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IP Infusion | January 27, 2023
IP Infusion, a company that makes open network software, said that Pine Networks, a leading European systems integrator, has chosen IP Infusion's OcNOS as the preferred network operating system to turn its customers' networks into decentralized, highly scalable, and secure operations. As part of the deal, Pine Networks will use IP Infusions' OcNOS as its core networking solution.
Pine Networks chose OcNOS because it has advanced technical features, works with existing systems, and has a simple licensing process. Pine Networks is adding IP Infusion features to carrier IP routing, Ethernet, MPLS, segment routing, and EVPN to make networks more efficient, faster, and safer. Customers of Pine Networks will also get better network analytics and visibility, as well as more flexible system deployment models.
Hadi Choueiry, Managing Director and Founder of Pine Networks, said, “IP Infusion’s innovative offering and excellent customer service enable us to support our mission to provide a deep reduction in our customers' total cost of ownership while we help them scale and deliver improved services." Additionally, they mentioned, "IP Infusion’s cost-effective solution provides the technical features and functions our customers need, with much shorter lead times, giving us an outstanding competitive edge.”
(Source - Businesswire)
Pine Networks will be able to give its customers a high level of performance by using OcNOS's core network solutions. OcNOS seamlessly interoperates with legacy routers. These are manufactured by Cisco, Huawei, Nokia, and Mikrotik.
About IP Infusion
IP Infusion is one of the best companies for data center operators, carriers, and service providers to get open network software and solutions from. It has more than 500 customers and thousands of deployments. Our solutions enable network operators to deconstruct their networks in order to accelerate innovation, streamline operations, and bring down the total cost of ownership (TCO). Network OEMs may also separate network devices to cut the time it takes to bring a product to market, offer more services, and get carrier-grade reliability.
IP Infusion is a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Access Co., Ltd. and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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DE-CIX | December 29, 2022
DE-CIX, a leading Internet exchange operator, has announced that Crocker Communications, a Massachusetts company that offers enterprise-class services, will join its North American Transport Partner program. By taking part in the program, Crocker Communications can use DE-CIX's low-latency, high-capacity Internet exchange services.
The enhanced partnership enables Crocker's customers to access DE-CIX New York, a carrier- and data center-neutral internet exchange in the Northeast region of the US, through a Network-to-Network Interconnection (NNI). Through this new partnership, Crocker Communications' customers can now benefit from greater interconnectivity and more reliable performance.
"Our collaboration with Crocker Communications expands our focus on regional Transport Partner coverage. Businesses, ISPs, colleges, and universities across Western Massachusetts can readily access cost-effective, turnkey connectivity from our platform to help bridge the digital divide.”
Ed d’Agostino, VP and General Manager of DE-CIX North America
This will allow Crocker's customers to purchase a transport connection to DE-CIX, giving them greater control over their internet performance, including routing, latency, and direct connectivity. Crocker Communications will be able to give its customers access to DE-CIX's Internet exchange in New York if it joins the North American Transport Partner program.
In addition, customers will have access to DE-CIX's multi-service interconnection solutions, including peering, private connectivity, and cloud connectivity. The partnership will improve connectivity across Massachusetts and give customers of both companies more control over their networks.
About DE-CIX North America
DE-CIX North America Inc., founded in 2013, is a wholly owned subsidiary of DE-CIX International AG, the world's leading internet exchange operator. New York, Dallas, Chicago, Richmond, and Phoenix DE-CIX Internet Exchanges create North America's largest neutral interconnection ecosystem. DE-CIX provides peering and interconnection services in North America. Customers gain more control over their networks and access to world-class content providers with DE-CIX North America's Internet Exchanges. They also gain IP transit, VPN, and blackholing services to mitigate DDoS attacks.
DE-CIX Internet Exchange in New York is the fifth largest in the United States. Open-IX-certified and carrier- and data center-neutral. The IX platform serves major carrier hotels and data centers in each metro region.
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Fortinet | November 08, 2022
Fortinet, a leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced FortiGate 1000F, the latest series of next-generation firewalls (NGFW) from Fortinet to deliver higher performance—more than seven times faster firewall throughput—and lower power consumption—83 percent fewer watts per Gbps of firewall throughput—than competitive solutions.
