Velocita Deploys Arbor Networks Peakflow DoS to Protect its Internet Access Customers from Denial of Service Attacks.

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001

Peakflow DoS the first DoS solution deployed across a nationwide

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Arbor Networks, the leading provider of network availability solutions, today announced that Velocita Corp., a nationwide broadband networks provider, has deployed Peakflow(TM) DoS to protect its high-speed Internet access customers from denial of service (DoS) attacks. Peakflow DoS, which detects, traces and filters availability threats, is the first DoS solution to be actively deployed across a nationwide network.

Velocita announced its suite of IP products last month including Internet Access with the distinctive distributed denial of service mitigation as the product's key differentiator. "As the first service provider offering nationwide network-based DDoS detection and mitigation with our Internet Access service, we chose Peakflow DoS for its superior architecture and leading functionality," said Ed Frankenberg, vice president of product development and management, Velocita. "With Peakflow DoS, we can uniquely address DDoS attacks in real time, reducing the time it takes us to detect and counter an attack to just a few minutes, without adversely impacting network reliability or performance."

Peakflow DoS, Arbor Networks' flagship availability solution, detects and traces DoS attacks and then recommends filters and committed access rate parameters that network operators can implement to counter attacks quickly, greatly minimizing the impact on users.

"Threats to network availability continue to grow in both frequency and severity. For enterprises whose core business depends on network availability, the costs of an outage are immense. Providers who offer enterprises a DoS solution that cuts response time down from days to minutes will set themselves apart," said John McConnell, networking analyst and President of McConnell Associates.

Generally available since May 2001, Peakflow DoS is based on three years of research in the availability, reliability and security of networks and distributed systems, conducted at the University of Michigan by Arbor Networks founders. A second release of Peakflow DoS, based on feedback gathered from active deployments, became generally available in October 2001. Peakflow DoS, deployed at over twenty organizations including service and hosting providers, large enterprises and government agencies, has been actively deployed for over ten months on production networks at several service providers.

"We applaud Velocita's proactive approach to security and availability. They recognized that traditional security solutions weren't adequate to protect themselves and their customers against DoS attacks and deployed a better solution," said Farnam Jahanian, Arbor Networks chief scientist and co-founder. "Velocita's commitment to network availability raises the bar for other service providers."

About Arbor Networks

Arbor Networks builds innovative availability solutions for companies whose success depends on highly available and fully optimized networks. Arbor Networks' flagship solution, Peakflow(TM) DoS, is a distributed, non-intrusive, scalable solution that detects, traces and filters DoS attacks and other availability threats. Arbor Networks' patent-pending technology is based on three years of pioneering research in the availability, reliability and security of networks and distributed systems, conducted at the University of Michigan by Arbor Networks founders. Headquartered in Waltham, Mass. with research and development facilities in Ann Arbor, Mich., Arbor Networks is funded by Battery Ventures and Cisco Systems. Arbor Networks has been recognized as one of the top ten startups to watch in 2001 by Red Herring and Network World. For more information, contact Arbor Networks at 781.684.0900 or (toll free) 866.212.7267 or www.arbornetworks.com.

About Velocita

Velocita Corp. (www.velocita.com), based in the greater Washington, D.C. area, is a nationwide broadband networks provider serving communications carriers, Internet service providers, and corporate and government customers. Founded in 1998 as a facilities-based provider of fiber optic communications infrastructure, Velocita has agreements with AT&T to construct approximately half of AT&T's nationwide next generation fiber optic network of the future. These construction agreements with AT&T serve as the foundation for Velocita, formerly known as PF.Net, to grow and expand its own network, as well as add service offerings. Velocita recently selected Cisco Systems, Inc. to provide optical and IP equipment to power its nationwide network. The Velocita network, currently expected to be substantially completed in 2002, will pass through 175 metropolitan areas including 40 of the top 50 MSAs, as well as most tier two and tier three markets.

Copyright (c) 2001 Arbor Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Arbor Networks, the Arbor Networks logo, Peakflow and the Peakflow DoS logo, and ArbOS are trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.