Nevis Networks Selected by Red Herring as One of the Top 10 Private Security Companies to Watch; Nevis Acknowledged as an Innovator Combining Security and LAN Performance.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Nevis Networks, a provider of a new class of wirespeed enterprise 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. security appliances, today announced it has been selected by Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: as one of the "Ten Private Security Companies to Watch." Red Herring is a renowned industry publication that covers technology innovation and entrepreneurial activity. "Enterprise LAN security, especially Network Admission Control (NAC See network access control. ), is recognized as one of the biggest challenges facing IT departments today," said Charles Dauber daub v. daubed, daub·ing, daubs v.tr. 1. To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud. 2. To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes. , 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 Nevis Networks. "There are a lot of start-ups using different methods to address LAN security challenges. This award validates Nevis' Personal DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) A middle ground between an organization's trusted internal network and an untrusted, external network such as the Internet. Also called a "perimeter network," the DMZ is a subnetwork (subnet) that may sit between firewalls or off one leg of a (TM) architecture -- in-line security inspection of every packet on the LAN at wire speed. We are honored to have been selected for this prestigious recognition." Nevis' LANenforcer(TM) family of LAN security appliances is the first in the market to enable all critical LAN security tasks to operate in parallel at a full 10Gbps. Uniquely, LANenforcer integrates clientless NAC, stateful firewall In computing, a stateful firewall (any firewall that performs stateful packet inspection (SPI) or stateful inspection) is a firewall that keeps track of the state of network connections (such as TCP streams, UDP communication) travelling across it. , signature-based threat detection, traffic anomaly, protocol anomaly, behavioral anomaly, endpoint quarantine, data encryption, and real-time LAN security event correlation. By providing LAN security at wire speed, Nevis eliminates a difficult tradeoff most enterprises are forced to make between strong security or high network performance. Nevis utilizes its own ASIC-based architecture to deliver the most comprehensive LAN security solution. LANenforcer easily integrates into existing networks and can be deployed at the access layer, creating a per-user threat containment envelope. Alternatively, LANenforcer appliances can be deployed transparently, aggregating existing access-layer switches and enabling fast rollout to a large number of users at unprecedented price/performance. About Nevis Networks Nevis Networks develops and markets ASIC-based LAN security appliances designed to help corporations protect information privacy and integrity, ensure network availability, and maintain regulatory compliance. With its patent-pending LANsecure(TM) architecture, the Nevis LANenforcer product family combines the most comprehensive access control, deepest threat defense, and fastest threat response to create a "Personal DMZ" around every user on the LAN. Nevis was founded in 2002 by seasoned executives with strong track records in security, semiconductor, and networking technologies, and has raised over $40 million from veteran Silicon Valley investors New Enterprise Associates, BlueRun Ventures, and New Path Ventures. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , with an R&D center in Pune, India. For more information, visit the Nevis Networks web site at www.nevisnetworks.com, or contact the company at 650-254-2500. |
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