Tuesday | 2 December, 2008
INTEROP - Startups take on network security, management
Start-up City vendors showcase products to secure ports, manage services and accelerate file transfers.
Denise Dubie (Network World) 01/05/2008 10:36:02

Company: porttracker

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: United Kingdom

Management: Julian Rigg, CEO

Product: Porttracker packages its network management software of the same name on a plug-and-play appliance that enables network managers to quickly track and report on what is connected to the network for troubleshooting, security and capacity planning purposes. The product builds a view of the switch-port inventory and is designed for companies with more than 1,000 ports to manage. Porttracker is available for sale, starting at about US$10,000, through n3k Informatik Limited.

Company: Solera Networks

Founded: 2005

Headquarters: Utah

Management: Steve Shillingford, president and CEO

Product: The DS series Packet Capture Appliances conduct continuous deep-packet capture and stream-to-storage for 100 per cent of network traffic collected. The device can capture, archive, filter and regenerate network traffic data at full-line rates and offers a play-back feature that enables network managers to analyze traffic for troubleshooting, security, compliance and other purposes. Pricing for DS series appliances starts at about US$10,000.

Company: Vyatta

Founded: 2005

Headquarters: California

Management: Kelly Herrell, CEO

Product: Vyatta developed open source routing software based on Linux that competes with commercial offerings from Cisco. The software combines firewall, IPSec VPN, multi-link Point-to-Point Protocol and Border Gateway Protocol scaling. The Vyatta Communication Edition open source router is free of charge; Vyatta does charge a fee for support packages.

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