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XO Communications Launches New Solution to Help Businesses Build More Scalable, Secure and Intelligent Networks
HERNDON, VA, Mar 04, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
As organizations face the challenges of managing the growth of
virtualization, mobility, and big data, and enabling cloud-centric
connectivity and services across networks, IT and network managers
are finding it increasingly difficult to support business strategies
as well as the demands of new technologies with traditional network
designs.
To help organizations build networks that are simple, secure and
scalable to support multiple services, XO Communications today
announced the launch of the XO Intelligent WAN which provides the
network performance, security and visibility IT and network managers
need in order to stay ahead of daily challenges and enhance their
ability to provide a superior technology experience to end users. The
XO Intelligent WAN solution offers a comprehensive and integrated
approach to meeting the demands placed on networks today through
tomorrow by combining intelligent networking, integrated security,
and end-to-end visibility of the performance of applications across
the network.
According to a recent survey by Forrester(1) sponsored by Juniper
Networks, 86% of businesses said that they have not been able to
provision new services or support business demands because the
network was not up to the task. As demands on networks to support
multiple services and technologies such as big data, cloud computing,
mobility, virtualization, and social networking have increased,
traditional network designs have not been able to keep pace with the
performance, security, and scalability requirements necessary to
deliver a superior experience for end users.
The XO Intelligent WAN helps IT and network managers stay ahead of
these challenges with a unified approach to total network management
that provides the performance, security and visibility they require
through three key capabilities:
-- Intelligent Networking: Connect offices, data centers and branch
locations while unifying employees, suppliers, and customers with
seamless access to applications and services leveraging the
intelligent networking capabilities of XO MPLS IP-VPN. This private,
application-aware network service enables IT and network staff to
prioritize applications and network traffic and build a more scalable
network infrastructure that can easily add new locations and services
with the intelligent routing capabilities of MPLS.
-- Integrated Network Security: Monitor network threats and provide
secure access to the network with round-the-clock surveillance and
unified threat management capabilities of the XO Intelligent WAN's
integrated Hosted Security. With network security hosted in the XO
cloud and fully integrated with the enterprise WAN, organizations can
more cost-effectively provide network security for each location as
well as implement uniform security policies across the network with
robust firewall, web and content filtering, and secure remote access
capabilities.
-- End-to-End Visibility of Application Performance: Get real-time
application performance insights that help IT and network staff
monitor application performance and end user experience with the XO
Intelligent WAN's powerful reporting engine, XO Applications
Performance Management. This potent capability provides better
insights into network traffic that can help optimize the WAN with
enhanced application visibility and analytical tools.
Businesses can easily manage their XO Intelligent WAN solution online
through the XO Business Center, which provides customers with a
single, secure portal to view reports and data and make configuration
changes concerning their network, security and application
performance management services. With end-to-end control and
visibility into the performance and security of the network, the XO
Intelligent WAN serves as the platform for IT and network staff to
unify WAN, data center, and communications networks. This makes it
easier to efficiently deploy and deliver cloud computing, unified
communications and collaboration, and other network services to
employees, customers and suppliers.
Supporting Quotes
-- Don MacNeil, Chief Marketing Officer, XO Communications
"Increasingly, the executive suite is seeing the network as creating
business value and being central to achieving business objectives. The
XO Intelligent WAN can help IT and network staff plan better for
tomorrow's business environment by providing greater agility for
exploiting market opportunities, delivering on customer-centric
principles, and conquering the two biggest barriers to cloud services
adoption: security and application performance."
-- Brian Washburn, Research Director, Network Services, Current Analysis
"Traditionally, enterprise IT departments could make performance
issues go away by throwing more bandwidth at the problem. But
enterprises now run many more key applications across their networks
and data centers. Addressing these more complex networks requires
visibility into what's happening. Network planners and IT staff
benefit from tools that scale the network, provide visibility, and
secure sensitive applications."
Supporting Resources
-- Visit the XO Intelligent WAN web site and see how XO can help put
network worries in the past
-- Watch the XO Intelligent WAN video and learn about XO's Three-Tiered
Approach to Wide Area Networking
-- View the XO infographic on the Forces That Are Disrupting Today's
Business Networks
-- Visit the XO blog The Pulse and read the XO Intelligent WAN blog post
Tags/keywords: XO Communications, intelligent wan, wide area networks,
WAN, MPLS IP-VPN, network security, applications performance
management, cloud computing, cloud services, virtualization,
mobility, big data, social networking
About XO Communications
XO Communications is a leading nationwide
provider of advanced IP communications, managed network and hosted IT
services for business, large enterprise and wholesale customers.
These customers include more than half of the Fortune 500, in
addition to leading cable, mobile wireless and domestic and
international telecommunications companies. XO offers a superior
customer experience through its innovative solutions, its employees'
focus on customers and the proven performance of its advanced
network. To learn more about XO Communications, visit www.xo.com or
blog.xo.com. XO Communications is also on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook
and LinkedIn.
(1) Forrester Consulting, Building for the Next Billion: What the New
World of Business Means for the Network, October 2012
Media Contacts:
Chad Couser
XO Communications
T: 703-547-2746
E: Email Contact
Heather Roberts
XO Communications
T: 678-816-4145
E: Email Contact
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