solution is a comprehensive turnkey software package that combines a rich set of field-proven, standard components with an array of customizable options to provide OEMs/ODMs with increased product flexibility. Devices built around the Secure Gateway Solution offer end-customers advanced networking security and easy-to-use device management features.

For more information on the conference and expo, please visit www.rsaconference.com/2007/us/expo/.

"We are very excited to show our mutual customers how they can build highly differentiated high-performance VPN/firewall/router devices on Cavium OCTEON(TM) platforms with low risk and fast time to market," said Mukesh Lulla, President of TeamF1 "With its modular approach and comprehensive software features, the Secure Gateway Solution provides OEMs and ODMs a customizable package to meet their specific requirements."

"OEM customers are requiring higher performance, rich features, integration and faster time-to-market requirements for Secure SMB Gateways," said Rajneesh Gaur, Director of Product Marketing at Cavium Networks. "We look forward to providing to our mutual customers a solution with Cavium Network's leading OCTEON processors running TeamF1's software. We believe this solution enables OEMs/ODMs to address their critical requirements for SMB equipment."

The demonstration will highlight the joint solution based on currently available technologies from both companies.

The OCTEON CN30XX Processor Family includes both single and dual core, high performance MIPS64 processors with hardware acceleration for packet handling, QoS, security, and TCP processing. This processor family integrates DDR2, USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, TDM/PCM and PCI interfaces for developing cost-effective solutions. The OCTEON CN31XX Processor Family adds a compression/decompression engine and a pattern matching engine.

TeamF1's Secure Gateway Solution is a comprehensive turnkey router package, offering higher levels of customization. The Secure Gateway Solution is built on top of field-validated SMBware(TM) software components, with OEM branding options that offer a cost-effective, customized look and feel.

About TeamF1
TeamF1, Inc. a privately held corporation headquartered in Fremont, CA, is a leader in high-performance embedded networking and security software. TeamF1's products enable secure networking in telecom/datacom and industrial equipment, and provide the infrastructure components needed for switching and wireless products in various market segments.

For more information visit the company's website at www.TeamF1.com or contact TeamF1 Public Relations at 510-505-9931 or email pr _at_ TeamF1 _dot_ com.

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