New Security Processors Provide Protection and Ensure Low Latency for a
High-Quality VoIP Experience
SAN JOSE, Calif., RSA Conference, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Network- and storage-security market leader Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), announced
today the industry's first family of security processors designed specifically
to protect Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic. The Hifn 7870- and 8170-security
processors provide the security and speed to enable network and security
vendors to build robust, secure VoIP network devices.
VoIP technology is sweeping across the world of telephony bringing
tremendous benefits of convenience, cost and functionality but it is also
bringing serious new security vulnerabilities. There are threats to the
integrity of the network, threats to the service provider's signaling and
accounting systems and threats to the user's identity and confidentiality.
Hifn's Secure VoIP processors give system designers powerful solutions to
counter threats to both the signaling system and the media while maintaining
low and predictable latency, as required for VoIP traffic.
"Security processing for VoIP is multi-faceted and complex," said Hifn's
Chief Technology Officer, Russell Dietz. "Real time, low latency processing
must be performed for multiple security protocols and Hifn's Secure VoIP
Processors are the first products developed specifically for this
multi-protocol application. Furthermore the security requirements are rapidly
evolving as more people are focusing on the vulnerabilities around delivering
VoIP services. These processors offer strong security solutions for all
phases of the VoIP connection," Dietz added.
Hifn's Secure VoIP processors offer security processing for both signaling
and media channels. When added to session border controllers, media gateways,
packet switches and other VoIP network devices these processors protect
against a wide spectrum of threats to both media and signaling. Hifn's
Secure VoIP processors offer low latency, high bandwidth, mixed protocols and
a very large number of concurrent sessions. The processors support random
intermixing of Secure Real-Time Protocol (SRTP), IPsec, SSL/TLS and PK
operations.
The 8170 Secure VoIP Processor features convenient industry standard
hardware interfaces that enable straightforward integration with a wide
variety of network and host processors. A 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X interface and a
32-bit, 104MHz POS-PHY level 3 compatible streaming bus interface provide a
high degree of flexibility and throughput. The PCI-X interface is also
backwards compatible to the PCI rev 2.2 64-bit/66MHz interface. The device
supports up to 1 Million cryptographic sessions.
The 7870 Secure VoIP Processor interfaces to the host system through a
64-bit/66MHz PCI bus and supports up to 512 thousand cryptographic sessions.
Availability and Price
The Hifn family of secure VoIP processors are sampling now to early
engagement customers with general availability expected in June. The 8170 is
priced at $210 in quantities of 1000 and the 7870 is priced at $110 in
quantities of 1000.
About Hifn
Hifn combines network processing, security, compression, content search,
and flow classification technology into solutions for networking, security and
storage suppliers. Hifn's solutions are deployed in virtually all
market-leading networking and security products. Founded in 1996, Hifn is
headquartered in Los Gatos, California. For more information on Hifn
solutions, please visit: http://www.hifn.com .
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Specifically, statements regarding the Company's future financial performance
including, without limitation, statements related to the company's technology
securing VoIP and the secure VoIP market growing are all forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor that may cause actual results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described herein include, but are not limited to: dependency on a small number
of customers; customer demand and customer ordering patterns; and orders from
Hifn's customers may be below the company's current expectations. These and
other risks are detailed from time to time in Hifn's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Hifn expressly disclaims any obligation to
update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
NOTE: Hi/fn(R) is a registered trademark of hi/fn, inc. Hifn is a
trademark of hi/fn, inc.
SOURCE Hifn, Inc.
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