Array Networks Partners with Swivel Secure; Powerful Two-Factor Authentication Functionality and Flexibility Added to Industry's Most Scalable Large Enterprise SSL VPN Appliances.MILPITAS & SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif. -- Array Networks, the technology leader in Application Networking, today announced a technology and marketing partnership with Swivel Secure Ltd., a leading authentication software company. Under the terms of the agreement, Array will integrate technology from Swivel's authentication suite -- PINsafe -- into the company's SPX (Sequenced Packet EXchange) The transport layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the TCP layer in TCP/IP, it ensures that the entire message arrives intact. SPX uses NetWare's IPX as its delivery mechanism. family of enterprise 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. 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. appliances. The new functionality provides Array customers with a broad range of flexibility for two-factor authentication The use of two independent mechanisms for authentication; for example, requiring a smart card and a password. The combination is less likely to allow abuse than either component alone. See authentication. hardware to help verify the identity of users seeking secure remote access to business-critical data and applications via Array's SPX SSL VPN appliances. "We are pleased to offer PINsafe with our SPX family of Enterprise SSL VPN appliances," said Sunil Cherian, director of product management, Array Networks Inc. "Effective secure remote access starts with powerful two-factor authentication. While our SPX appliances support a number of different form factors options, the PINsafe software will enhance the security and strengthen the authentication for end users no matter which hardware authentication device they choose." "The SPX family of SSL VPN appliances offers unsurpassed security and scalability for secure remote access," said Andy Cole Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole (born October 15 1971 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, who is one of the highest scoring players in the game's history. He currently plays for Sunderland. , vice president of sales and business development, Swivel Secure. "By partnering with Array, we can extend the deployment of our security technology into large-scale enterprises using the SPX product line for secure remote access." PINsafe authenticates the user via a patented algorithm that produces a one-time code (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). ) to identify users on the network. It offers a high degree of flexibility and portability for secure remote access from any client PC to the corporate data center over the Internet. It can support authentication device form factors ranging from smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. to soft tokens to USB tokens or biometric devices. The SPX-PINsafe integrated solution is ideal for applications in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , medical records and healthcare, corporate intranets, and ASP servers. The Array SPX family of Enterprise VPN appliances provides unsurpassed security, performance and scalability for large-scale enterprise networks. Array's unified secure content access solutions enable industry-leading performance, integration, scalability, and ease of implementation and management. The SPX5000 can support 64,000 concurrent users, 250 VLANs and 128 virtual sites, all within a single appliance. Running the ArrayOS 7.3 software, the SPX5000 is about 200 percent faster than the previous generations of SSL VPN appliances and can sustain near Gigabit line rate with SSL traffic. With new levels of proven performance, security and scalability, the SPX5000 is an ideal alternative to large IPSec VPN gateways used at large enterprise environments. Many large environments use a combination of authentication hardware with the SSL VPN appliances. The combination of PINsafe software with the SPX SSL VPN appliances provides a number of positive options for Array's secure remote access customers. About Array Networks Array Networks is the technology leader in Application Networking. Built on SpeedStack(TM) technology, Array's SSL VPN and acceleration solutions secure and optimize application infrastructure to drive enterprise productivity. Widely deployed in business critical Global 2000 environments, Array appliances are the most scalable and highest performing on the market. Headquartered in Milpitas, with offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, Array engineers its products in the Silicon Valley and sells through direct and indirect channels across the globe. Customers include financial institutions, healthcare organizations, telecommunications companies, large enterprises, government agencies and universities. For more information, visit www.arraynetworks.net or call 1-866-MY-ARRAY (408-240-8700). About Swivel Secure Founded in 2000, Swivel Secure now has a network of over 50 channel partners, covering Europe, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , China and Australasia, as well as technology partnership agreements with specialist solution companies and leading IT manufacturers. Swivel's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , PINsafe, is a two-factor authentication technology, based on the company's patented protocol. The new version, PINsafe v3.1, includes authentication for Windows sessions and a third authentication factor An authentication factor is a piece of information used to authenticate or verify a person's identity for security purposes. The three most commonly recognized factors are:
PINsafe is now a recognized secure authentication technology suitable for a wide range of remote network access and financial services, healthcare, e-government, and e-commerce. |
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