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Enterprise product will be available via European wireless
carriers
UK-managed service providers n3k and Magdalene first to consider
services
Paris, March 3, 2008 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
today announced its plans to support high-speed downlink packet access
(HSDPA)-based 3G networks on its OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, a
revolutionary ”always on” laptop security and management system for the mobile
workforce. The OA3500 NLG is currently available for CDMA networks.
European service providers with HSDPA networks can combine the OA3500 NLG
with their 3G services to provide a turnkey laptop security solution for
enterprises and government agencies. UK-based managed service providers n3k and
Magdalene are the first to explore offering a fully managed turnkey solution to
European enterprises.
“With mobility security so high on the minds of our enterprise and
government customers, it makes sense for us to explore a managed security
service; and the comprehensive nature of Alcatel-Lucent’s OmniAccess 3500 NLG
makes it a perfect platform for this,” said Keith Lamport, Director of Business
Development for Managed Security Services for Magdalene.
“We have a long history of teaming with Alcatel-Lucent on enterprise
software and are excited by the prospect of moving into the mobile security
market with the OmniAccess 3500 NLG,” said Julian Rigg, n3k Managing
Director.
The OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian is a security system on an HSDPA
3G card that remotely secures, monitors, manages and locates a mobile computer
and protects its data if lost or stolen. The NLG has its own processor, power
supply and operating system, and it leverages broadband networks to let
enterprises manage laptops anywhere, anytime, even when the computer is turned
off.
With this solution, IT departments have 24/7 access to laptops and are able
to enforce policies for compliance, protect and recover stolen devices, and
deliver patches and upgrades to an increasingly mobile workforce, thereby
increasing productivity and efficiency.
“Data losses from lost or stolen laptops are plaguing companies across
Europe. The Nonstop Laptop Guardian reduces these risks while not sacrificing
the significant productivity improvements that come from having mobile
workers,” said Tom Burns, Chief Operating Officer Alcatel-Lucent’s Enterprise
activities. “The NLG is unique because it is both comprehensive and always on,
protecting enterprise data all the time and giving carriers differentiation and
value with a strong security solution.”
Availability
The OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian for HSDPA networks will be
commercially available later this year through Alcatel-Lucent channels in
Europe, primarily through service providers that will bundle the solution with
their 3G wireless WAN offerings.
About the
OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian
The core technology of the OA3500 solution consists of a secure, always-on
computing system residing on a 3G broadband PCMCIA data card that operates with
any broadband network, including 3G, Ethernet or WiFi. When a laptop is
connected to a network, the card seamlessly transitions connectivity to the
corporate network through it’s always on VPN, ensuring that all traffic,
regardless of data connection type, passes directly through the corporate
network’s protections, filters and policy managers before accessing the
Internet.
Additional features include:
- 24/7 remote troubleshooting, management, protection, plus “remote kill” of
data;
- proactive zero-hour patches for fast response to security loopholes –
delivered offline
- 2nd factor of authentication;
- GPS-based device location tracking;
- and forced VPN back to the enterprise network regardless of connection type
– ensuring that the laptop is never exposed unprotected to the public
Internet.
Through interoperable encryption solutions, the OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop
Laptop Guardian renders the laptop’s data readable only through the use of keys
located on the PCMCIAcard, which can be remotely disabled or re-enabled by the
corporate IT manager – even when the laptop is turned off or offline.
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian is based on a
flexible operating system and open architecture that enables third parties to
develop software to utilize the capabilities of the PCMCIA card or to
interoperate with the management gateway. Examples of complementary
applications include patch management, remote back-ups, end-policy enforcement
and control, and whole disk encryption solutions.
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