CloudShield Technologies, Inc., a provider of advanced service control and infrastructure security solutions has signed a worldwide reseller agreement with Alcatel (News - Alert)-Lucent in order to solve unique infrastructure security issues as service providers move to an all IP-based network. 

 

In addition to resell CloudShield’s products, Alcatel-Lucent will operate as a primary network integrator for service providers worldwide to develop applications using CloudShield’s packet programming capabilities.

 

According to John Meyer, president of Alcatel-Lucent's services activities, CloudShield brings a level of expertise in the service provider security market that is unique in the industry today. He said that their laser focus on multi-function content processing fits very well with their experience in helping service providers protect their infrastructure and services, and is perfectly aligned with what their customers are demanding.

 

The alliance with CloudShield allows Alcatel-Lucent to deliver compelling solutions for infrastructure security and control, combining the CloudShield deep packet inspection platform with Alcatel-Lucent's customized security applications and expertise as one of the industry’s largest global services teams.

 

“We are thrilled to be working with Alcatel-Lucent on a reseller agreement and this opens the door to new business opportunities,” said Matt Jones, president and CEO at CloudShield in a statement.

 

Jones said that with the combined expertise of their companies, they have the opportunity to give service providers around the world access to their leading capabilities and solutions.

 

CloudShield’s solutions can inspect, analyze, control and secure IP network services - including voice, video and data - at multi-gigabit rates from a single, flexible and scalable platform. Presently, CloudShield systems are deployed by some of the largest network service providers in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

 

By assessing the customer’s security architecture and network traffic, Alcatel-Lucent security experts identify vulnerabilities or bandwidth problems and then provide a recommended architecture, along with security policies, configurations and the customized security application, which is then integrated and tested. The company can continue to work with the customer to fine-tune the solutions as new services are introduced, and to manage the evolving threat landscape.