Cisco and Livingston agree to joint security strategy.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 1995--Cisco Systems and Livingston Enterprises today announced their intention to jointly develop standard remote access dial-up security technology and products. Today's announcement marks the beginning of a multifaceted relationship covering joint development, standards collaboration, and interoperability testing. The agreement follows an existing contract between Livingston and Cisco for original equipment manufacture announced earlier this month. Livingston will share its RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) security protocol source code with Cisco to accelerate Cisco's implementation of a RADIUS security client in Cisco routers and Access Servers. RADIUS is currently used for access security by Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and companies with large numbers of dial-in users. Ultimately, Cisco and Livingston intend to jointly develop a new security standard with follow-on products that will enable TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) An access control protocol used to authenticate a user logging into the network. TACACS is a simple username/password system. + (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System -- Cisco's dial-in user security protocol) and RADIUS customers to evolve to a single network access security solution. Jointly conducted interoperability testing will ensure Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS (1) (Internetwork Operating System) An operating system from Cisco that is the primary control program used in its routers. IOS is widely used and robust system software that supports the common functions of all products under Cisco's CiscoFusion architecture. ) and Livingston access product compatibility between existing and future security implementations, PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using support and other critical dial-up access technologies. "Cisco and Livingston are both network security pioneers who recognize the importance of security to the growth of the dial-up access market," said Kevin Kennedy, product management director of Cisco's remote access products. "Together, we are committed to provide customers with standards-based access security to further protect their business information from intruders." Cisco Systems Inc. is the leading global supplier of enterprise networks, including routers, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software. These products, integrated by Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and 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) networks. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and in the U.S. is traded under the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on symbol CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer . Livingston Enterprises Inc. was founded in 1986. The company specializes in dial-up access and LAN-to-LAN interconnectivity products. Best known for its Internet connectivity products, Livingston's mature PortMaster and FireWall IRX IRX Information Retrieval Experiment IRX Interactive Resources Executive router technology is used by over 300 Internet service providers worldwide. Livingston markets its products through value added resellers. Contact: Bruce Byrd, (byrd@livingston.com) Livingston Enterprises, Pleasanton, CA, 800/458-9966. CONTACT: Livingston Enterprises Bruce Byrd, 510/426-0770 byrd@livingston.com Cisco Systems Inc. Randall Sutherland, 408/526-8847 LF Communications Len Fernandes, 510/538-8916 lenf@hooked.net Ulevich & Orrange Inc. William Orrange or Janis Ulevich, 415/329-1590 |
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