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Telecom Lead Team: Fortinet, a network security provider, announced that
Siemens Enterprise Communications, a provider of end-to-end enterprise
communications, has deployed multiple FortiGate-1240B network security
appliances to help secure its OpenScape Cloud Services.
Fortinet’s
devices are meeting the provider’s stringent requirements in terms of
performance, functionality and reliability.
When
Siemens Enterprise Communications launched its OpenScape Cloud Services to
extend its voice and UC services to customers using a public cloud, the company
looked at setting up secure and reliable IT and communications infrastructures
as well as high-availability data centers in Germany and in the US.
The
requirements for Siemens Enterprise Communications’ OpenScape Cloud Services
were high in terms of security and reliability, as well as performance and
scalability. In parallel, the security solution needed to provide rich
functionality to support voice-over-IP (VoIP), UC and application data.
“Fortinet’s
expertise in the provider and carrier sector, in addition to the personal
support contributed to our decision. At last, on a technical level, the
FortiGate appliance proved to uniquely function in compliance with the SIP
standard and support all the voice and UC application functionalities without
impairing the performance or reliability of our communications solutions,”
said Andreas Seum, vice president Converged Networks & Security at Siemens
Enterprise Communications.
In
Germany and in the US, Siemens Enterprise Communications deployed multiple
clusters of FortiGate-1240B network security appliances for high availability,
ensuring the reliable protection and controlled accessibility of its data
centers. The FortiGate clusters act as central firewalls for the OpenScape
Cloud Services and primarily provide firewall, VPN, IPS, and SIP VoIP security.
The
FortiGate appliances’ high performance allows Siemens Enterprise Communications
to meet all operations requirements, including high loads during peak periods
and possible disruptions, without noticeable constraints. With a very low
latency, Fortinet’s appliances are ideal for the provider’s new voice services,
since no delay is incurred during voice traffic.
“Siemens
Enterprise Communications is a long-standing customer of ours, and we are very
pleased to now secure their latest cloud computing service. Our technology
integrates key high-performance functionalities, such as VoIP security and
virtualization, which uniquely help carriers and service providers secure cloud
infrastructures and deliver cloud security services,” said Patrice Perche,
senior vice president of International Sales & Support at Fortinet.
