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Cisco Announces Strategic Partnerships for CiscoAssure Policy Networking Initiative

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Cisco Systems, Inc. has made significant relationships with American Internet Corporation (AIC) and Devsoft Corporation to support its CiscoAssure Policy Networking initiative. This initiative aims to provide end-to-end application-aware networks that ensure the availability, performance, and security of mission-critical business applications. By licensing technology from AIC and acquiring policy-server expertise from Devsoft, Cisco is furthering its core competence in delivering policy networking solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Cisco has formed a technology licensing and development agreement with American Internet Corporation (AIC) to enhance IP address management, dynamic naming and addressing, and class-based and directory services.
  • The agreement includes the integration of AIC's Network Registrar with Cisco's user registration and directory solutions for enterprises, cable networks, and service providers.
  • During the initial phase, Cisco will ship an enhanced release of AIC's Network Registrar as part of its CiscoAssure Policy Networking roadmap.
  • Cisco has acquired the policy-server expertise of Devsoft Corporation, which will be integrated into Cisco's policy networking team to accelerate the delivery of end-to-end policy networking solutions.
  • CiscoAssure Policy Networking leverages intelligent features found in Cisco IOS software and Cisco network devices with registration and directory services, network-based application recognition, and policy activation components.
  • This initiative allows the assignment of policies based on application profiles, user group, role, or personal names.

Statistics:

  • Cisco's acquisition of policy-server expertise from Devsoft Corporation was completed over the past two years.
  • AIC's Network Registrar has been recognized by the industry as a leader in DNS/DHCP technology for enterprise and cable-industry customers.
  • CiscoAssure Policy Networking delivers end-to-end application-aware networks that ensure the availability, performance, and security of mission-critical business applications.

Sources:

  • Cisco Systems, Inc. press release dated April 20, 1998
  • The Metzler Group of Boston, Massachusetts, as quoted in the Cisco press release
  • American Internet Corporation (AIC) press release
  • Devsoft Corporation press release
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. website, http://www.cisco.com

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