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Weekly UpdatesApani, Brea, Calif., a preeminent provider of cross-platform server isolation solutions for large enterprises, has announced the launch of EpiForce 3.5, the newest version of its single-platform security solution for protecting both virtual and physical networks. EpiForce 3.5 adds identity-based access control and encryption to create an identity aware network that enforces security policy based on the identity of the connected user.
The intersection of several trends has made the enforcement of security policy based on user identity a requirement. First, the growth of mobile workers whereby company employees are granted access the corporate networks from multiple locations requires a greater degree of flexibility and accessibility to applications. Second, the growing use of contractors requires a similar flexibility as mobile workers, but accessibility for these employees increases the exposure of applications to unauthorized personnel. Third, the growing use of virtualization technology to make data centers more dynamic requires security solutions that do not rely on physical mapping to protect sensitive data and mission-critical applications.
Most enterprise networks are unable to distinguish between guests, contractors and employees. Applications remain visible to all users, even if they are not authorized to access them, which creates an open invitation for malicious threats,
Apani EpiForce 3.5 provides a single security solution that enables an identity-aware network without requiring network readdressing or reconfigurations, eliminating countless hours of maintenance to support new security initiatives. EpiForce 3.5 is a software-based alternative to using network firewalls and VLANs for security inside the corporate network. EpiForce 3.5 can be installed, deployed (J and configured on top of existing network infrastructure without requiring changes to the infrastructure.
EpiForce 3.5 provides the benefits of an identity-aware network to organizations with legacy systems, contemporary platforms and virtual environments. Working at the network layer, EpiForce deploys logical security zones that are transparent to network infrastructure, users and applications, enabling them to be quickly deployed and efficiently managed from a central console. Unlike hardware-based solutions that rely on physical locations and IP addresses, EpiForce creates an identity aware network that delivers security to mixed physical and virtual data centers independent of these requirements.
As a software solution, EpiForce has a low total cost of ownership, which is less costly to deploy and manage on an annual basis than security hardware. EpiForce is easy to manage, offers exceptional scalability and simple administration. Based on the EpiForce 3.5 platform, EpiForce VM extends the value of identity awareness to virtual data centers. EpiForce VM is compatible with VMware vSphere to protect VMs created and managed with VMware ESX Server 3.5, VMotion and vCenter.
EpiForce 3.5 is available immediately. More information on EpiForce can be obtained by visiting www.apani.com.
About Apani
Apani(r) is the preeminent provider of identity aware network solutions for large enterprises. Apani $B!G (Js solution isolates and secures the communication between servers and endpoints without regard to operating system or physical location.
Apani EpiForce(r), the company $B!G (Js flagship product, is a software-based alternative to using firewalls and VLANs inside the corporate network. EpiForce enables two powerful disciplines (J- (J logical security zoning and policy-based encryption of data in motion. EpiForce is a distributed, centrally-managed (J solution that is transparent to users, applications and infrastructure (J- (J making it quicker to deploy and less costly to manage than hardware-centric solutions. Policy enforced by EpiForce is persistent, which enables protected resources to be relocated without compromising security.
Providing an evolutionary improvement in efficiency, flexibility, manageability and total cost of ownership, Apani technology is used by much of the Fortune 500.
For more information, visit http://www.apani.com or call 949/453-8080.
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