NetSpeed Technologies (Pty) Ltd in Fourways, Sandton, and Cymphonix Corporation, headquartered in Sandy, Utah, has partnered up to distribute a unique product that makes it easy for administrators to identify and solve the problems created when users and applications fight for network resources.
According to Kevin Santiago, CEO of Cymphonix, their company creates smart gateway appliances that sit between the firewall and the switch at the network gateway. "We look at all the traffic coming in from and out to the WAN (Wide Area Network) and Internet. Our technology integrates multiple security and performance functions, and by converging both of those worlds allows for what we call event correlation."
This product is a very strong security tool and therefore a powerful form of risk relief. Not only does it monitor traffic and prevent malicious content from entering the gateway, it also regulates the quality of service per application and groups of users. It controls the data by standard of priority so that employees receiving emails will automatically be given preference of speed, quality and bandwidth above employees only chatting on programs like Yahoo Messenger or Microsoft Live Messenger. These chat conversations can also be logged through the Cymphonix hardware for management to follow-up on or to keep for record. Their product allows you to see the complete picture of what is happening in the data stream with regards to users, applications, and threats. Network Composer provides both real time visibility and historical reporting - providing the customer with the secure, intelligent data flow it needs.
Thomas Lee, Director from NetSpeed, commented that "the current biggest problem with networks is not moving data from one point to another; it is the content of the data being moved and the way we assign priority access to limited network resources." In South Africa, with our limited access to real broadband connectivity, prioritizing traffic is a key concern. Mission critical traffic is easy to control with the Cymphonix platform, and an additional layer of security is provided by preventing Spyware and viruses within web based applications. The built-in URL filtering database also ensures that employees cannot accidentally or deliberately access sites know to contain Badware or undesirable content such as pornography.
Cymphonix delivers enterprise-class WAN (Wide Area Network) data stream management to small and mid-sized, distributed organisations. By integrating and correlating critical security and application performance functions, Cymphonix products maximise WAN (Wide Area Network) data flow while reducing network complexity and costs. Cymphonix solutions give you visibility into network activity as a whole by correlating isolated events and then illustrating how those events impact your network.
Mike Montrose, VP of Sales and Marketing, Cymphonix says "Network Composer has an intuitive web-based interface that is easy to install and use for IT professionals and provides actionable reports to executives and HR directors. Best of all, it is not a subscription based solution which makes it the most affordable web filtering, spyware monitoring & bandwidth management solution available. Network Composer will pay for itself very quickly in bandwidth savings, increased company productivity, and reduced liability." Cymphonix was founded by a group of highly skilled engineers with a decade of experience in the broadband ISP industry. After experiencing network optimisation problems created by previously uncontrollable factors, they set out to develop solutions centered on controlling users, applications and threats.
NetSpeed Technologies (Pty) Ltd. is a distributor of network and security solutions in hardware and software format with a strong focus on delivering unique, holistic solutions to resellers and end-users. This dynamic distributor brings to the table products that improve bottom line business and increase productivity through building long-term distribution channels for sourcing and supporting IT services. NetSpeed is about the Internet and obtaining maximum speed for customer's Internet solutions, it ensures sufficient use of expensive networks, optimisation of applications and effective management of company infrastructure.
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