Products & Services - 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 enables 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 file)         
 
 
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 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.

 
 
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 Tarantella 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
  • 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 Tarantella, Tadpole, AC Technology, Wipro, Genesis, Citrix, Tenix Datagate, Lutzwolf, Trusted Computing Solutions, Inc., Cryptek, GTSI, 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 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 local Sun sales representative or office.