SANTA CLARA, Calif. and MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 16, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced it is continuing its IP communications networking leadership by sharing approaches and solutions to Voice over IP (VoIP) security challenges in the enterprise at TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO (ITEXPO) East 2008. The session will occur on Jan. 23, 2008, and ITEXPO will take place from Jan. 23 to 25, 2008 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Confirming Foundry's(tm) IP communications leadership, TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recently awarded Foundry's VoIP and Power over Ethernet (PoE) ready FastIron GS Series Layer 2 switches Product of the Year Award for 2007.
As part of this session moderated by Mark Ricca, research analyst for IntelliCom Analytics, Franchesca Walker, Foundry's director of Enterprise Solutions, will review and address the unique security challenges faced by enterprises implementing and managing VoIP communications infrastructure. Enterprise networks are becoming increasingly complex and more open, making it imperative to protect VoIP end users, unified communications infrastructures, and enterprise data from malicious attacks, misuse and abuse. This session will offer expert guidance and best practices to thwart real-time-sensitive vulnerabilities for maximum uptime, satisfying customer expectations, and regulatory and compliance mandates intended to protect customer privacy and enterprise confidentiality.
Session: "Security Challenges in the Enterprise" Participant: Franchesca Walker, director of Enterprise Solutions, Foundry Networks Time & Date: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. EST, Wed., Jan. 23, 2008 Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Fla.
Foundry provides a complete set of switching and routing solutions that help customers implement a VoIP communications solution without replacing their network infrastructure. Delivering a VoIP solution requires more than just connectivity. Issues such as call quality, reliability, availability, security and power management are paramount in a complete convergence solution. Foundry's VoIP and convergence-ready networking solutions provide a rich set of features that enable a secure and high quality IP communications environment.
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About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro and core routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynet.com.
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