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. Based
on the same technology integral to Actiance's Unified Security
Gateway, the ACE SDK allows solution providers to easily extend
their offerings to help customers manage Instant Messaging,
Peer-to-peer file sharing, Social Networking, Web 2.0,
Voice-over-IP, Anonymizers, IPTV, Multimedia, Games, Virtual
Worlds, and Unified Communications.
Traffic from Web 2.0 and consumer-based applications dominates
many enterprise networks today. While many Web-based
applications can be identified and blocked by a URL signature,
newer Internet applications are often not browser-based and
therefore require specialized handling to effectively identify and
classify them. As more and more applications leverage evasive
techniques to communicate, the problem of identifying these
applications with existing UTM, firewall and other gateway products
presents a challenge for IT.
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. ACE
creates a profile of both the specific application in use along
with the unique feature being executed (e.g., a file attachment
sent via instant messaging) allowing ACE Program Partners to
deliver granular policy and control over real-time applications
within their products. 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.