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Certified Cyber Solutions Partners With dopplerVUE to Manage "Smart Home" Cybersecurity and Network Operations
Customization Capabilities Make dopplerVUE the OEM Choice for Data Collection and Display
| Quelle: Kratos
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 16, 2009) - What happens when a disgruntled employee of
the company that installed your high-end audio/video (A/V) or home security
system quits and takes the network passwords with him?
That's just one of the problems facing both system resellers and homeowners
as residential networks proliferate. The challenge becomes especially acute
in today's high-end "smart homes" where data networks are joined by home
security and advanced A/V systems. Challenges that businesses have faced
for years -- such as cybersecurity and network uptime -- are now coming to
the home to roost, so to speak.
Certified Cyber Solutions (CCS) is tackling these challenges head-on,
through a new product called SAM (Secure Access Management) that will be
sold to installers and resellers of residential systems that employ IP
networks, such as audio/video, home security and "smart home" systems. SAM
will allow these businesses to better protect their residential customers
from cyber threats and offer revenue-generating, value-added services on
top of network and security monitoring. Today, Kratos (NASDAQ : KTOS ) and
CCS announced that CCS has selected dopplerVUE from Kratos as the core
interface and network monitoring platform that will enable SAM.
dopplerVUE® is a real-time network and IT data monitoring solution that
delivers enterprise-grade management features in a clear, easy-to-use
dashboard that can be implemented in networks of any size. Its unique
architecture allows maximum flexibility to customize data collection and
data display, making it uniquely suitable as an OEM solution for hardware
and software manufacturers who need an uptime monitoring, diagnosis,
cybersecurity and compliance component to their products.
"We wanted a platform that first of all would close the cybersecurity holes
that have opened up through the growth of system resellers interconnecting
their systems through the home network," explained Russ Pritchard,
co-founder and CEO of CCS, "especially protecting against liability due to
unmanaged access."
The second key need was a platform that could manage atypical elements. Not
only does dopplerVUE monitor network devices such as routers, switches and
servers, but the solution can also integrate IP-enabled devices used in A/V
solutions, security systems and even "smart" lighting and appliances.
"Our customers need one view into a variety of components," said Pritchard.
"And since their employees are usually not networking gurus, they need the
information presented in a way that makes interpreting problems and
solutions easy. dopplerVUE's user interface and customizable dashboards
made it the best solution for our users."
As part of the agreement, dopplerVUE will be packaged with SAM as the
monitoring platform and user interface. Financial terms were not disclosed,
however Kratos said the agreement includes a combination of services and
licensing revenue. The first SAM systems that include dopplerVUE are due
for limited availability release this month with general availability
expected in January 2010.
"This is an exciting partnership for us," said Mike Smith, General Manager
of the Kratos Network Products group. "CCS has an innovative solution for a
growing challenge in a booming market. It is exactly the kind of problem we
built dopplerVUE to help solve."
For more information about Certified Cyber Solutions, please visit
http://www.certifiedcybersolutions.com/
About dopplerVUE®
dopplerVUE® is an easy-to-use management solution that delivers power and
flexibility once available only in enterprise-grade products, especially in
increasingly complex, changing environments that include net-centered
applications like e-mail and VoIP, mission-critical websites, Wi-Fi, remote
office subnets and more. dopplerVUE uses built-in collectors to automate
network discovery, polling and collecting data across the network, keeping
network maps and inventory refreshed and updated. Its newly designed user
interface, vivid graphics and intelligent visualization tools provide an
intuitive and clear front-end display.
For a free 30-day download, please visit:
http://dopplerVUE.com/software.php
For more information about dopplerVUE, please visit www.dopplerVUE.com
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Network and Security Solutions is a division of Kratos Defense &
Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ : KTOS ), specializing in products and
services that help large and small organizations better manage their
network-centered operations. Flagship products include NeuralStar, an
enterprise management platform that integrates data across distributed
networks for strategic command and control, and dopplerVUE, an easy to use
tactical network monitoring and management tool that brings
enterprise-grade features to networks of any size. Headquartered in San
Diego, California, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides information
technology, cybersecurity, engineering, workforce performance, defense and
public safety solutions to the U.S. Federal Government, commercial
enterprises and state and local agencies. News and information are
available at www.KratosDefense.com.