Edgewater's new SBC aims to help enterprise simplify security for UC remote access

The increasing popularity of employees working remotely is causing security and networking headaches for enterprises trying to include them in their unified communications functionality. Traditional firewalls struggle to support UC real-time protocols, and, as a result, employees seldom realize the value of UC application investment.

The EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border Controller (pictured) can terminate multiple TLS connectors from remote locations.

But Edgewater Networks, which in May launched a new session border controller targeted at SMBs and branch offices of larger enterprises, has rolled out yet another SBC designed to extend UC.

Its EdgeProtect Series e-SBC enables enterprises to save money while securely connecting all employees--including remote and distributed personnel--to their UC systems and IP PBXs.

The EdgeProtect solution uses Transport Layer Security to simplify connectivity and provide confidentiality, authentication and encryption for all IP-based voice, video and data connections. It also integrates passive call quality monitoring to isolate network impairments to local or wide area network segments. 

The new platforms--there are three interations--terminate multiple TLS connections from remote locations using Edgewater Networks EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border Controllers.

The EdgeProtect solution is fully interoperable with any IP-based UC system, including solutions from Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco Systems, IBM, Interactive Intelligence, Microsoft, Mitel, NEC, ShoreTel, HP Networking, Siemens, Digium and Aastra.  As securing voice and video devices can be complicated due to inconsistent encryption support and certificate management issues across components, the EdgeProtect solution provides comprehensive security for all IP phones, PC soft clients and server systems including those that do not natively support encryption services.

"Unified Communications holds the promise of increased productivity and reduced costs but only if implemented easily and reliably," said David G. Norman, CEO of Edgewater Networks. "The EdgeProtect solution enables enterprise organizations to save money and create a competitive advantage by providing simplified, secure access to their UC systems."

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