Let's say it up front: What we like about Providence Group and its affiliated companies is that they start from scratch, make no assumptions, focus on needs -- and never arbitrarily pitch any product or solution to a client's challenge merely because it's something they happen to sell. Everything Providence delivers follows a logical model: Understand the problem, propose the … [Read more...]
Golden Oldie: Cisco 6500 Still a Mainstay of Lawful Intercept
For all the public criticism Cisco levels at government surveillance, a key product -- the Cisco 6500 Router -- remains a bulwark of lawful intercept in the U.S. As the dominant provider of Internet service provider routers Cisco has little choice in the matter. As long as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) remains the law of the land, all networks … [Read more...]
Whither HP DRAGON Surveillance When HP Enterprise Merges with CSC?
Following the November 2015 break-up of 76 year-old Hewlett Packard into two companies -- HP Inc. and the new HP Enterprise – the latter became the home of an extensive array of ISS services including the highly-regarded HPE DRAGON legal compliance solution. But like many dramatic changes in today’s turbulent IT industry this one has proved very short-lived. DRAGON will be … [Read more...]
France’s Ockham Solutions Blends Analytics and Forensics
While we are on the subject of French ISS companies this week [see Aqsaqom review], let us consider another important vendor from that land, Ockham Solutions. Ockham augments the work of lawful intercept with an analytics and forensics solution that goes beyond the call of duty for investigators. Launched in 2005 by a former law officer and his IT partner, Ockham Solutions … [Read more...]
Aqsacom Lawful Intercept: Diversifying to Beat Market Saturation
In the surveillance industry since 1994, France’s Aqsaqom is among the oldest, largest and most respected lawful intercept vendors. Over time the company has grown from a startup offering a single lawful intercept solution into a recognized industry giant delivering multiple standards-based products that integrate with and expand upon the capabilities of its core product. The … [Read more...]