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Alcatel-Lucent Bolsters its Security Solutions in Worldwide Reseller Agreement with CloudShield Technologies
CloudShield Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced service control and infrastructure security solutions, today announced it has signed a worldwide reseller agreement with Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) targeted at solving unique infrastructure security issues as service providers move to an all IP based network.
Under this agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will resell CloudShield’s products and operate as a primary network integrator for service providers around the world to develop applications using CloudShield’s packet programming capabilities. CloudShield’s solutions are designed to inspect, analyze, control and secure IP network services – including voice, video and data – at multi-gigabit rates from a single, flexible and scalable platform.
As carriers move to converged networks with multiple types of traffic, such as VoIP and IPTV, it is more important than ever to have solutions in place to inspect, analyze and control these services. Carriers will start to face customer satisfaction issues if this is not handled appropriately. Another important aspect of this new traffic is how pricing and billing is handled. Carriers must be able to create systems to address specific customer needs and to aggressively introduce new services to the market.
“CloudShield brings a level of expertise in the service provider security market that is unique in the industry today,” said John Meyer, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s services activities. “Their laser focus on multi-function content processing fits very well with our experience in helping service providers protect their infrastructure and services, and is perfectly aligned with what our customers are demanding. This partnership with CloudShield allows us to deliver compelling solutions for infrastructure security and control, combining the CloudShield deep packet inspection platform with Alcatel-Lucent’s customized security applications and expertise as one of the industry’s largest global services teams.”
Alcatel-Lucent security experts assess the customer’s security architecture and network traffic to identify vulnerabilities or bandwidth problems. Based upon this assessment, Alcatel-Lucent experts provide a recommended architecture, along with security policies, configurations and the customized security application, which is then integrated and tested. Alcatel-Lucent can continue to work with the customer to fine-tune the solutions as new services are introduced, and to manage the evolving threat landscape.
“We are thrilled to be working with Alcatel-Lucent on a reseller agreement and this opens the door to new business opportunities,” said Matt Jones, president and CEO at CloudShield. “With the combined expertise of our companies, we have the opportunity to give service providers around the world access to our leading capabilities and solutions.”
CloudShield systems are currently deployed by some of the largest network service providers in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
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“We are thrilled to be working with Alcatel-Lucent on a reseller agreement and this opens the door to new business opportunities,” said Matt Jones, president and CEO at CloudShield. “With the combined expertise of our companies, we have the opportunity to give service providers around the world access to our leading capabilities and solutions.”
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About CloudShield
CloudShield is a provider of multi-gigabit, multi-function, programmable, deep packet inspection platforms targeted at large network operators. The company’s unique capabilities allow content inspection, service control, and security applications to perform at true gigabit speeds on even small packet sizes, and enable entirely new classes of applications and revenue generating services. Through its application partners, CloudShield has helped deliver solutions to carriers in North America, Europe, and Asia as well as several important federal government customers. More information about CloudShield can be found at http://www.cloudshield.com/.
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About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com.
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