Performance is No Longer the Only Consideration as CIOs Focus on Sustainability
In addition to being chartered to maintain a resilient and secure hybrid IT environment, most enterprises also have sustainability goals that they have to meet. This has added more pressure for CIOs and IT leaders as sustainability and cost control have become an important board-level line item. In fact, the Gartner® Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023 Sustainable Technology report reveals that, “By 2025, 50% of CIOs will have performance metrics tied to the sustainability of the IT organization.”1
Delivering High-Performance, Environmentally Sustainable, and Consistent Security for the Data Center
As the vendor that received the highest score for the Enterprise Data Center use case in the 2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls report2, and a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewalls, Q4 2022 report, Fortinet is pleased to announce the FortiGate 1000F series, the latest NGFW for enterprise data centers.
Supported by over 20 years of developing purpose-built security processing units (SPUs), FortiGate 1000F continues Fortinet’s legacy of delivering NGFWs that provide the scale, performance, and power savings to meet the security requirements of today's enterprise data centers.
“Improving sustainability practices is a top-of-mind business concern for enterprises today, which is putting pressure on CIOs to reduce the carbon footprint of their IT infrastructure. Fortinet continues to meet our own sustainability goals and help our customers do the same through our dedication to improving the performance and energy efficiency of our products. The FortiGate 1000F series of next-generation firewalls, which delivers higher performance and lower power consumption compared to competitive solutions, is the latest example from Fortinet.”
John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
High-Performance Security
Fortinet’s purpose-built SPUs enable FortiGate 1000F to deliver an average of 7.4x more firewall throughput to help enterprise security keep pace with the speed of today’s networks. FortiGate 1000F also offers nearly 7x higher IPsec VPN performance and 7x higher SSL inspection throughput than the industry average to ensure network blind spots are eliminated and enterprises have full visibility of clear-text and encrypted network flows without introducing bottlenecks. This is critical for high-performance data centers in order to defend mission-critical data and rapidly identify and stop threats before they infiltrate the network. Additionally, with threat protection performance that is 2x higher than the industry average, FortiGate 1000F processes critical AI/ML-powered security services such as IPS, Application Control, and Malware Protection faster than other offerings. As is true with Fortinet’s entire line of FortiGate NGFWs, FortiGate 1000F enables secure digital transformation by delivering advanced visibility and control over network traffic to support enterprises in building contextual, evolving network and security policies.
Environmentally Sustainable Security
FortiGate 1000F helps customers achieve their sustainability goals by requiring 83 percent fewer watts per Gbps of firewall throughput and requiring 86 percent fewer watts per Gbps of IPsec VPN throughput. FortiGate 1000F also requires less cooling than other solutions, generating only 15 percent of the BTU/h per Gbps of firewall throughput compared to competitive firewalls. Fortinet’s high-performance, low-power network firewalls mean that enterprises require fewer firewalls to accomplish their business needs, helping further reduce costs for space and cooling in the data center.
Consistent Security
FortiGate 1000F is powered by a single operating system, FortiOS, which provides unified security and management frameworks across all form factors and edges, supporting hybrid environments in a consistent and coordinated way. With FortiOS everywhere, customers benefit from broad visibility, seamless integration and interoperability between critical security elements, and granular control and automation. This includes Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) with a built-in ZTNA application gateway, allowing explicit access to applications and enforcing customers' Zero Trust policies.
Like all FortiGate next-generation firewalls, FortiGate 1000F includes a suite of FortiGuard AI-powered Security Services that are developed and continually enhanced by FortiGuard Labs. For advanced, real-time protection against known and unknown threats in the data center, customers can leverage AI-powered IPS and anti-virus, as well as the industry’s first in-line sandbox protection to stop malware and ransomware from ever entering the network. Enterprise data centers depend on these services to monitor and protect against file-based attack tactics, malware, lateral movement, ransomware, and credential-based attacks.
FortiGate 1000F vs. Competitors
Below is a comparison of the top firewalls on the market against the target performance numbers of the FortiGate 1000F series. Security Compute Rating is a benchmark (performance multiplier) that compares FortiGate performance metrics versus the industry average of competing products across various categories that fall within the same price band. Also included are power and heat metrics for competing products showcasing the energy efficiency of FortiGate 1000F versus competitive solutions.
About Fortinet
Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 595,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.
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