Internet2 Collaborates with Arbor Networks to Protect University Networks against Security and Operational Threats.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004 Internet2 consortium members leverage Arbor's Peakflow solutions to protect their infrastructure from DDoS attacks, rapidly propagating worms, routing attacks, and traffic mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. 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(R), the leading provider of network integrity systems, and Internet2 today announced their successful collaboration to defend university networks against a range of network infrastructure security and operational threats. Internet2 is a research and development consortium led by more than 200 universities, working with more than 100 companies, government research laboratories, and other organizations. The birthplace birth·place n. The place where someone is born or where something originates. birthplace Noun the place where someone was born or where something originated Noun 1. and initial proving ground for Arbor's Peakflow(R) Platform was founded on a three-year collaborative research effort with Internet2 members Merit Network, Inc. and 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. . Over time, Peakflow has been deployed across a number of Internet2 member networks, in the Abilene Network Abilene Network is the U.S. high-performance backbone network created by the Internet2 community. One of the project's aims was to achieve 100 megabit connectivity between every node by the end of 2006. , and at several other leading universities. "Arbor Networks has collaborated with Merit Network to develop comprehensive, state-of-the-art solutions for detecting, tracing, and mitigating zero-day threats such as DDoS attacks, rapidly propagating worms, routing attacks and traffic mismanagement," said Hunt Williams, president of Merit, which operates a high-speed regional backbone connecting member and affiliate organizations to Internet2. "The early, successful adoption of Arbor's advanced technology by Merit and the Internet2 community is helping to protect us from a broad spectrum of debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction attacks." The rapid adoption of this solution by the Internet2 community led to a fast-paced transfer of the technology in the commercial sector and widespread deployment in service provider networks. Today, Peakflow is the most broadly installed network integrity system in the world, with over 50 customers that include service providers and multi-service operators (MSOs) in 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. , Europe and Asia Pacific, the U.S. Department of Defense, and several Fortune 500 companies. "Arbor Networks' successful collaboration as an Internet2 member has strengthened the community's ongoing efforts to improve security," said Douglas Van Houweling, President and 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 Internet2. "We highly value Arbor's contributions to improving security in our advanced networking environment and welcome their continued support and engagement." Peakflow addresses a broad spectrum of security and operational threats. Network operators can detect, analyze, and mitigate network outages A network outage is an interruption in availability of a system due to the communication failure of the network. Network outages cost money directly to the organisation (for example Banks, Airlines, Online Transaction companies); or cost money indirectly to customers ISP, and inefficiencies, whether they stem from an attack, misconfiguration, misuse, or the longer-term impact of changes in network utilization. For example, detailed usage reports by university department can be generated, noting allowance for bill back and providing for accurate resource planning Resource planning may refer to:
"Our collaboration and experience with Internet2 members has been key in developing and improving the technology that today helps protect advanced networks around the world from a range of infrastructure security threats," said Farnam Jahanian, Arbor Network's Founder and Chairman of the Board. "Through our continued work with Internet2 and its members, we look forward to the opportunity to help universities improve the security, reliability, and performance of their growing networks." Internet2 consortium members can avail themselves of the special conditions negotiated with Arbor Networks for Peakflow deployments. Contact Arbor Networks for more information. About Internet2 Led by more than 200 U.S. universities, working with industry and government, Internet2 develops and deploys advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy. For more information about Internet2, visit: http://www.internet2.edu/. About Arbor Networks Arbor's network integrity systems protect organizations from zero-day security threats such as DDoS attacks and worms, and operational vulnerabilities such as inefficient peering and routing instability. Built upon the proven Peakflow platform, Arbor solutions provide accurate, real-time awareness of behavior across the entire network, enabling organizations to better secure and more efficiently operate their networks. 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 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. headquarters in London. For more information, please visit http://www.arbornetworks.com. Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Arbor Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Arbor Networks and Peakflow are registered trademarks, and the Arbor Networks logo and ArbOS are trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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