Avenda Systems
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Avenda Systems is a Silicon Valley
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start-up, that develops network access security products with operations in Santa Clara
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, California
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, USA
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and Bangalore
Bangalore
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, India
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About the Company
The company was founded in 2006 by Krishna Prabhakar , and Santhosh Cheeniyil and a strong engineeringEngineering
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team with an excellent track record in network
Network security
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and security
Computer security
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management . Before founding Avenda, both Krishna and Santhosh managed a variety of projects at Cisco Systems for 7 years in the Security Technology Group.
Avenda Systems is also funded by OVP Venture Partners, private investors, United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
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(DoD), including U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency
Missile Defense Agency
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, and the Department of Homeland Security .
News and Events
August 16, 2011 - New eTIPS 4.0 release sets the bar for large-scale enterprise deployments. The 5040b appliance is rated at 20,000 simultaneous sessions, according to technical contacts at Avenda. 20k simultaneous sessions in one chassis is largest capacity per box in the industry according to research conducted by integrator Asiemo Consulting.May 17, 2011 - Customer Service named Best Customer Service in NAC category in 2011 Network Products Guide
May 3, 2011 - Avenda joins HP AllianceOne Program, delivers 802.1X enterprise class NAC for HP Networks
March 28, 2011 - Avenda expands with sales offices in Paris, Frankfurt and England
July 10, 2010 - Avenda positioned at Visionary Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for NAC, 2010 report
July 2, 2010 - Avenda Stands Out In Network World’s NAC Clear Choice Test
April 21, 2010 - Avenda Systems Named "Cool Vendor" in Identity and Access Management by Leading Analyst Firm
Nov 12th, 2009 - Avenda Systems' eTIPS Named a 2009 Hot Product for PCI Compliance by CRN Magazine
Products and services
Avenda solutions are designed to inter operate with CiscoCisco
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’s NAC , Microsoft
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’s NAP
Nap
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and TCG
TCG
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’s TNC frameworks .
- Avenda's eTIPS platform is a high-performance solution for all forms of user login and authentication methods. Utilizing existing enterprise network infrastructure and identity resources, a web-based policy and management GUI streamline deployment and troubleshooting from a centralized location
- Avenda OnGuard Agents : Avenda OnGuard enhances NAP and Non-802.1X ready endpoint health assessments for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X devices. Manage the use of peer-to-peer applications, services and registry key entries via SoH assessments. Create policies that define enhanced anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall requirements
- Avenda Quick1X : a web/cloud-based wizard for configuring 802.1X variables on any capable endpoint/computer/iPhone. Supplicant and agent changes/updates can be centrally configured and pushed to the user community that in turn use a captive portal to initiate the update
- Avenda GuestConnect: an advanced application used for configuring short- and long-term guest accounts and user privileges. Application includes the ability to assign tiered sponsor levels, create multiple captive portals, re-direct users to PCI compliant payment tools, and more...
- Avenda Insight: an advanced application used for per user access tracking and compliance reporting. Includes archiving, report templates, tiered user privileges and more...