Arbor Networks Founder Farnam Jahanian Awarded First Annual Governor's University Award.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Arbor arbor Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. Networks, a leader in network security, today announced that its founder, Dr. Farnam Jahanian, has been honored with the first annual Governor's University Award for Commercialization Excellence (U-ACE). The U-ACE, in conjunction with Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, recognized the successful commercialization of technology stemming from the research and entrepreneurial efforts of researchers at Michigan's public universities. The U-ACE award was given at a ceremony on Wednesday, June 15 in Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. . More than 20 applicants were reviewed by a selection committee of university, government, and private industry professionals and were judged on the economic impact of the research, its stage of commercialization, and the nominee's entrepreneurial spirit. "I'm honored to be recognized by the State of Michigan," said Dr. Farnam Jahanian, co-founder of Arbor Networks. "Innovative research that enables technology transfer to the commercial sector is consistent with the university's academic mission. Successful technology transfer yields numerous winners - the new companies, the employees, and the customers who gain access to innovative solutions. In our case, Arbor Networks is helping secure the largest and most critical networks in the world." Dr. Jahanian is a professor of Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. and Computer Science at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . Dr. Jahanian and his University research team have focused on protecting computer networks against cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. security threats and operational challenges and their years of research led to the creation of Arbor Networks in 2000. ABOUT ARBOR NETWORKS Arbor Networks ensures the security and operational integrity of the world's most critical networks. Arbor's solutions are based on the proven Peakflow platform, intelligent technology for network-wide data collection, analysis, anomaly detection An approach to intrusion detection that establishes a baseline model of behavior for users and components in a computer system or network. Deviations from the baseline cause alerts that direct the attention of human operators to the anomalies. See IDS and anomaly. , and threat mitigation. Peakflow provides real-time views of network activity enabling organizations to instantly protect against worms, DDoS attacks, insider misuse, and traffic and routing instability, as well as segment and harden networks from future threats. Peakflow successfully prevents costly downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. , network cleanup, and loss of customer confidence. Arbor is headquartered in Lexington, MA, with a research and development office in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , MI and overseas headquarters in London and Beijing. For more information, go to: www.arbornetworks.com. Arbor Networks, the Arbor logo, Peakflow and ArBOS are registered trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. |
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