3Com Corporation and Funk Software Introduce Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999-- Agreement Combines Industry Leading Total Control(R) Multiservice Access Platform with Leading RADIUS Server Global networking leader 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) and Funk Software today announced the introduction of Steel-Belted Radius(R) for 3Com, an integrated, multi-tiered security and accounting server solution for 3Com(R) carrier and enterprise systems. It is the first component in a series of carrier-class, next-generation IP OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. (Operations Support Systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such ) products from 3Com scheduled for release in the coming months. Under terms of the agreement, Funk Software will provide 3Com with two versions of its industry-leading Steel-Belted Radius security and accounting product - "Steel-Belted Radius/Enterprise Edition for 3Com" and "Steel-Belted Radius/Service Provider Edition for 3Com." Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com/Service Provider Edition offers the scalability and integration features required by large carriers and service providers, while the Enterprise Edition includes a feature set that is more appropriate for smaller service providers and enterprise networks. Both editions are sold as 3Com products and include special 3Com documentation and software attribute dictionaries. Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com, a fully-featured family of RADIUS (Remote Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. Dial-In User Service) servers, provides high-performance authentication and accounting for carriers and service providers with networks powered by 3Com's Total Control(R) multiservice access platform. For wireless networks, Steel-Belted Radius delivers validation and accounting for circuit and packet data services. In enterprise networks, Steel-Belted Radius provides centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular , firewall, virtual private networking (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ), and token management for 3Com PathBuilder(TM), NETBuilder(R) and SuperStack(R) II Remote Access System -based systems. Using the combination of Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com and the Total Control platform, service providers will be able to create additional revenue-generating services, such as VPNs and policy-based services. Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com also enables service providers to implement IP billing and e-commerce solutions based upon accounting data provided by the RADIUS server. "Our relationship with Funk Software is another example of 3Com's commitment to open systems, interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and 'best-in-class' solutions," said Irfan Ali Irfan Ali is founder and President of . HRCSJP Pakistan is an independent organization, which was established in 2000 by Mr. Irfan Ali with a governing body of 11 members. , senior vice president and general manager, 3Com Carrier Systems. "Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com offers significant transactional and database access advantages for service provider and enterprise customers." In addition to being standards-based, Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com is a multi-vendor authentication solution that enables customers to use this single RADIUS solution across their entire network. This is further exemplified with the servers' ability to access a comprehensive list of databases. "A RADIUS server is a requirement on any service provider or enterprise network. It's essential for managing all remote users and accounting for their access," said Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan is an employee of CACI International Inc.; in early 2004 he was stationed at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq as an interrogator. , vice president of Funk Software. "Steel-Belted Radius is on the leading edge of RADIUS server technology, and we are pleased that 3Com has chosen to resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. our technology with their powerful network access equipment." Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com ships with 3Com vendor-specific attribute dictionaries that provide support for 3Com's own enhanced RADIUS based services. Steel-Belted Radius for 3Com is integrated and tested with current 3Com RADIUS clients for low-risk network deployment and is expected to be available within 60 days. About Funk Software Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. , Funk Software is the developer of the award-winning Steel-Belted Radius family of RADIUS authentication solutions. In use on thousands of enterprise and service provider networks worldwide, Steel-Belted Radius delivers a RADIUS solution on the scale required by the largest carriers and service providers, and scales easily to meet the centralized authentication needs of the enterprise. For more information, visit Funk Software's web site at http://www.funk.com. About 3Com Corporation With over 300 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to enterprises, small businesses, carriers and network service providers, PC OEMs and consumers. 3Com - More connected.(TM). For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com/ or the press site at http://www.3com.com/pressbox/. 3Com, NETBuilder, SuperStack and Total Control are registered trademarks and More connected. and PathBuilder are trademarks of 3Com Corporation. Steel-Belted Radius is a registered trademark of Funk Software, Inc. |
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