BlueCat Receives HP AllianceOne Partner of the Year Award for HP Networking - Most Innovative Use of SDN

TORONTO, June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueCat, the leading provider of IP address management, has been recognized with an HP AllianceOne Award for HP Networking - Most Innovative Use of Software Defined Networks (SDN) at the HP Discover 2014 conference.

The HP AllianceOne for HP Networking - Most Innovative Use of SDN award recognizes BlueCat for its BlueCat DNS Director, an app that leverages the power of SDN to control Domain Name System traffic across all connected devices and apps to prevent emerging security threats.

To learn more about BlueCat DNS Director, please visit: http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA5-1456ENW

The DNS is an essential network service for device-to-app, app-to-app and device-to-device communication. DNS relies on trust, which makes it a popular attack vector and data exfiltration vehicle. BlueCat DNS Director, combined with HP SDN open architecture, solves these business problems by ensuring secure application access across all devices through automated and centrally deployed DNS policies. It enables customers to enhance end-to-end network security and increase the efficiency, flexibility and resilience of their network to meet evolving business demands.

"The growth in the number and diversity of connected devices and apps has left organizations struggling with the complexity of defining and enforcing consistent security profiles across many different networks," says Thomas Borrel, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, BlueCat. "Enterprises need programmatic control over all DNS traffic and the ability to apply policies independent of device type and app configuration to protect themselves against emerging threats. We're honored to receive this award and to work with HP to meet the growing demand for a reliable, broad-based solution over constantly changing network infrastructures."

The HP AllianceOne partner program offers a solid framework for collaboration by integrating servers, storage, networking, security, power & cooling and services. As a member of the AllianceOne program, BlueCat leverages HP AllianceOne solutions, tools and resources to help clients speed time to application deployment, optimize infrastructure capacity, reduce power consumption and free resources to focus on innovation that drives business growth.

Since 2007, HP Networking has provided organizations with open standards-based SDN solutions, including 30 million Open-Flow ports and its VAN SDN Controller, which enable customers to explore new business models and align their networks with business goals. HP customers and partners have access to HP's comprehensive SDN ecosystem, including the software development kit (SDK) and SDN applications.

"Congratulations to BlueCat on their HP AllianceOne Partner of the Year award for HP Networking - Most Innovative Use of SDN," says Doug Oathout, Vice President, Global Marketing, SMB and Alliances, Enterprise Marketing, HP. "BlueCat has demonstrated outstanding dedication and expertise in addressing the business and technology needs of its customers by helping them prevent emerging DNS security threats by ensuring secure application access across all devices."

The HP AllianceOne Award winners were selected by representatives of the HP areas in which awards were given and presented to outstanding HP partners who have demonstrated the ability to develop and deliver solutions that clearly set them apart from others, as well as provide proof of their solutions' value to their customers and to HP.

About BlueCat
BlueCat IP Address Management, DNS and DHCP solutions provide the foundation to build elastic networks that scale to match the ever-changing and unique demands on your infrastructure. We enable the reliability of your core network services and securely connect the people, physical devices, virtual machines and applications that drive your business. Enterprises and government agencies worldwide trust BlueCat to solve real business and IT challenges - from device on-boarding for BYOD to network consolidation and modernization to managing and automating virtualization, cloud and the Internet of Things. 

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