IntallaFlex Press Release

APCON RAISES THE BAR ON NETWORK SOLUTIONS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTIONS AT INTEROP 2009

Debut of aggregation and filtering product that combines with enterprise-class switching architecture

Wilsonville, Oregon, May 19, 2009 – APCON, a leading manufacturer of integrated switching solutions, is introducing technology at the Interop tradeshow in Las Vegas this week that aims to redefine network monitoring strategies for the enterprise. 

APCON is unveiling an aggregation and filtering solution called INTELLAFLEX™, designed to work in conjunction with its popular INTELLAPATCH® Series 3000 switching chassis.

“This combination of products has the potential to change the face of network monitoring for large enterprise infrastructures,” said Richard Rauch, president and CEO of APCON. “These options reflect what our enterprise customers need today – scalability, flexibility and security with a reasonable total cost of product ownership.”

INTELLAFLEX Aggregation and Filtering Solution

INTELLAFLEX is a Packet Aggregator blade that adds aggregation and filtering capability to APCON’s INTELLAPATCH Series 3000 switching solution. This blade allows users to aggregate multiple data links from network SPAN, Tap or mirror ports, and filter and direct only the desired traffic to specific monitoring devices. In this way, users are able to electronically share expensive monitoring devices (such as analyzers and IDS) – often across multiple locations – while preventing oversubscription and data loss.

Supporting up to 144 ports in 4U, INTELLAFLEX offers the highest port density in a single chassis – easily accommodating large enterprises that typically have hundreds of SPAN ports and Taps in their networks. INTELLAFLEX also offers the highest port aggregation density, with a maximum of 120 1G ports and 32 10g ports in a single chassis.

“In today’s economy, IT managers share in the enterprise effort to reduce costs wherever possible,” said Rauch. “INTELLAFLEX eliminates the need for multiple devices to realize the benefits of aggregation and filtering. Thus, it promises capital equipment cost savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while contributing directly to the continued uptime of every critical network.”

INTELLAPATCH Series 3000 Matrix Switches

INTELLAPATCH Series 3000 is APCON’s new flagship switch product line. Designed for today’s most demanding enterprise data center environments, these chassis offers high density blades – 1U high with 36 ports each – that deliver exceptional functionality while providing data center space savings. Users can now have 144 ports of non-blocking, any-to-any connectivity in a 4U chassis, delivering 100 percent visibility to thousands of critical network segments.

A key feature of the Series 3000 is its fault-tolerant, redundant controller cards. Unlike switches with single controllers that can halt network operations during a failure, the high availability fail-over capacity of the Series 3000 allows it to be used in-line, in the production network of an
enterprise. Series 3000 chassis are modular, offering hot-swappable power supplies and field-replaceable fans, as well as hitless software upgrades and a host of advanced diagnostic features.

Series 3000 switches allow secure, remote web-accessible access for multiple users. Its interfaces simplify the connectivity of SPANS, Taps and other data sources to monitoring tools. Security features include TACACS+, RADIUS and SNMP v1/2c/3 support; SSL and SSH encryption, logic preventing SPAN port loops, and embedded software.

About APCON

A pioneer in the field of physical layer technology, APCON is globally recognized as the leading provider of integrated switching systems. Organizations in over 30 countries currently depend on APCON solutions in their network infrastructures. Customers include Fortune 500 companies, government and military organizations, networking and computer OEMs, telecommunication and service providers, financial services firms, and medical companies. For more infomation, contact Indes IDS BV.

20-05-2009