Foxborough, MA, April 9, 2008 — Vanguard Networks today introduces the Vanguard 3410 Access Services Gateway (ASG), an enterprise communications solution specifically developed for the middle market ATM segment. The Vanguard 3410 is the company’s first new product designed and built on the modular, flexible Vanguard 3400 architecture which allows customers to run existing applications on today’s networks, while enabling seamless migration to new IP carrier services—without “ripping and replacing” non IP applications or peripheral devices. With the Vanguard 3410, banks and financial service providers can drive out cost from their existing ATM business, while simultaneously adopting new and future ATM-delivered services for years to come. This can be accomplished with the lowest cost of ownership lease package program offered in the industry.
Consolidation and Reliability Configured to Grow
The company believes the Vanguard 3410 will enable the promise of new ATM consumer functionality (and new ATM revenue generation) to meet untapped earnings that financial and bank analysts anticipate for the ATM category in the next decade.
“We now provide financial institutions, retail networks and service providers with an advanced and compact way to consolidate any type of enterprise application traffic – data, voice and video – over any transport service, combining customer-facing applications, such as ATM connectivity and telephony, with back-end applications including legacy mainframe applications over a single network,” said Juan-Carlos Garcia, VP Marketing, Vanguard Networks.
The Vanguard 3410 delivers expanded integration of capabilities that combine router, protocol converter, firewall, switch, VPN Encryption and Bandwidth Management into the new single unit -- an Access Services Gateway. The result is a high performance, cost-effective WAN CPE solution for leased line, Broadband, IPVN, MPLS, or Frame Relay transport networks. The product supports all existing protocols, ATM configurations, and current data transport networks while also providing adaptability for future applications.
"As financial institutions seek to enhance interactions with customers at the point of service, they are challenged to cost effectively grow and migrate legacy equipment" said Dan Corsetti, senior analyst enterprise networks, IDC. "Helping financial services institutions move to an IP architecture without requiring costly investments in new ATM machines or overhauled data center applications will allow them to reduce technology costs while making their networks ready for an all IP future."
Key Features of the Vanguard 3410
- Flexible, modular high performance gateway integrates networks functions and a complete set of interfaces
- Enterprise security services offers embedded firewall, IPSec, 3DES and AES encryption
- Bandwidth management services protect critical applications and optimize bandwidth utilization
- Application Protocol Conversion enables support of existing serial transactional applications in an IP network
- Outstanding field reliability backed by world-class 24x7 support.
Low Cost of Ownership
Vanguard Networks provides its customers with the lowest possible cost of ownership. The Vanguard 3410 is available in three-or five-year lease packages with zero interest plus an array of market value enhancements attractive to middle market financial institutions.
The result is a unique and affordable solution that is “future proof” because it is IP Based, multi-protocol, multi-transport, and upgradeable; ultra reliable with accompanying Applications Ware and includes service contracts and a built-in lifecycle replacement. Furthermore, there is no impact on capital expenditures because of the company’s structured, low monthly costs with no upfront costs. This makes larger project feasible, eliminate annual increases in maintenance and eliminate budgets peaks and valleys.
The Vanguard Networks service and support offered to customers includes customizable services for fast order-to-revenue cycle times with rapid deployment services; provisioning services including factory load image and configuration management for large networks; cost-effective on-site support such as four hour MTTR on site delivered with a national foot print; and 24x7 expert tech support via web or phone. The Vanguard 3410 will be generally available for customer shipping April 30, 2008.
About Vanguard Networks
Vanguard Networks offers a portfolio of advanced multi-service and IP telephony gateway solutions; IP routing products and support services for use in finance, retail and government enterprises. The company entered the networking industry in 1962 as Codex Corporation. Today, Vanguard Networks partners with mid market financial institutions to help them and their service providers optimize current ATM business and prepare for new ATM revenue streams. Further information about the new the Vanguard 3410 ASG and all related Vanguard Networks’ solutions is available at www.vanguardnetworks.com
Future Proof Your ATM
The Vanguard Networks 3410 is the first in a family of new Access Services Gateway products. It enables all existing communications on today’s ATM networks while reducing technology costs and preparing for future IP applications. The Vanguard 3410 will be generally available for customer shipping on April 30, 2008.
For more information, contact:
Vanguard Corporate Contact
Juan Carlos Garcia
Vanguard Networks
508 964-6223
jc.garcia(at)vanguardnetworks.com
Markitects, Inc. (agency) Contact
Andrew Penney
Global Linking Solutions
610 687-2200 Ext. 306
apenney@markitects.com