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INDUSTRY NEWS

ExtraHop adds application level visibility to Cisco Tetration

ExtraHop has announced it has completed integration efforts with Cisco Tetration Analytics , adding essential threat detection and security policy enforcement from the datacentre to the cloud to the edge .
Through this integration , ExtraHop and Cisco customers can now realise the benefits of network traffic analysis for security . By combining behavioural analytics , machine learning , and application layer visibility , Cisco and ExtraHop claim they deliver the industry ’ s most targeted , accurate , and rapid security policy enforcement , helping customers thwart major threats .
Cisco Tetration provides security policy enforcement for zerotrust implementations , detecting anomalous network behaviour and automatically triggering enforcement policies . ExtraHop adds a new layer of valuable context through real-time application level visibility , revealing the specific activity behind abnormal traffic patterns .
Raja Mukerji , co-founder and chief customer officer at ExtraHop , said : ‘ The powerful combination of Cisco Tetration and ExtraHop provides customers with a high degree of network security and manageability .
‘ IT and security operations teams now have the visibility they need to understand the who , the what , and the where , and automatically enforce crucial security policies based on that real-time insight .”
For further information visit : www . extrahop . com
Raja Mukerji , co-founder and chief customer officer at ExtraHop .

Mayflex enhances Xtra online ordering system

Mayflex the distributor of converged IP solutions , has upgraded its existing online ordering facility , Xtra , to provide enhanced benefits to its customers .
Xtra is the partner area of the Mayflex website that allows any account customers to view their pricing , place orders and check stock availability . Orders can be placed up until 8pm , for next day free delivery to the UK mainland .
New developments to Xtra include Mayflex QuickEDI where customers can upload a list of product codes and the quantities required to create their order . Customers can now view and convert quotes to orders , change baskets to quotations ( which will also hold the pricing for 30 days ) at the touch of a button , and new omnichannel functionality enables them to switch channels at any stage of the ordering process so that Mayflex ’ s sales teams can modify a customer ’ s basket over the phone if assistance is required .
Tracey Calcutt , Mayflex ’ s marketing manager , said : ‘ At its heart , e-commerce is about putting customers first , empowering them and giving them the best experience and choice possible . Since launching our mobile friendly site in September 2016 , we ’ ve continued to develop the user experience and we ’ ve talked and listened to our customers to get their feedback . These latest enhancements
to Xtra mean that the site is not only quicker and easier to use , but we ’ ve made lots of little tweaks and improvements based on the feedback we received .’
‘ As well as the enhancements to Xtra we ’ ve worked with our delivery partners Fedex and Palletforce , and can now provide SMS and / or email updates on the status of all orders , so from the point of placing an order to it being delivered to our customer ’ s doorstep , they will be kept up to date at every stage of the delivery process .’ For further information visit : www . mayflex . com
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