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Leostream Releases Connection Broker 6.0

  • Author: USB World
  • Filed under: USB News
  • Date: Apr 30,2009

New Version of No. 1 Vendor-Neutral Connection Broker Features Native Support for Citrix XenServer; Additional Highlights Include Enhanced Monitor Support, Web Interface, USB Device Management and Reporting Capabilities

Leostream(TM) Corporation, a leading developer of virtual hosted desktop software, announced a new version of its industry-leading vendor-neutral connection broker. The Leostream Connection Broker 6.0 features native support for Citrix(R) XenServer(TM), along with additional highlights including extended monitor support, an enhanced Web interface, more powerful USB device management and reporting capabilities.

The Leostream Connection Broker, which is delivered as a virtual appliance, is the software management layer that ties desktop images in the data center to users’ thin client, laptop, desktop or Web interfaces. With it, enterprises can provide end-users with a virtual desktop experience equal or superior to that of traditional desktops. End-users can access their virtual desktop from any machine, no matter where they are located, due to the Connection Broker’s ability to direct users to their own virtual desktop image.

For IT, the Leostream Connection Broker allows managers to maximize the virtualization of existing resources by easily integrating an array of clients, back-end systems and viewers. In addition, management can rest assured that its virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is secure. The Leostream Connection Broker integrates with existing authentication and security protocols without changes, providing a rich set of policies for exact implementation of business rules for users and machines.

With its new version, the Leostream Connection Broker 6.0 offers native support for Citrix XenServer, easily installed as a virtual appliance on Citrix XenServer 5. As a result, enterprises can now create a VDI entirely on XenServer. This new capability builds on Leostream’s previous Citrix offerings. This includes Leostream’s long-standing Citrix Ready verified support for XenServer Centers and the more recent addition of XenApp Integration for delivering desktops and applications side-by-side. With Leostream, organizations can deliver Citrix desktops simultaneously with other virtual, physical or bladed desktops or Terminal Server sessions, create pools of Citrix desktops or applications for delivery to different groups of users, and assign desktop and application pools based on end-user policy and location.

The Leostream Connection Broker 6.0 also provides extended monitor support. Virtual desktops can be split or spanned across multiple screens with no degradation of performance. This enables IT to provide virtual desktops to end-users accustomed to multiple monitors.

Additional enhancements in the Leostream Connection Broker 6.0 include:

  • More Powerful USB Device Management: End-users can attach and employ USB devices on virtual desktops with the same ease-of-use as physical desktops, while IT management has complete visibility and control over which USB devices are permitted;
  • Enhanced Reporting: IT can now monitor resource usage; and
  • New Integration with Syslog Servers: New integration features allow for more effective compliance and auditing.

“Leostream is a leading provider of connection broker technology and Butler Group is of the view that the solution is unmatched in platform integration and interoperability with existing IT infrastructure,” said Stephen Mann, a Senior Research Analyst with Butler Group, Europe’s leading IT research and advisory organization. In an independently-written Technology Audit, Mann continued, “the Connection Broker 6.0 is well suited to its target market. It can bring maximum value to medium and large-sized enterprises with heterogeneous multi-vendor, multi-technology environments, looking to integrate their IT infrastructure and provide end users with remote access to desktops hosted in data centers.”

“When it comes to large-scale virtualization deployments, a heterogeneous connection broker is a ‘must’ in order to ensure end-user satisfaction and the greatest ROI on technology investments,” said Michael Palin, CEO of Leostream. “The Connection Broker sits at the heart of any VDI, and with XenServer support, we’ve furthered our position as offering the most robust, vendor-neutral solution on the market. With the Leostream Connection Broker 6.0, IT departments at large organizations can confidently deploy their VDI knowing it will fulfill their business needs and surpass end-users’ expectations.”

Source: Leostream Corporation


Integration of Industry-Leading Authentication Server Provides Essential Security Tool for Enterprise Organizations Deploying Portable Security Devices

IronKey, maker of the world’s most secure USB memory stick, announced a strategic partnership with CRYPTOCard, a leading developer of two-factor authentication technology, in order to integrate CRYPTOCard’s trusted authentication technology with IronKey Enterprise USB devices.

All IronKey Enterprise devices now ship with CRYPTOCard One Time Password (OTP) technology, which provides a two-factor authentication for CRYPTOCard’s BlackShield ID Authentication Server without the need for additional physical tokens. Integrating CRYPTOCard authentication with IronKey devices significantly reduces the time needed for enterprises to deploy and manage authentication.

“We are pleased to partner with IronKey to deliver an unprecedented security solution for the enterprise,” said Neil Hollister, CEO, CRYPTOCard. “By embedding our token technology into the IronKey device, we are able to answer our customers demands for a completely portable, two-factor authentication, remote access solution via a device they will be carrying anyway, and eliminating the need to carry a separate token. By including our unique ‘one pin and you’re in’ software solution, user access to their remote network or Web application is as simple as it is today, but with key risks mitigated.”

