Called the Lucent Managed Firewall, it is backed by five patent-pending security technologies developed by Bell Labs, and can be expanded readily as the data networks of service providers and businesses grow.
Network security is one of the biggest issues businesses face in using the Internet.
Businesses can place sensitive data on their intranet or extranet and access the information securely in a way not possible before. With today's announcement, Lucent has re-invented the firewall. The company said the Lucent Managed Firewall is the latest product in the company's rapidly expanding Internet and data networking portfolio, which is designed to bring the reliability and manageability of voice networks to data networks. By separating the fundamental security function, performed on its firewall hardware, from the centralized management function, performed by its Security Management software, Lucent provides a scaleable approach to firewalls. It is this distributed network approach which enables users to easily administer security throughout their entire network.