Security Service Switches protect large networks.
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Offering core network and security service processing capabilities, X-Series(TM) provides open and extensible platform upon which interoperable applications can be integrated and exchanged as needed to respond to evolving threats. Solution couples consolidation benefits of Crossbeam UTM with scalability and virtualization to support 10 GE requirements. Multiple applications can be run simultaneously at up to 40 Gbps in single chassis, including firewall, IPS, and anti-virus.
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Crossbeam Systems Sets Agenda for Securing Large Networks with Next-Generation Security Services Platform
New X-Series Provides Unparalleled Scale, Performance and Virtualization for Delivery of Best-of-Breed Security Services in Large Network Environments
Delivers Extreme Performance of up to 40 Gbps of UTM Throughput in a Single Chassis, including Firewall, IPS and Anti-Virus
BOXBOROUGH, Mass., June 11 -- Crossbeam Systems(R), Inc., the leader in enterprise and carrier-class Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions for the world's largest networks, today announced the availability of its next-generation X-Series(TM) line of security service switches. The new X-Series - featuring an architectural refresh of core network and security service processing capabilities -- is the only solution to provide an open and extensible platform, purpose built for security, upon which best-in-class, certified interoperable applications can be integrated and exchanged as needed to respond to new and evolving threats.
As companies begin to deploy their 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) enabled, next-generation security services layer -- one that takes into account the high volume of voice, video, data and wireless content traveling over converging networks -- they need a solid security architecture that can support critical requirements for performance, availability and security that go far beyond what is available today.
Additionally, security functions are increasingly becoming outsourced through new "in-the-cloud" services, helping enterprises to offload management of basic security functions and focus more on protecting core assets. The ability of service providers to take advantage of this market opportunity and ensure "clean" delivery of new triple and quad play service bundles to millions of subscribers is driving the demand for a more rigorous and flexible security infrastructure that can scale.
"The next generation of the X-Series builds on Crossbeam's market-leading UTM platform with radical improvements in performance, intelligence and programmability that are simply unrivaled in the marketplace. It is a major leap ahead in terms of how we will be able to balance security measures with the demanding needs of our dynamic business," said Wayne Sowery, enterprise security architect at Centrica plc, a global energy company.
The new X-Series couples the consolidation benefits of Crossbeam UTM with unprecedented levels of scale, performance and virtualization to support next-generation requirements. The X-Series will also serve as the foundation for a number of groundbreaking security advances to be introduced over the next year that will enable a new level of "inter-application intelligence" -- boldly setting the stage for how security will be deployed on large networks over the next five to 10 years. This intelligence will enable applications to communicate with each other and with the network through the X-Series platform -- part of Crossbeam's long-term strategy to address growing demands around content security.
"Today's large enterprise and service providers have reached an impasse; the need to continually add security functionality to the network has resulted in massive appliance sprawl that is costly and unmanageable and degrades performance," said Christofer Hoff, chief security strategist at Crossbeam Systems. "Companies simply don't know what they'll need to mitigate the next threat. The X-Series solves this by providing an intelligent architecture upon which best-of-breed security applications can be easily integrated and scaled on the network, when and how the customer needs them."
X-Series Supports a Best-of-Breed Security Ecosystem
As the market leader for high-end enterprise- and carrier-class UTM, Crossbeam has emerged as the foundational element in a best-of-breed ecosystem that includes the leading security application vendors. This ecosystem is uniquely positioned to solve the complex security requirements of large enterprise and service provider networks.
"Protecting large networks poses an entirely different set of challenges than small-to-medium sized businesses," said Eric Ogren, president and founder of The Ogren Group. "Only a focused network security vendor can meet the extreme performance and security demands of large complex networks. The ability to deploy a virtualized security services layer is critical for customers requiring highly scalable performance, while maintaining flexibility of choice in security applications."
The new X-Series will be a key enabler for this best-of-breed ecosystem, offering true carrier-class availability and superior performance while running multiple best-in-class security applications from leading vendors. This gives organizations a safer, simpler solution for network security, resulting in operational and capital efficiencies not achievable with disparate products. The X-Series provides massive appliance consolidation that eliminates up to 100 separate devices per Crossbeam security switch, allowing customers to manage far fewer systems and licenses to achieve tighter, more flexible security.
"SecureSphere from Imperva and the powerful new X-Series platform provide a powerful combination for deploying transparent data and application security services in the core of large, multi-vendor network environments," said Rohit Gupta, vice president of business development for Imperva. "The X-Series scalability enables the largest enterprises and service providers to deploy SecureSphere alongside other data center applications in a single chassis with no impact on performance."
"When selecting the platform for a security services layer in our data centers, we needed a technology partner who could offer us exceptional levels of reliability, scalability, performance and virtualization," added Sowery. "We found what we were looking for in the Crossbeam security switch solution."
Features include:
-- Extreme performance -- Provides five times the performance over traditional appliances available today, enabling multiple applications to run simultaneously at up to 40 Gbps throughput in a single chassis, including firewall, IPS and anti-virus applications. This allows customers to apply any combination of their best-of-breed security applications on the X-Series with the assurance that they will have more than enough processing capacity. It also helps customers avoid the classic weaknesses of old-style multi-function boxes, where the performance of one application comes at the cost of others.
-- Fully 10 GE enabled -- With the ability to support up to four NPM-8600 network processor modules per X-Series chassis, this architecture can provide up to 8 10 GE ports and 40 1 GE ports to satisfy the most demanding connectivity requirements for next generation networks.
-- Application serialization -- Enables operators to manage how the data flows from ingress through various best-of-breed applications, one after the other, until egress. This unique technology enables custom flow management and can also actively manage transitions between Layer 2 and Layer 3 applications. This enables customers to easily manage a best-of-breed security environment in the complex layers of their network, without worrying about appliance sprawl.
-- Flexible, scalable platform -- Hardware architecture consists of the chassis (X40, X45, X80) and three hardened components -- Network Processor Module (NPM-8600), Control Processor Module (CPM-8600), and Application Processor Module (APM-8600). The new X-Series provides the only platform that virtualizes the complex network environment within a single chassis, enabling companies to insert, exchange and interoperate applications in a very dynamic and flexible way -- something that no other vendor can offer.
"Crossbeam Systems' X-Series gives Centrica the opportunity to deploy scaleable security with enhanced performance to enable our strategy of infrastructure virtualization, maximizing the value extracted from our technology investments," said Alastair Bain, chief architect at Centrica.
The new X-Series is available immediately worldwide. Please contact Crossbeam Systems for more details at (866) 276-7797 (U.S. or Canada only) or (978) 318-7500, or send an email to info@crossbeamsystems.com.
About Crossbeam Systems
Crossbeam Systems secures the world's largest networks with its pioneering best-of-breed Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions. The company has tailored security solutions for global corporations, carrier networks and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in early 2000 and led by senior executives from Bay Networks, Cisco, Nortel/Wellfleet and Alcatel, Crossbeam is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA, and has offices in Europe and Asia Pacific. The company is backed by top-tier investors, including Focus Ventures, Tudor Ventures, Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Charles River Ventures. More information is available at www.crossbeamsystems.com/ .
Crossbeam Systems and Crossbeam are registered trademarks of Crossbeam Systems, Inc. All other company, product or service names not owned by Crossbeam mentioned in this press release are the property of their respective owners.
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Throop Wilder
Crossbeam Systems
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Sharon Dratch
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
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