SCOPE puts an end to corporate reliance on single internet link to gain access to applications in the cloud
SOMERSET, N.J. (April 20, 2011) - AEP Networks, the provider of trusted security, has responded to the concerns over the loss of connectivity to cloud-based applications by launching a communications platform that automatically diverts cloud communications to other available networks in the event of a problem with a primary internet connection. Its Secure Communications Optimised Packet Engine (SCOPE) enables organisations to switch between terrestrial, radio, satellite, WiFi and 3G networks based on availability and performance requirements. Crucially, organisations reliant on access to applications in the cloud can be assured of availability during times of disruption to their own internet link.
While the adoption of cloud-based applications is attractive, organisations need assurances that their employees will be able to access critical applications in the cloud anytime, anywhere without compromising the integrity of the communication. SCOPE offers a highly optimised link to the cloud in the event of a failure of an organisation’s primary link.
SCOPE also enables organisations to prioritise time-sensitive traffic such as voice and video that share an inter-office link with non-time-sensitive traffic such as email, by ensuring that data does not consume all of the bandwidth. It achieves this by employing advanced traffic management technology which detects the presence of time-sensitive applications and ensures that the data is controlled so it does not monopolise the available bandwidth. This ensures that toll-quality voice is delivered across the link regardless of the data being transferred. It also provides automatic end-to-end enhanced grade encryption to ensure that confidential data isn’t intercepted when entering or leaving the corporate network.
“Organisations are increasingly relying on cloud-based applications to provide them with sophisticated and reliable software platforms. However, in addition to verifying that the cloud
provider has the necessary measures in place to ensure maximum uptime, organisations themselves need to put the right technologies in place to ensure that their internet connectivity to the cloud does not become a weak link which impairs operations,” said Mark Darvill, Director at AEP Networks. “SCOPE mitigates the risk of moving to the cloud by ensuring that alternative secure connectivity to the cloud is always available should a primary internet link fail.”
Key features of SCOPE include:
SCOPE is powered by AEP Networks’ VadOS platform.
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About AEP Networks
AEP Networks provides trusted security everywhere and secures data and voice communication regardless of device, environment or location. Delivering proven security architectures to more than 5,000 organisations all over the world including governments, enterprises and carriers, AEP Networks counts Virgin, RBS, Shell, Barclays, MasterCard and New York Metropolitan Transport Authority amongst its 1,000 blue chip customers.
AEP Networks develops the highest grade security technologies tested and accredited to industry security standards, including CoCo, FIPS 140-2 Level 4 and CAPS. Its extensive portfolio of products and solutions protect the integrity of very sensitive data and are extremely reliable, survivable and resilient.
Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, AEP Networks has key hub offices in the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Australia. For more information, visit www.aepnetworks.com.
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