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Marconi Communications Advanced Firewalls with NSA Technology

Calendar Oct 10, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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network security intrusion prevention firewall NSA technology hardware firewall
A relationship with the National Security Agency has netted Marconi Communications the technology to produce a firewall that is said to run at OC-12 speeds (622 Mbits/second) and to be undetectable to potential intruders. The technology, licensed from the NSA and . . . A relationship with the National Security Agency has netted Marconi Communications the technology to produce a firewall that is said to run at OC-12 speeds (622 Mbits/second) and to be undetectable to potential intruders. The technology, licensed from the NSA and sold back to the agency in product form, is part of a longstanding relationship between government agencies and Fore Systems Inc., which Marconi (Pittsburgh) acquired last year.

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