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StoneFly Introduces First High-Availability IP SAN With Encryption to Combat Rising Tide of Data Security Breaches
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN DIEGO, CA, June 18 / MARKET WIRE/ --
StoneFly(TM), Inc., a leading supplier of
integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF), today introduced
SAN-based encryption capabilities that give enterprise customers another
layer of protection in combating damaging internal and external security
breaches while also simplifying compliance initiatives. Now available as an
integrated part of the StoneFly Integrated Storage Concentrator (ISC) line
of high-availability IP SANs, the new SAN-based encryption will also be
offered with other StoneFly IP SANs later this year.
"There is a widely-held belief that the internal network is safe, and that
additional disk protection is unnecessary to protect SANs residing on the
corporate intranet. The reality is that the internal network isn't as
secure as we once thought, and protecting all disks in an organization --
from desktops, to notebooks and server data -- simply makes good business
sense," said Bahman Jalali, Director of Product Management for StoneFly.
According to a recently published Verizon Business study of hundreds of
corporate data breach incidents, most security intrusions were perpetrated
by external sources, but breaches attributed to insiders showed far greater
consequences.
"It is essential today that organizations ensure that information
vulnerabilities are eliminated across all facets of the enterprise. SAN
encryption adds another level of protection to prevent compromises against
internal systems, and it does this much more cost-effectively than
host-based encryption solutions," said Jalali.
The encrypted StoneFly ISC is ideal for organizations with multiple servers
using host-based encryption or multiple database servers holding sensitive
data that can be consolidated on the SAN. IP SAN-based encryption can also
simplify efforts to support compliance regulations for HIPAA and the SEC.
In addition, it is recommended for protecting video surveillance footage in
high-security locations for financial institutions, research and
development labs, manufacturing facilities, power plants and utility
operations, datacenters and government facilities.
Service providers, software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendors, outsourced
accounting or financial service firms and collection agencies are also
target customers.
Offering support for both encrypted and non-encrypted volumes
simultaneously, StoneFly's new capabilities deliver Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES) 256 as well as iSCSI volume-based encryption to consolidate
key management to the IP SAN. Additional features include secure, unique
key generation and removable key storage.
StoneFly's encryption capabilities combine with the advanced storage
management functionalities inherent in StoneFusion(TM), the company's
Intelligent Network Storage Platform. StoneFusion offers comprehensive
storage services, including support for the VMware iSCSI initiator;
StoneFly Snapshot(TM); and StoneFly Reflection(TM), for synchronous and
asynchronous mirroring. Providing block-level virtualization, StoneFusion
also features centralized storage management, storage consolidation, access
control, volume management and provisioning to present SAN storage to hosts
as a local disk.
StoneFly's ISC is a cost-effective IP SAN designed for small offices,
remote sites, branch offices and first-time IP SAN deployments. With RAID
protection and redundant components, the ISC offers an ideal platform for
storage consolidation, virtual server storage, disaster recovery, and
disk-based backups. ISCs are available in four configurations with 4, 8,
16, or 24 SATA drives or Transaction Edition Disk (TED) disk drives for up
to 24TB in one system.
Now available, StoneFly SAN encryption is offered at an add-on cost of
$2,500 per ISC IP SAN system.
About StoneFly, Inc. and Dynamic Network Factory, Inc.
StoneFly, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, was founded in April 2000 to
deliver upon the vision of simple and affordable storage optimization and
disaster recovery protection through IP SAN solutions. StoneFly is a
subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF), a leading maker of
high-performance network attached storage, storage area networks, RAID and
iSCSI systems. For more information on StoneFly, please visit
www.stonefly.com or www.iscsi.com.
Founded in 1989, Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF) is a privately held
company based in Silicon Valley (Hayward, Ca.). DNF started as a U.S.
subsidiary of the publicly traded Japanese IT conglomerate, CSK
Electronics, in 1989. In 1998, the company refined its strategy and began
to focus the hardware group on storage solutions. Within a year, DNF's
rapid growth resulted in its emergence as an independent, privately held
spin-off. In 2006, DNF completed its acquisition of StoneFly Networks, an
iSCSI storage pioneer and developer of complete, turnkey IP SAN solutions.
Since its inception, DNF has designed custom solutions for organizations of
all sizes and built products for many major computer manufacturers. Today,
DNF consists of seven business divisions including StoneFly, DNF Security,
DNF Professional Services, DNF Medical, DNF Defense, DNF Systems and DNF
Storage. DNF has thousands of customers ranging from consumers and
small-to-medium businesses, to government agencies, universities,
hospitals, financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. For more
information, visit www.DNFCorp.com
StoneFly, StoneFusion, StoneFly Reflection, StoneFly Snapshot and Storage
Concentrator are trademarks or registered trademarks and the property of
StoneFly, Inc. All other company and product names contained herein are
property of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Jame Ervin
StoneFly, Inc.
+1.800.947.4742 x208Email Contact
Paula Johns
Paula Johns Communications, Inc.
+1.760.487.1799Email Contact
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