Ashley Laurent Contributing Engineer at CableLabs Joins CableHome Advanced Architecture Team as Security Team Vendor Representative.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2002 Ashley Laurent has Security Representative on overall Architecture Group Ashley Laurent, a global market leader in advanced residential gateway and value-added services software for the broadband industry, announced that it is providing a contributing engineer to the CableLabs(R) CableHome(TM) Advanced Architecture initiative to help define future security specifications. Ashley Laurent's Vice President, Development, Scott Higgins Scott Higgins (born June 9, 1976 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a goalkeeper. His career has seen has seen him play in three different continents, first in his native Australia and then on to Europe and the Middle , is the sole representative from the Security Focus Team to serve on the CableHome Advanced Architecture Team. The CableHome initiative was created to define a set of open specifications that broadband device manufacturers may follow in order to allow cable operators to deliver advanced network services to their customers. These specifications will deliver to the end user a new level of security, interactive services, and ease of installation. "Ashley Laurent has worked extensively with the cable vendor community for the past four years to deliver advanced security and networking solutions," said Scott Higgins, Vice President Development of Ashley Laurent. "By leveraging our extensive experience in the security and cable industries, CableLabs will continue to deliver the highest level of security standards and provide cable operators with a robust value-added solution." "CableHome is a critical building block for enabling cable operators to provide their broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. customers the latest security and home networking solutions," said Rouzbeh Yassini Rouzbeh Yassini is an Iranian-American engineer, self-credited with creating the cable modem and helped propel broadband through cable. He was the founder of LANcity and helped establish the cable modem industry standard (DOCSIS) through Cable Television Laboratories. who heads up the CableHome initiative and is CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of YAS YAS Yet Another Society (nonprofit supporting collaborative efforts in CompSci/IT) YAS You're A Star (TV program from Ireland) YAS Young Adult Smoker YAS Yet Another Standard YAS Young And Sweet Broadband Ventures and executive consultant to CableLabs. "We recognize the outstanding contributions of Scott Higgins and Ashley Laurent Inc. to our Architecture and Security teams." "Ashley Laurent's customer base and industry experience provide the CableHome Security Focus and Advanced Architecture Teams with deep knowledge of the issues surrounding security and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality ," said Michael Harris Mike Harris or Michael Harris may refer to:
About CableHome CableHome(TM) provides the specification that permits cable operators to provide consumers with a secure, high-quality home networking system that is easy to install, use and maintain. Through compliance with the CableHome specification, vendors will be able to create products that are interoperable. The CableHome Security Focus team is comprised of vendors, cable operators and CableLabs staff who serve under the direction of a Chair that is a direct employee or consultant to CableLabs. CableHome is one of the projects managed by CableLabs using an open process to achieve interoperable products. About Ashley Laurent Ashley Laurent delivers advanced residential gateway software that enables the deployment of managed services across broadband networks. By working directly with broadband equipment manufacturers and silicon providers, Ashley Laurent helps create profitable new relationships between service providers and their subscribers. Current customers include 3Com, CheckPoint, Conexant, D-Link, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Motorola, Texas Instruments, Virata and others. Managed Service Partners include BsafeOnline (www.bsafehome.com), a vertical service provider (VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ) that offers turn-key managed service options to service providers and retail consumers. Ashley Laurent, Inc. is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation in Austin, Texas. For more information call 512/322-0676 or visit www.ashleylaurent.com. |
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