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Press Release
IBM and Narus Deliver IP Solutions to Telecommunications Providers
IBM Signs Agreement to Market Narus’ IP Platform as Part of IBM’s Telecom Solutions Offering
Mountain View, Calif.—October 24, 2005—Narus, Inc. today announced that it has signed a Solutions Engagement Agreement (SEA) with IBM, one of the world’s largest telecommunications solutions providers. This agreement enables IBM Global Services to integrate and resell Narus solutions and services to telecommunications service providers worldwide. Narus also announced that it has enabled its software solutions on the IBM X-Series and the IBM Blade Server technologies.
As the leader in unified IP Management and Security, Narus’ software provides carriers and governments with security, lawful intercept, traffic analysis and mediation applications, all based on Narus’ ability to capture and analyze IP traffic in real time at carrier network speeds. Telecommunications providers need solutions that scale with their networks and have the flexibility to address the continually emerging IP services they offer. The combination of IBM Blade Server hardware, IBM software and Narus’ IP Platform deployed across a carrier’s network provides carriers with instant knowledge of their traffic flows, the proper tools to identify potentially malicious and anomalous traffic using NarusSecure, and managed network services and mediation.
“Narus is a great example of a VC-backed company whose innovation represents a good partnership opportunity for IBM,” said Claudia Fan Munce, IBM vice president and managing director, IBM Venture Capital Group. “Narus’ solution, combined with IBM servers and implementation services, represents a global opportunity for both IBM and Narus.”
“This agreement highlights the dedication both companies have to extending the most comprehensive set of services and solutions to telecom providers worldwide,” said Greg Oslan, CEO, Narus. “Together, IBM and Narus will provide carriers with the solutions to secure their networks and ensure high-quality services for their customers.”
About Narus, Inc.
Narus is the leader in real-time traffic intelligence for large IP networks, and is the only company that provides security, intercept and traffic management solutions within a single, flexible system. With Narus, service providers, governments and large enterprises around the world can immediately detect, analyze, mitigate and target any unwanted, unwarranted or malicious traffic. Narus provides its customers with complete, real-time insight into all of their IP traffic from the network to the applications. Combined with the ability to enable numerous actions, Narus customers have the ability to take the most appropriate actions quickly.
Narus’ system protects and manages the largest IP networks around the world including AT&T, KT (Korea), KDDI (Japan), Telecom Egypt, Reliance (India), Saudi Telecom, US Cellular and Pakistan Telecom Authority. Narus is headquartered in Mountain View, California with regional offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.narus.com.
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