Security Solutions

A company's information is their strongest asset. It is a critical success factor for all businesses. If they lose it, the company could be out of business. Today, more than ever, protecting the information, or information security is a high priority to most businesses. Governments are creating laws to ensure that corporations protect certain types of information. Corporations are faced with the decision of which solution is best for them - how to implement - and how to manage that solution

AMK provides solutions for the enterprise from access controls to business continuity and disaster recovery. These solutions are designed to enable corporations to engage their customers, partners, and suppliers at a new level. While a corporation and their competitors may understand the customers’ needs and wants, the value is to deliver in a proactive profitable manner.

AMK employs new technologies such as Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN), Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Accelerators, Intrusion Detection and Prevention tools, and Accelerated Firewalls. Combine this with leading technology such as resilient edge and core switches; content switching, accelerated firewall technology, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and sound design techniques, AMK delivers cost effective standards based solutions that are flexible, secure, and drive business profitability.

Passport Portfolio

The Passport LAN portfolio provides all the elements necessary to implement wire speed traffic classification, security policy enforcement, and filtering within the network core. Passport LAN products developed for the network core include:

• Passport 8600 Series Routing Switch modules deliver L2-7 routing and traffic classification offering high redundancy, a large number of high bandwidth connections, wire speed performance, and penalty free QoS support. Combine this with the Alteon Web Switch Module and the Secure Socket Layer Module for the Passport 8600 to delivery security in the core.

Alteon Portfolio

The Alteon portfolio delivers L4-7 switching and application acceleration for mission critical network core requirements.

• Alteon Switched Firewall System includes five models for switched firewall protection for enterprises and service providers.
• Alteon Security Manager provides a single point of administration for the Alteon Switched Firewall and other security solutions. It enables proactive management, problem solving, and capacity planning through comprehensive support for configuration, image/software, fault, and performance management.
• Alteon SSL Accelerator is an SSL appliance that integrates SSL acceleration, SSL extranet management, and secure application services into a single device.
• Alteon SSL VPN is a remote access security solution that uses Web browsers for clientless remote access to private applications.
• Alteon Web Switching Module integrates with the Passport 8600 and delivers high performance switching for high-traffic Web sites and hosting infrastructures.

Contivity Portfolio

Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Switches are certified to meet Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-1 Level 2 for security, and IPsec-certified by the International Computer Security Association (ICSA). Contivity systems provide an all-in-one-box solution for authentication, encryption, network address translation, logging, and optional integration with a stateful firewall.

• Nortel Networks SSL VPN Module 1000 extends SSL VPN access to existing IPsec VPN based deployments. This capability is enabled with the new SSL VPN Module 1000 and 5.0 server release deployable in the Contivity 1740, 2700 and 5000 platforms.
• Contivity 600 Secure IP Services Gateway adapts to several roles in secure VPNs: customer-premise device to connect branch offices with each other and with headquarters, basis for small hub-and-spoke or mesh extranet or branch-to-branch applications, or small-business headquarters hub.
• Contivity 1000 Series Secure IP Services Gateways adapts to several roles in most types of networks: basic IP access router, dedicated VPN switch, or firewall. A Contivity platform can evolve from one to another by licensing a software key. Supporting up to 30 tunnels, Contivity 1000-series gateways are ideal for bringing branch office and partner locations into a secure corporate network.
• Contivity 1700 Secure IP Services Gateway adapts to several roles: basic IP access router, dedicated VPN switch, or firewall - for office centers, campuses, or branch offices requiring up to 500 tunnels.
• Contivity 2700 Secure IP Services Gateways provides up to 2000 tunnels to securely connect remote workers and branch offices to large branch offices or headquarters sites.
• Contivity 4600 Secure IP Services Gateways provides up to 5000 tunnels to securely connect remote workers and branch offices to large branch offices or headquarters sites.
• Contivity 5000 Secure IP Services Gateways is a next-generation platform providing up to 5000 VPN tunnels to securely connect branch offices and remote workers to enterprise headquarters and large regional sites.
• Contivity Multi-OS VPN client provides the user-side functionality for secure remote access over IP networks using Contivity IP access routers and VPN servers.