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Infoblox and Lucent Integrate IP Address Management
TMCnet VoIP Minute Watch Columnist
Network infrastructure developer Infoblox Inc. announced Tuesday it joined forces with Lucent Technologies to deliver an IP address management (IPAM) system for mid-to-large enterprise customers. The partnership calls for Infoblox to resell the combined Lucent-Infoblox system through its authorized channel partners globally.
The new IP address management system, which includes support for the domain name system (DNS) and the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), is an integrated combination of Infoblox's network appliance and distributed grid management technologies together with Lucent's VitalQIP IP Address Management software. VitalQIP enables customers to increase their security, simplify management and reduce the costs of deploying DNS, DHCP and IP addresses in distributed networks.
"Robust IP address management services are increasingly recognized as critical for any network, and yet many organizations still operate without these vital tools, in part because of the cost and complexity of deploying and managing remote servers," said Richard Kagan, vice president of marketing at Infoblox. "By pioneering appliance-based IPAM services, Infoblox has brought advanced network identity services to a much broader range of organizations. With today's announcement, we further extend the reach of Infoblox's advanced IP address management by bringing the operational, security and cost benefits of appliance-based deployment and distributed grid technology together with Lucent's industry-leading VitalQIP solution."
The joint system includes the Infoblox Integration Module for Lucent VitalQIP Software deployed on Infoblox appliances along with the Infoblox Keystone Module. The software provides DNS, DHCP and IP address management services. It includes several key components, such as the Enterprise Server application for centralized configuration, management and reporting of DNS and DHCP services, along with the Remote Server software that delivers DNS and DHCP services at distributed locations.
The Infoblox Integration Module for Lucent VitalQIP Software enables Infoblox appliances to deliver the Lucent VitalQIP Remote Server functions, and enables the appliances to communicate with the central Lucent Enterprise Server software. The Infoblox Keystone Module enables a set of distributed appliances to be managed as a unified, ID grid, for better management, monitoring and administration tasks. Additional network identity services, such as TFTP file transfer for supporting VoIP deployments, and NTP for secure network time synchronization, are also provided in the Infoblox Integration Module. This further reduces the need to deploy white-box servers and manage disparate software and operating systems.
The Infoblox-Lucent VitalQIP solution will be generally available through the Infoblox and Lucent sales channels worldwide next month. Pricing for the Infoblox-1000 appliance with the Infoblox Integration Module for Lucent VitalQIP Software and the Infoblox Keystone Module starts at $13,495 in the U.S.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit Johanne Torres' columnist page.
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