SCIENCE
IBM and Security First to Develop Integrated Security Technology
IBM and Security First announced
a joint development agreement aimed at delivering increased performance,
security, and high data availability to storage and cloud-based computing customers.
Under the agreement, IBM
and Security First will combine Security First’s patented cryptographic
data-splitting technology with the highly parallelized hardware acceleration
capabilities of IBM's wire speed processor technology. Specifically, Security
First’s SPxCore, SPxBitFiler, and SPxConnect products will be integrated
directly onto IBM’s wire speed system on a chip.
“The combination of IBM’s
wire speed processor technology and Security First’s cryptographic technology
can deliver unparalleled cryptographic performance, throughput, and scalability
for advanced security and storage applications at full network fabric line
rates,” said IBM Fellow, Bijan Davari, vice-president, Next Generation
Computing Systems and Technology.
"This joint
development project will unleash the full potential of being able to cost
effectively support the explosion of data storage and remove barriers to cloud
use,” said Mark O'Hare, CEO of Security First. “Through our combined
technologies, Security First and IBM will deliver scalable data security and
high availability directly to public and private sector customers that require
the highest levels of secure data transmission and storage in the cloud.”
The combined cryptographic
security solution from IBM and Security First is expected to be available
during the first half of 2012.
IBM Wire Speed Processor
Technology
IBM's wire speed processor
technology is designed to enable advanced throughput and connectivity, along
with flexibility and scalability needed to meet the changing demands of
workload optimized systems in data centers and across networks.