A great Win!
Cabletron's Wire-Speed, Secure, Routed
Solution Replaces Legacy Routers in Major
Aerospace and Defense Customer
Business Wire - August 20, 1999 08:16
ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1999--
Aerojet Quickly and Securely Exchanges Confidential Information Using
Cabletron's Routers
Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) today announced that Aerojet, a major
aerospace and defense contractor, has replaced routers from Cisco Systems
and Bay Networks with Cabletron's SmartSwitch Routers (SSRs). Aerojet,
located on a 13,300-acre, security-controlled site in Sacramento, California,
has deployed Cabletron's SSR 8600 and 2000 models to provide
wire-speed throughput across its secure, VPN-enabled wide area network.
As Mark Levine, senior network analyst with Aerojet, explains, "The nature
of our business requires strict confidentiality, and we routinely need to add or
change security rules that pertain to how our remote partners access our
network. With Cabletron's SSRs, we can now quickly and easily add or
modify rules without affecting network performance whatsoever."
Levine found that he was able to increase the number of individual security
rules four times over what he was previously able to accomplish. He also
saw a 30 percent increase in network throughput with the SSR.
Wire-speed performance is a necessity at Aerojet. Bottlenecks from
bandwidth-intensive CAD models - ranging in size from 100 to 200 Mb -
were slowing Aerojet's network.
Cabletron's SSRs, however, have alleviated many of these bottlenecks,
enabling Aerojet's engineers to more efficiently download and manipulate
CAD models. According to Levine, "Files and models that used to take up
to an hour to download are now accessible in 10 minutes."
Additionally, the command line interface (CLI) on Cabletron's SSR enables
network managers to easily fine-tune access lists without having to rewrite
desired rules every time. Levine also said he can use the SSRs 'ACL Edit'
command to quickly change rules on-the-fly.
Cabletron's SSR Family continues to receive recognition for its
industry-leading functionality and standards-based interoperability.
InternetWeek Magazine selected the SSR 8600 "Best of Breed" in May
1999. The SSR 8600 was named "Product of the Year" by Network
Magazine in its May 1999 issue. The SSR 8000 received Data
Communication's "Hot Product - Backbone Switch" award in January 1999,
while the SSR Family was chosen "Product of the Year" in the Network
Equipment Router category by CTI Magazine in December 1998.
About Aerojet
Aerojet, a segment of GenCorp, is a major aerospace/defense contractor
specializing in space and missile propulsion, space electronics, smart
munitions and armaments, and fine chemicals. Since the company was
founded in 1942, it has led the way in the development of crucial technology
and products that have kept America strong and furthered man's exploration
of space. Aerojet's web site can be reached on the Internet at
aerojet.com.
About Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions,
delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people
worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise
networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the
e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Listed on the
New York Stock Exchange for more than a decade under the symbol CS,
Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be
reached on the Internet at cabletron.com. |
