Virtual Network Security - Altor Virtual Network Security v 1

Product/Service: Altor Virtual Network Security v 1

Vendor: Altor Networks

Hardware or Software? Hardware appliance with software included

First Launched: March 2008

What it does? Altor's Virtual Network Security Analyzer (VNSA) delivers unprecedented, granular, real-time, and historical visibility into the virtual switch traffic. Built from the scratch for the virtual environment, VNSA's integration with virtualization platform management like VMware Virtual Center greatly simplifies product configuration. VNSA has two main components 1. Altor Agent - The Altor Agent plugs-into the virtual switch and passively monitors the virtual switch traffic. Only one Altor Agent is needed per physical server.
2. Altor Center - Information from multiple Altor Agents is consolidated by the Altor Center giving administrators a centralized view of the virtualized data center.

“Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services. Altor Networks’ Virtual Network Security Analyzer is delivering never-before-seen visibility into inter-VM traffic.”

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Key Features and Benefits: Dashboard view of security issues like port scans, tunneling protocols, insecure and unwanted protocols; Generate reports for regulatory compliance; Quickly isolate and troubleshoot virtual network problems; Discover configuration anomalies due to external DNS/NTP access and DHCP auto-configuration errors; Discover multicast and broadcast service announcements that can erode network performance; Optimize VMotion/DRS by grouping VMs based on network usage; User defined and automated groups to monitor access to business-critical resources.

“These awards go to the best technology products every year and we are honored that our Virtual Network Security Analyzer has gained the Network Products Guide Reader Trust. We are dedicated to meeting our customer needs by providing them with the best virtualization security products and services.”

Amir Ben-Efraim, Chief Executive Officer - Altor Networks

Unique Capabilities: The first virtual security analyzer product to analyze inter-VM traffic and provide visibility into virtual network traffic.

Targeted Users: Small to Large organizations with virtual networks and data centers. Network administrators and security IT professionals.

List Price: Enterprise licenses for the Virtual Network Security Analyzer, (VNSA) start at $500 US per physical server, supporting an unlimited number of virtual machines. A single Altor Center management system supporting unlimited VNSA agents is available for $1,500 US. Annual maintenance and support licenses are also available. Release 1.0 of the Virtual Network Security Analyzer is generally available now. Free demo versions of the Altor agent and Altor Center can be downloaded at www.altornetworks.com.

Satisfied Customers: 3 satisfied customers as of launch date in March 2008 and includes Neilsen Mobile.

Sales Contact for Altor Networks
350 Bridge Parkway, Suite 6
Redwood City, CA 94065
Tel: (650) 492-5484
sales@altornetworks.com