Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure
Network Access Platform
Desktop and mobility solutions that transform today's workplace and help deliver the virtual office for tomorrow's enterprise
If you're deploying local capital and human assets to branch offices in
the enterprise or government agencies to support employee needs, chances
are you face a number of challenges: high IT costs to support PCs; heavy
training burden and complexity of multiple peripheral devices;
complicated upgrades; high security risks; large employee turnover; and
poor availability and flexibility within branch office environments to
meet mobile worker requirements.
Sun and DSI together enable you to deliver applications and data to branch offices or
government agencies as remote hosted IT services, with flexibility to
manage these services directly or through outsourced managed providers.
The Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access Platform
solution family can help you increase workflow efficiencies, lower
desktop costs, improve virus and security vulnerability, and help reduce
operating costs or licensing fees. Your employees can benefit from an
enhanced, secure user environment that provides flexibility and mobility
to help increase operational efficiency.
Datasheet: Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access
Platform for Enterprise [PDF]
Key Benefits
You can transform your enterprise or government operations through a
zero-administration, virus-free, virtual and mobile desktop solution
that significantly reduces the cost and complexity associated with the
set-up, management, and investment in branch compute platforms.
The Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access Platform
solution family delivers a suite of integrated applications and services
designed to enhance:
- Productivity
- Security
- Interoperability
- Administration
- Computing power
The Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access
Platform designed for today's Enterprise provides a flexible,
comprehensive, and open software solution that optimizes existing IT
investments. Sun's vision is to make the desktop as portable as possible
to support today's mobile, distributed enterprise workforce-enabling
anyone to work anytime, anywhere, on any platform, securely.
Low cost and turnkey
The Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access Platform is a
tried, tested, and trusted solution utilized within the government
sector and now expanded to support the Enterprise. Engineered to reduce
the cost and risk of deployment, these solutions represent deployed
solutions that have been architected, implemented, and managed using the
SunTone design methodology in Sun Solution Centers and customer
environments around the world.
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Mobility with security
The Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access Platform
combines the Sun Ray ultra thin client appliance with either the
Solaris, Linux or Trusted Solaris Operating System (OS) to give users
authorized identity-based access to applications and information across
multiple networks through a trusted networking facility. The hotdesking
capabilities of the Sun Ray appliance enable users to access their work
environment from any Sun Ray appliance using only a smart card, or in
combination with other security authentication measures. Furthermore,
the mobile ultra-thin client infrastructure provides the foundation for
Sun to help you in building solutions that provide transparent access to
converged voice and data communications over a secure, stateless network
computing platform with productivity-enhancing services that address
transactional and relationship operations.
Furthermore, the mobile ultra-thin client infrastructure provides the
foundation for Sun to help you in building solutions that provide
transparent access to converged voice and data communications over a
secure, stateless network computing platform with productivity-enhancing
services that address transactional and relationship operations.
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Interoperability
Interoperability with Secure Global Desktop from Sun enables the
Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access Platform to
increase administrative efficiency and leverage existing infrastructure.
The Secure Global Desktop provides an integrated application management
and access solution that spans a range of server-based applications
running on Linux, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Mainframe and Midrange
systems from a wide variety of client platforms and devices.
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Key components
The Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure Network Access Platform for
Enterprise was designed to meet the specific requirements for
enterprises such as retail, branch banking, civilian government and
education. The solution is also beneficial to businesses with call
centers or generic branch operations. The Sun Secure Network Access
Platform for Government was designed to meet specific accreditation and
operational requirements for Defense, Intelligence, and Homeland
Security government agencies.
Components of the solution include:
- Sun Ray ultra-thin clients and server software
- Solaris, Trusted Solaris or Linux OS
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- Java Card technology
Additional components that may be used depending on the goals, needs,
and environment of the enterprise include:
- Sun Java Desktop System software
- StarOffice productivity suite
- Mozilla navigation service
- Sun StorEdge arrays
- Sun Fire servers (SPARC and Opteron)
- Sun Management Center software
- Sun Services, which may include consulting, training, and support,
and Sun's new Workforce Consulting Services
- Interoperability software for mainframe, Microsoft, and legacy
applications
- Third-party applications
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Partner technology
In addition to Sun products and services, the Sun Infrastructure
Solution for Secure Network Access Platform is built on open standards
and strategic alliances with best-of-breed application providers such as
Tadpole, AC Technology, Wipro, Genesis, Citrix, Dynamic Systems Inc.,
Datagate, Lutzwolf, Trusted Computing Solutions, Inc., Cryptek,
Maxim, Deep Nines, General Dynaims/AIX, Northrop Grumman, and others.
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Sun Infrastructure Solutions: Simple Solutions for Complex
Problems
It takes a systems company to solve complex systems problems. As a
systems vendor, Sun with Dynamic Systems Inc. together can deliver simple
and efficient end-to-end
solutions that match application delivery needs from the workgroup to
the data center. Sun Infrastructure Solutions are the essential system
solution elements of the enterprise and network. Engineered to reduce
the risk of deployment, these solutions represent deployed solutions
that have been architected, implemented and managed using the SunTone
design methodology in Sun Solution Centers and customer environments
around the world. Each solution includes a reference architecture,
best-practice methodologies, sizing guides, Sun services and support, a
list of qualified Sun partners, and financing and technology refresh
services.
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For additional information about Sun Infrastructure Solution for Secure
Network Access Platform for Enterprise, please contact your Dynamic Systems
sales team.
