TippingPoint to Showcase N-Platform at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TippingPoint, a 3Com subsidiary and a leader in network security solutions, will demonstrate its product portfolio to key technology leaders in higher education at the EDUCAUSE conference held November 3-6 in Denver.

Universities face several unique network security challenges given the diverse nature of their user base, as well as the type of data moving through the organization. These institutions struggle to maintain an open door policy for network traffic that is conducive to student learning, but is stable and secure enough to ensure the integrity of sensitive research and financial data. TippingPoint helps leading higher education institutions worldwide maintain an unobstructed network environment while proactively protecting the organization from specific malicious traffic.

EDUCAUSE attendees can meet with TippingPoint in booth 752/754 for a demonstration of the recently announced TippingPoint^® Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) N-Platform. The N-Platform features a modular architecture that uses IPS as a foundation to deliver other security services such as IP Reputation services, data leakage prevention (DLP) or network-based anomaly detection (NBAD). The solution is based on an entirely new and more powerful Threat Suppression Engine (TSE) that enables the addition of these security services without impacting performance. The combination of more security services at faster speeds – on one device – allows higher education institutions to keep the networks open for learning but with significantly improved ‘zero day’ protection and lower total cost of ownership.

EDUCAUSE is the premier event targeted to technology professionals in higher education and will include topical sessions on security and technology demonstrations by top IT vendors. The conference will take place November 3-6 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. A complete list of exhibiting companies, workshops, presentations and sponsorships is available at http://net.educause.edu/e09.

About TippingPoint and 3Com

TippingPoint is the enterprise security brand of 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS), a $1.3 billion global enterprise networking solutions provider that sets a new price/performance standard for customers. 3Com has three global brands—H3C, 3Com, and TippingPoint—that offer high-performance networking and security solutions to enterprises large and small. TippingPoint leads the advancement of network security with a modern network security platform and intrusion prevention system (IPS), purpose-built to protect today’s next-generation data center network from evolving, global security threats. TippingPoint helps organizations reduce security operating costs while ensuring maximum business continuity. For more information on TippingPoint, please visit www.tippingpoint.com, or the press center at www.tippingpoint.com/press.

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