Andes Networks Introduces Industry's First ASIC-Based SSL Acceleration Appliances Featuring The PSSL Family of Web Security Accelerators; Unique Architecture Delivers Clear Performance Advantage.Business/Technology Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002 Andes Networks, provider of ASIC-based web security products, today announced a new generation of SSL acceleration SSL acceleration is a method of offloading the processor-intensive public key encryption algorithms involved in SSL transactions to a hardware accelerator. Typically, this is a separate card that plugs into a PCI slot in a computer that contains one or more co-processors able to appliances. Setting a new price/performance bar for the industry, these products feature custom ASICs and an innovative per packet processing technology called Packetized SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. (TM) to scale SSL processing performance in multiple categories. Packetized SSL technology allows Andes to deliver not only the industry's highest SSL connection per second performance, but also the best bulk encryption throughput, the most active session and the fastest RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. exponentiation ex·po·nen·ti·a·tion n. Mathematics The act of raising a quantity to a power. exponentiation The act of raising a quantity to a power. Noun 1. performance. The result is a unique family of SSL traffic accelerator solutions ideally suited for all types of web traffic: -- PSSL PSSL Pro Sound and Stage Lighting PSSL Port Skills and Safety Limited (UK) 2000 Optimized for transaction-oriented applications using small packet payloads at high handshake rates. Supports up to: 1,000 SSL Connections per second 16,000 Active sessions 100 Mbps Encryption performance -- PSSL4000 This versatile model is ideal for extranet applications requiring a greater number of longer -lived sessions and using larger page sizes. Supports up to: 2,000 SSL Connections per second 32,000 Active sessions 200 Mbps Encryption performance -- PSSL6000 Designed for the most demanding environments and offering the industry's best SSL processing performance. Supports up to: 3,000 SSL Connections per second 64,000 Active sessions 300 Mbps Encryption performance "At a time when successful companies are embracing the web to securely connect remote employees, customers and strategic business partners to critical corporate resources and applications, new demands are being placed on network infrastructure not met by conventional SSL acceleration solutions," said Dave Martin There have been several people named Dave Martin:
The intra-day high trading price. Notes: In other words, this is the highest price that a stock traded at during the course of the day. More often than not this is higher than the closing price. See also: Today's Low performance switches and routers to reduce costs, guarantee the scalability of SSL traffic and the availability of mission critical business systems." Key Features -- ASIC-based High Performance SSL Processing Next generation architecture boosts overall web server performance and guarantees scalability for SSL traffic. -- Centralized Certificate and Key Management The Andes family Web Security Accelerators provides centralized management of up to 256 keys and certificates. -- Scalability Easily accommodate unexpected SSL processing demand in the network by configuring an existing Andes Web Security Accelerator for higher performance through the use of a software license key. -- Simple and Flexible Installation The PSSL Web Security Accelerator can be deployed in either a transparent in-line mode or transparent one-armed mode where a single port is used for both ingress An entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006. and egress traffic See ingress traffic. . Using one-armed mode, several PSSL systems can be clustered to provide tens of thousands of SSL connections per second and wire-speed encryption processing for multiple 10/100 Ethernet segments. -- Hardened System Design AndesWeb Security Accelerators offer cost effective "FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. Grade" security features such as a tamper To meddle, alter, or improperly interfere with something; to make changes or corrupt, as in tampering with the evidence. resistant, heavy gauge steel case with tamper detection seals, encrypted storage of private keys and certificates as well as the "zeroing out" of all keys in the event that the case is compromised. -- Separate Out-of-Band Ethernet Port A socket on a computer or network device for plugging in an Ethernet cable. See WAN port. for Administration Andes Web Security Accelerators offer an out-of-band Ethernet port for management that is logically and physically separate from data ports. -- Administrative Security AndesWeb Security Accelerators offer three (3) levels of administrative role-based users and software update images are encrypted and authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. . Backup of system configuration files is encrypted using a user-defined pass phrase. -- High Availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. Unlike most standalone SSL appliances, which rely on a PC architecture, Andes Web Security Accelerators employ a solid-state design with no rotating media for maximum reliability. Multiple Web Security Accelerators can be combined to deliver high availability for SSL processing. Product Service and Support All Andes Networks products are protected by a one-year hardware replacement warranty and 90-day telephone or web-based technical support. For more information visit www.andesnetworks.com/support. Pricing and Availability The PSSL2000, 4000 and 6000 are now shipping and are available through Andes Networks distribution channels. Pricing ranges from $14,980 to $37,980. For more information, visit the company web site at www.andesnetworks.com/products or contact us by phone at 650-934-8444. About Andes Networks Andes Networks develops ASIC-based web security products that are designed to remove the cost, complexity and performance obstacles to securing web infrastructure. Relying on custom-ASICs and a patent-pending processing technology called Packetized SSL(TM), Andes has delivered the industry's best Secure Socket Layer processing performance in a purpose-built appliance. Andes Networks is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. For more information, contact Andes Networks at 650-934-8400 or visit the company web site at www.andesnetworks.com. Note to Editors: Andes Networks, the Andes Networks logo, Packetized SSL and PSSL are registered trademarks of Andes Networks. |
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