IronKey is leading the emerging market for all-inclusive Portable Security Devices (PSDs) that provide secure storage along with a range of active security features. Comprehensive layers of protection on IronKey Enterprise devices include hardware encryption, strong authentication, secure Web browsing, identity management and malware protection.

“Enterprise organizations need to enable workers with the convenience and flexibility of anywhere, anytime access while ensuring that it is done securely,” said Steve Ryan, senior vice president of business development at IronKey. “The integration of CRYPTOCard’s technology with the IronKey enables us to provide comprehensive security and personal value to enterprise users on one convenient, easy-to-use, converged device combining secure storage with strong authentication.”

CRYPTOCard

With the best token technology in the industry and the lowest total cost of ownership, CRYPTOCard offers unsurpassed value in solutions for positively identifying individuals before giving them access to applications, data and networks. Twenty years of technical achievements have won CRYPTOCard the trust of thousands of organizations in over seventy countries. CRYPTOCard’s solutions reduce the risks associated with remote access and web-based processes, and increase compliance, at a price all businesses can afford. The only company to offer authentication in server-based, managed service and build-it-yourself options, CRYPTOCard provides the most flexible solutions on the market.

Source: IronKey


Affordable security expert expands Entrust IdentityGuard authenticators and integration partner support, improves enterprise capabilities

Already offering more authenticators from a single platform than any solution on the market Entrust, Inc., introduces the latest release of Entrust IdentityGuard, which adds support for SMS soft tokens and digital certificates. The proven strong authentication solution has been enhanced with improved administration and reporting, simplified enterprise integration and support for new integration partners.

“Today’s organization requires affordable strong authentication solutions that can scale to address the needs of enterprise and consumer environments without unnecessary costs,” said Entrust President and CEO Bill Conner. “To push innovation and respond to those demands, the newest release of Entrust IdentityGuard features even more methods of authentication — versatility and cost-effectiveness no other platform on the market today can match.”

The release of Entrust IdentityGuard 9.2 enables organizations to use digital certificates — stored locally or on secure devices like smart cards or USB tokens — for strong authentication. Compatible with any X.509 digital certificate — whether from Entrust’s managed digital certificate service or a third party — organizations may use Entrust IdentityGuard as their central authentication platform to smartly match security to the appropriate level of risk. This scalability not only strengthens enterprise security but can also help to improve an organization’s return on investment.

To help organizations fight the persistent advance of fraud techniques, the platform’s out-of-band authentication capabilities have been enhanced with the inclusion of one-time-passcode (OTP) SMS soft tokens. This new feature enables organizations to send a configurable number of OTPs to a mobile device for use during authentication. Automatically replenished as needed, this dynamic soft-token approach delivers the strength of out-of-band authentication without the concern for constant network availability, delivery timing or software deployment to a mobile device.

Announced as part of the Entrust IdentityGuard Self Service Server in December 2008, the soft eGrid authenticator provides another strong second-factor authentication method without the need to deploy a physical device. Much like electronically stored digital certificates and SMS soft tokens, the Entrust IdentityGuard eGrid can provide strong authentication without requiring end-users to carry physical hardware tokens or installing software on their mobile device.

“Not only does Entrust want to add desired capabilities, but we also strive to provide customers affordable, convenient alternatives to traditional high-priced, hardware-token authentication,” said Conner. “While hardware tokens are appropriate for some high-risk transactions, we strongly believe matching authentication based on risk or access requirements can be more cost-effective and easier on end-users.”

Already supporting both event-based OATH HOTP and 3DES time-and-event authentication algorithms, Entrust IdentityGuard 9.2 adds another standard to the platform with support for the new time-based OATH TOTP algorithm. This provides enhanced security capabilities for users in both enterprise and consumer environments, and expands choices for end organizations.

For broader enterprise security, Entrust now supports integration with Microsoft Internet Access Gateway (IAG), SonicWall and Array Networks for secure remote access applications and clients. This builds on Entrust’s existing integration support for products from vendors such as Juniper, Citrix, F5, Cisco, Nortel, Checkpoint, Microsoft ISAPI among others. This growth is coupled with enhanced administration and reporting capabilities to address stronger compliance and audit requirements.

Traditionally supporting standards such as Web services, Radius and Microsoft ISAPI for rapid enterprise integration, Entrust IdentityGuard has been refined with capabilities to provide quicker migration of legacy, single-purpose authentication, as well as the ability to better leverage existing user information within the platform.

