Application Control Engine (ACE)

Identify and Manage Web 2.0 Applications

Actiance's Application Control Engine™ (ACE™) enables security and network solution providers to embed application filtering technology to accurately identify and manage real-time and Web 2.0 applications on the network. ACE employs patented technology to enable high-performance application scanning and detection of more than 5,000 distinct applications and tens of thousands of social networking widgets - regardless of port, protocol, or evasive technique used to traverse the network.

Actiance's U.S. patent for classifying and identifying network traffic flows forms the technology foundation for ACE.  This technology provides unparalleled accuracy and application coverage through active monitoring and dynamic correlation of network, content, traffic, and other session characteristics.  Purpose-built for today's applications, the engine includes built-in support for daily auto-updates of new applications provided by Actiance Security Labs.

Application Categories Sample Applications
Anonymizer Hopster, TOR
Gaming Software World of Warcraft
Instant Messaging AIM, Skype, GTalk
IPTV Slingbox, Sopcast
Multimedia ITunes, Winamp
P2P File Sharing Torrents, LimeWire
Remote Administration Tools GoToMyPC, VNC
Social Networking Facebook, MySpace
Virtual Worlds SecondLife, SIMS
VoIP Firefly, PC to Phone
Web Based Instant Messaging Meebo, ILoveIM
Web Conferencing Vyew, Zoomchat

ACE provides controls for over 5,000 real-time applications. For a complete list, visit www.applicationsguide.com.