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Sun Extends Security Features For
The Network
Sun Microsystems, Inc. unveils two new Sun Crypto Accelerator (SCA) boards
--
the SCA 500 and SCA 4000 -- designed to deliver seamless network security and
increased availability at industry leading price performance.
Sun's new hardware cryptography solution spans the enterprise to help
ensure
maximum data protection without slowing down system throughput. Sun's new SCA
4000 board offers the industry's leading performance at the lowest price for
FIPS encryption offerings.*
"IT managers need fast, secure cryptography solutions in two key areas,"
said
Andy Ingram, vice president, Processors and Networking Products, Sun
Microsystems. "VPN/IPsec to transfer data between locations and SSL for secure
web transactions and communications, Internet/Intranet portals and encrypted
email. The SCA 4000 extends our crypto family and enhances the performance of
Sun's secure applications, including the Solaris Operating System,
allowing Sun to deliver a full spectrum of industry leading secure solutions.
Customers can turn to Sun for cost-effective, high-performance security
solutions with the peace of mind of knowing they are based on open standards
and meet security certification requirements."
The SCA 4000 board is the first crypto accelerator board to achieve an
industry leading session establishment rate of 4300 operations/second and
designed for FIPS 140 -- 2 level 3 certification, required by many on-line
financial, banking, and government applications.
Sun's crypto product family now includes:
Sun Crypto Accelerator 500 (daughter board) Offloads and accelerates SSL
for
the Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers
Sun Crypto Accelerator 1000 (PCI board): Offloads and accelerates SSL for
UltraSPARC(R) processor-based systems from the Sun Fire V120 to 6800
servers.
Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 (PCI board): Offloads and accelerates SSL and
IPsec for UltraSPARC processor-based systems from the Sun Fire V120 to 6800
servers and is designed to provide FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification.
Sun Fire B10p and B15p SSL Proxy Blades: Offloads and accelerates SSL for
the
Sun Fire Blade platform (due out later this year).
The Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board is priced at $4,200 U.S. and the Sun
Crypto Accelerator 500 board is priced at $695 U.S. Both will be available in
2Q2003. More information on the Sun's entire Cryptography product line can be
found at: www.sun.com/networking.
*FIPS certification testing is scheduled to be completed in August
2003.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a
leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that
make the Net work.
Web site: www.sun.com
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