Alcatel-Lucent Enhances Capabilities of OmniAccess 3500 NLG

Alcatel-Lucent has launched new data encryption and virtual private network features for its OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, a security and management system that improve the security of data residing on laptops.

Invented by Bell Labs and incubated by Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, the OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (NLG) is a solution that reduces laptop security breaches, delivering ‘always-on’ connectivity for visibility and control over laptops on a 24/7 basis, even when the laptop is turned off.

According to the company, OmniAccess 3500 software features full hard-disk encryption integration framework, active Smartcard for Windows and pre-boot authentication, SSL VPN access, multiple user support and mid-range gateway.

Tom Burns, COO of enterprise activities for Alcatel-Lucent, said: “Our customers are reacting very positively to the NLG and we believe these new features help to ensure that the NLG remains the most comprehensive endpoint security solution on the market. With our new mid-range gateway (at a reduced cost), we have put the product within reach of mid-sized customers and have dramatically increased our addressable market.”