Dulles,
VA. November 25, 2003 – Encore Networks,
a developer of integrated network security
products for enterprise and carrier customers,
today announced the completion of interoperability
testing between the Encore Virtual Private
Network (VPN) appliance, the BANDIT™,
and Quarry's Service Edge Switches, the
iQ4000 and iQ8000. The successful testing
had Encore establish and terminate encrypted
tunnels over the Internet using IPSec
protocols and algorithms to the standards
set by the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF).
Quarry Technologies designs, manufactures,
and sells security solutions that enable
confidential communications over public
and private networks. The Quarry iQsec
solution fits into Network Service Provider
(NSP) Points of Presence (POPs), enabling
carrier-based managed security services
for small and medium-sized enterprises.
"Interoperability with Quarry Technologies
demonstrates Encore Networks' commitment
to supporting VPN standards," said
Abir Hnidi, Senior Director of Technology
and Applications Development for Encore
Networks. "With this successful
testing, we feel confident that Encore
can integrate with large scale systems
to meet market requirements for end-to-end
enhanced security solutions for both
carriers and enterprise customers."
The Encore BANDIT™ is a uniquely versatile
VPN gateway that provides router/FRAD,
firewall and IPSec VPN functionality,
dial backup, and legacy protocol support.
Encore security products dedicate hardware
processors to handle the job of encrypting
and decrypting messages. This ensures
that routing, firewall, and other functions
don't slow down when DES and triple DES
encryption are in use. Hardware acceleration
maintains throughput at all times, ensuring
the security of mission-critical data.
"Hierarchical networks where VPN
tunnels are aggregated at central sites
and advanced subscriber services are
applied make good sense for many network
operators," said Tim Hale, Director
of Product Marketing for Quarry Technologies. "The
proven interoperability of the powerful
Encore BANDIT™ VPN appliances with our
iQ-series Service Edge Switches presents
enticing design options for constructing
secure, customer-focused networks." |
About Encore
Networks
Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.com is
a leading developer of integrated, broadband
IP+Legacy™ VPN and security platforms, signaling
protocol conversion, and converged voice
and data solutions for both carriers and
enterprises. Encore provides advanced security
solutions that include encryption, stateful
inspection IP VPNs, support of legacy data
protocols and built-in dial backup and fail-over
capabilities. Encore’s innovative signaling
and data solutions include signaling conversion
for voice migration from circuit to packet,
a broad line of IADs, VPN router CPE and
host products to transform legacy data networks
to broadband IP infrastructure.
About Quarry
Technologies
Quarry Technologies, Inc., www.quarrytech.com is an innovative, privately held developer
of service-enabling security platforms
for the internetworking market. The company
designs, manufactures, and sells a robust
edge-routing system that enables confidential
communications over public and private
networks with complete protection, tailored
service quality, detailed accounting visibility,
and ready management control. Comprised
of the iQ-series Service Edge Switches
and the iQSMS™ Service Management Suite,
the iQ product family is the highest-performing,
most-manageable, lowest-cost service-edge
solution in the industry. The solution
is ideal for enabling advanced IP services,
including encrypted Internet Protocol Virtual
Private Networks (IPVPNs) with application-level
Quality of Service (QoS), and stateful
firewalls with Denial of Service (DOS)
attack prevention, for large, high-speed
networks. |
