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iTRACS Helps Georgia Data Center Monitor and Document All Physical Layer Connections for Improved Security

Posted on: Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 12:00 CDT

iTRACS Corporation, the leader in infrastructure management solutions, announced today that the State of Georgia deployed iTRACS software in its new data center for real-time monitoring and documentation of physical layer connections. iTRACS software provides a Layer 1 management tool that improves security, reduces illegal network access, and allows network administrators to focus on aligning IT resources with business goals.

iTRACS automates the process of discovering, monitoring and managing a network's physical and logical connections so data center personnel can quickly analyze events to determine root causes or workarounds that maintain availability, plus generate audit trail reports. It provides location-based security for reliable authentication, improved network troubleshooting and less overall risk by linking all physical elements into a central place that issues alerts and expedites identifying and locating suspicious activity.

The Georgia Technology Authority selected iTRACS, along with Siemon, a leader in high-performance network cabling solutions to provide Layer 1 connectivity. Siemon 10G 6(TM) cable and connectivity were utilized in conjunction with Siemon MapIT(TM) patch panels, MapIT analyzers and iTRACS software.

iTRACS provides physical layer security and cabling management support in Georgia's new data center. "The iTRACS and Siemon partnership solution is the right combination for supporting the critical needs of our new data center," said Glenn Bishop, GTA's Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD). "The combination of iTRACS software and Siemon's MapIT connectivity gives GTA the reporting and asset management tool that allows us to control and protect our network physical layer."

iTRACS software accomplishes this by focusing on Layer 1, the physical infrastructure that connects the network. It can tell exactly where active devices are located on a CAD floor plan, the patch panel and switch ports they are using, the identity of users logged in (if anyone), and the network resources they have attempted to access.

"The importance of being able to pinpoint devices to specific cabinets and patch panels cannot be overestimated, especially if a virus is attacking your network, for example," said Thomas Reedy, iTRACS President and CEO. "We provide a set of controls and security capabilities that give network administrators the assurances that their networks are safe."

About iTRACS Corporation

iTRACS provides intelligent infrastructure management software for professionals who require immediate visibility of physical components in their complex, diversified networks in order to maintain high availability and security, ensure compliance and provide troubleshooting. iTRACS performs like a network GPS system, automatically providing real-time identification and reporting of connectivity, asset usage and port location for optimal efficiency. Users gain real-time visibility into their entire infrastructure for improved planning, allocation, analysis, service utilization and security of physical assets. iTRACS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with development offices in Tempe, Arizona. The company has sales offices across the U.S. and the United Kingdom; sales, engineering and manufacturing facilities in Singapore; and distribution partners throughout the U.K., Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Source: Business Wire

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