Identity-Aware Networking Provides Secure, Anywhere, Anytime Access to Unified Communications
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/08/09 -- Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(OTCBB: NRTLQ) is delivering new solutions to integrate 'Identity-Aware' network security with unified communications technology, enabling enterprises to increase productivity, lower operating expenses and give them new competitive advantages by providing secure access to the right resources from anywhere and at any time.
The company is introducing Nortel's Identity Engines(1) portfolio to integrate identity-aware networking that delivers a new level of network security. Identity-aware networking determines who a user is, when they are accessing the network, what device they are using and where they are connecting from to determine the appropriate level of network access. Unlike most enterprise networks that do not identify the users and cannot distinguish among employees, guests, executives and consultants for example, the Identity Engines portfolio provides valuable identity information about everyone on the network, giving network managers more visibility and control over user traffic.
"Identity-aware networking is an emerging network access control driver that will continue to increase in importance," said Lawrence Orans, research director, Gartner. "This capability provides greater visibility and control over user behavior on the network, allowing enterprises to better monitor user traffic and enforce access to critical resources."
"Nortel is charging forward, delivering new, industry-leading unified communications solutions that not only increase the tempo of the enterprise, but ensure that private data remains private," said Joel Hackney, president, Enterprise Solutions, Nortel. "With the Identity Engines portfolio, we are able to secure the use of the enterprise network, making sure that only those authorized are able to access it, regardless of location or device. By the same token, authenticated users are able to access only those resources that they are authorized to access. This portfolio will increase the level of security in our unified communications offering to ensure that the right information reaches the right decision makers at the right time."
The Identity Engines portfolio provides a comprehensive Secure Guest Networking Solution, which simplifies guest management services by allowing non-technical staff to set up short-term accounts with access to only certain portions of the network.
