Actiance Application Control Engine (ACE)
Identify and Manage Web 2.0 Applications
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 4,500 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 4,000 real-time applications – for a complete list visit www.applicationsguide.com.