Infoblox Adds Integrated IP Address Management (IPAM) and VoIP Infrastructure Support to Its DNS and DHCP Appliance Solution

Infoblox Inc., a developer of essential
infrastructure for identity-driven networks, today announced enhancements
to the Infoblox DNSone™ and Keystone™ software modules for its
market-leading line of network identity appliances. With the enhanced
modules, Infoblox has delivered the industry's first appliance-based,
integrated DNS, DHCP offering with built-in, rather than built-on, IP
address management (IPAM) functionality, bringing affordable IP management
services to a wide range of organizations.

IP address management systems provide tools that enable organizations to
efficiently administer, monitor and report on the utilization of their
limited pools of IP addresses. Conventional IPAM solutions that require
dedicated hardware and software have been expensive to install and
maintain, and therefore have been deployed by a relatively small number of
large organizations. As demands on network infrastructure continue to
increase, many more organizations, regardless of size, are seeking IPAM
solutions that are robust, but without unnecessary cost and complexity.

"To manage IP addresses, most enterprises rely either on Excel spreadsheets
and manual, labor-intensive processes, or on fairly complex IPAM
applications, which can be very costly and difficult to administer,"
commented Dan Golding, senior analyst at industry research firm the Burton
Group. "Faced with a host of challenges including the rapid growth in the
number of network users and devices, increasing security concerns, the
real-time requirements of mobile networking and the reporting requirements
needed to meet new regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley, customers are demanding
'no-compromise' IPAM solutions that do not exhibit excessive levels of cost
or complexity."

Integrated Solution Increases Manageability, Reliability, Real-time
Performance

The new Infoblox DNSone version 3.2 module, in conjunction with the
enhanced Keystone module, provides a powerful, appliance-based, integrated
DNS and DHCP solution with built-in, sophisticated IPAM capabilities. The
new solution provides unparalleled manageability, real-time performance and
reliability advantages for nonstop domain name resolution (DNS), IP address
assignment (DHCP), and IPAM services.

The fully integrated DNS, DHCP and IPAM solution is delivered on
security-hardened, high-availability appliances and includes unified
management,
one-button, system-wide software upgrades, and seamless disaster recovery.
Further, the Infoblox approach combines the simplicity of appliances with
the power of advanced distributed database technology to provide the
essential foundation for an identity-driven network (IDN), in which user
and application-level security, accountability, and audit-ability are built
into the network fabric. Key applications requiring these attributes and
supported by the new solution include Network Access Control (NAC),
compliance reporting for regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and
high-availability infrastructure for voice over IP (VoIP) services.

Additional Features Reduce Deployment Costs, Support Dynamic Device
Configuration

In addition to new IPAM functionality, other DNSone version 3.2
enhancements include the new "Infoblox Views" feature, which, like BIND
Views, allows a single Infoblox appliance to appear as multiple "virtual"
DNS appliances, supporting, for example, both internal and external DNS
services on a single device, simplifying deployments and lowering costs.
The Infoblox Views feature takes advantage of core Infoblox technologies to
extend and enhance the more common BIND Views features. For instance, the
bloxSDB™ database built into all Infoblox appliances automatically
enforces rules that eliminate the possibility of common configuration
errors, and Keystone technology enables Views to be defined or changed once
and automatically propagated to dozens of appliances.

The DNSone version 3.2 module also provides a new file distribution
service, via the TFTP protocol. This allows for robust delivery and
centralized management of firmware and configuration files for VoIP phones,
cable modems, and wireless access points, among other devices, that require
dynamic software and configuration updates.

"Enterprises are largely operating 'anonymous networks' where they have
limited visibility or control over who is getting IP addresses and gaining
access to IT resources," said Richard Kagan, vice president of marketing
at Infoblox. "This anonymity is unacceptable as regulatory compliance
concerns and security, reliability and scalability requirements are
mounting. The new Infoblox DNS, DHCP and IPAM solution brings the benefits
of identity-driven networks to a wide range of organizations and delivers
cost-effective and manageable services that have previously been available
only to the largest companies."

For more information about Infoblox and its products, visit:
www.infoblox.com.

Pricing and Availability

The DNSone version 3.2 and the enhanced Keystone modules are now available
running on the Infoblox-1000 and -1200 appliance platforms at no additional
cost to existing Infoblox customers. Standard pricing for the Infoblox
solution starts at $9,995.

About Infoblox

Infoblox develops essential infrastructure used for establishing
identity-driven networks (IDNs). Infoblox network identity appliances
deliver nonstop DNS, DHCP, IPAM, RADIUS and related services with
unparalleled reliability, manageability, scalability and security.
Hundreds of organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 500, use
Infoblox solutions for the critical naming, authentication, authorization
and IP management services that make their networks secure, robust,
manageable and compliant. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and
operates in more than 30 countries. For more information, call
+1.408.716.4300, email info@infoblox.com, or visit www.infoblox.com.





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