NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENISE DUBIE ON NETWORK OPTIMIZATION 09/21/04 Today's focus: FineGround adds app firewall
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * FineGround Networks' app accelerator more secure * Links related to Network Optimization * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by FineGround Networks Delivering Automated Application Delivery How can your organization provide efficient and secure delivery of web applications to business users across the Enterprise? FineGround's Enterprise Application Delivery is the only integrated solution that provides performance optimization, end-to-end monitoring and application security. Join Gartner's Mark Fabbi and FineGround as they discuss the business impact of Application Delivery. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=81271 _______________________________________________________________ DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SPECIAL REPORTS FROM NETWORK WORLD Focused reports on compelling industry topics, Network World Special Reports are available online at Network World Fusion. Network World Special Reports on Mobility, IP Telephony Security, the State of Wireless LANs and more are currently available. Download any or all of our Special Reports at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=81381 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: FineGround adds app firewall By Denise Dubie FineGround Networks says it can now add another layer of protection to mission-critical applications while accelerating the delivery to end users. FineGround Enterprise Application Delivery Suite includes several applications, the latest of which - the AppScreen Web Application Firewall - provides an extra level of security from hackers and worms, the company says. The firewall allows network managers to set policies that would prevent a hacker or an unwitting user from downloading materials that could cause a vulnerability to the infrastructure or applications. "The firewall is designed to sit in front of an application and watch for things like targeted hacking or people trying to access customer data," says Jay Mellman, vice president of marketing at FineGround. "AppScreen lets users write simple policies and compare actions against rules." AppScreen is able to inspect application requests based on seven predefined attributes and can enforce policies for Web applications, he says. That means AppScreen will lock down a user requesting content that is unauthorized, at least until a network manager investigates the request and determines if that user needs access or should be permanently blocked. The Velocity appliance can be installed at the edge of a data center in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) off of a standard load balancer. The data monitored and collected by the appliance is delivered back to the Web infrastructure or to end users. FineGround provides a Web interface as part of the management console, which can run on the appliance or run on a server as a separate application. The data collected is stored in a local database on the appliance and can be extracted or output through Crystal Reports. AppScreen will be made available both as software only and as a package with FineGround's 1U rack-mount Velocity appliance. The software-only option will be available for Linux and Solaris. AppScreen pricing starts at $20,000, and it should be generally available in October. The software comes integrated with the Application Delivery Suite, which starts at about $15,000 and goes up depending on applications included. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS FineGround plays better with others Network World Network Optimization Newsletter, 05/25/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/accel/2004/0524netop1.html FineGround converts to appliance Network World Network Optimization Newsletter, 01/22/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/accel/2004/0119netop2.html Tackling app performance management Network World, 12/01/03 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201apm.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Denise Dubie Senior Writer Denise Dubie covers network and systems management for Network World. 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