Entrust IdentityGuard is recognized as a benchmark by leading analyst firms for strong authentication to help organizations address a range of security and regulatory legislation requirements. Leading financial institutions, enterprises and government agencies have deployed the platform, including DnB Nor, Expedia, Commerce Bank, Bank of New Zealand, Banco Santander Santiago, Goteborg University, Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand, SCHUFA, Arbetsformedligen, Alaska Law Enforcement Information Sharing System, Vejle Amt, Aristex, Swedish National Labor Market Administration, Skanska and more.

Entrust IdentityGuard enables organizations to layer security — according to access requirements or the risk of a given transaction — across diverse users and applications. The platform’s authentication options include strong username and password, IP-geolocation, device profiling, questions and answers, digital certificates, out-of-band one-time passcode (delivered via voice, SMS or e-mail), grid cards, SMS soft tokens, eGrid cards and a range of one-time-passcode tokens. Entrust IdentityGuard also provides multiple methods of supporting mutual authentication, including picture and caption replay.

The award-winning Entrust IdentityGuard platform can be deployed with Entrust TransactionGuard, Entrust’s zero-touch fraud detection solution, to provide organizations with a highly effective and comprehensive solution for risk-based authentication.

More information on Entrust IdentityGuard can be found by visiting http://www.entrust.com/identityguard.


Mimoco, the company known for their character-based MIMOBOT(R) designer USB flash drives, announced a three week long video contest kicking off from Earth Day. The GURP for Mother Earth (GURP4ME) contest, ending on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th, promotes recycling via Mimoco’s MIMOBOT GreenBot USB flash drive Recycling Program, or GURP for short.

GURP encourages earthlings to recycle old, worn out, or otherwise unwanted USB flash drives that can be traded in for gift certificates good towards MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives. The GURP4ME contest challenges participants to submit a short, less than one minute, video entry that answers a simple question: Show Mimoco how GURP recycles your flash drives.

“Ever since launching GURP last year we’ve received hundreds of unwanted flash drives,” says Evan Blaustein, Mimoco’s CEO. “This Earth Day, we wanted to play off the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ theme by giving our community creative freedom to riff on the concept of what ‘recycling’ flash drives means to them. In the process we get to have a little fun, spread news of GURP that much farther, and pitch in to help save the planet.”

For every video entry received, Mimoco will contribute to save 1,000 square feet of rain forest through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Rain Forest Rescue program.

Mimoco, and their media partner judges at Cool Hunting, NOTCOT, and Inhabitat, will choose up to 100 entrants to receive limited edition, organic cotton MIMOBOT GURP t-shirts. The grand prize winner will receive two 8GB MIMOBOT flash drives of their choice. An Audience Choice winner, chosen by the Mimoco community, will win an 8GB drive of their choice, and four runner ups will each receive 4GB MIMOBOT drives.

Visit http://mimoco.com/gurp to learn more about GURP and the GURP for Mother Earth contest.

Since 2005, Mimoco has fused the art of contemporary characters with the functionality of personal data storage devices making its name known in both the pop-culture driven Art Toy underground and the savvy high-tech gadget world. With a mission to bring style and soul to consumer electronics, Mimoco is renowned for their flagship collection of MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives – the first portable memory devices to successfully blend the worlds of electronics, designer toys, and pop culture.


Duracell Brings USB Charging to Auto Category

New Charging Solutions from Duracell Provide Extended Power Anywhere

When it comes to integrating mobile device technology and the automobile, the two formats don’t always connect. Duracell is helping to fill the gap with the Duracell(R) USB Charger, a USB charging port that plugs right into the car’s DC socket, and three different connectors for the Duracell(R) My Pocket Charger.

The Duracell USB Charger is one of the smallest and simplest USB charging devices on the market with innovative technology that provides 5-volt DC power to charge mobile devices. Computer gear from iPods(TM) to iPhones(TM) and more will fit just right with the thumb-sized solution for cars of all kinds. The Duracell USB Charger turns a DC outlet into a USB opening that glows with a blue light to show it’s ready to charge.

According to the Consumer Electronics Association, Americans are purchasing fewer new cars with integrated technology accessories, so if they are looking for the latest in-vehicle technologies, they often need to purchase portable devices to take into a vehicle.(1) Duracell offers a variety of mobile back-up power supplies that can be charged in the car to provide cell phone or mobile device power when away from the grid. New for the Duracell My Pocket Charger are three different connectors for mini USB, micro USB and iPhone to charge a variety of mobile devices such as an iPod, cell phone, PDA, MP3 player and more.

“Everyone wants their charge to last a little longer, and the Duracell My Pocket Charger and USB Charger will provide the personal power insurance every road warrior needs,” said Rick June, Duracell Vice President and General Manager, North America. “Our portable devices give users the freedom to work, communicate and be entertained from almost any location. These charging solutions extend that freedom when they can’t be near a power outlet.”

These power solutions are available online and at select mass and specialty retail stores nationwide. Visit www.duracellpower.com to learn about the full line of charging products.

Source: Procter & Gamble



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