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Garland Technology Expands Market in North America with Global Convergence Inc. as New Distribution Partner

March 6, 2017

Global Convergence Inc.Buffalo, NY – March 6, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - - Global Convergence Inc. (GCI),  a leading value-added distributor of emerging, innovative and disruptive technology for global IT services and solutions, has entered into a distribution agreement with Garland Technology, a New York based leading manufacturer of network test access products (TAPs).

 

As a result of this relationship, GCI will distribute and market Garland Technology network TAPs to its base of solution providers focused on bringing visibility to the network and solving connectivity issues for their customers.

The foundational underpinning of visibility starts with network TAPs that feed the monitoring and security tools all of the data they need, all of the time - every bit, byte and packet that is needed to successfully secure and monitor the network.  Garland Technology’s TAPs are purpose-built hardware devices that provide physical access and visibility into the network – allowing you to see every bit, byte and packet®.

"Garland Technology has an aggressive growth strategy that will only be accomplished through strategic alliances with key channel partners, such as Global Convergence. Our shared values of providing best in class service coupled with quality tested products that are positioned for immediate delivery aligns together for success.” said Chris Bihary, CEO/Co-founder of Garland Technology.

“It’s easy to identify the synergies that exist between the solutions that Garland Technology offers and the GCI partner base clamoring for such solutions,” said Rick Lewis, Sr. Vice President of Supply Chain Sales at GCI.  “One other key aspect to the relationship, important to both businesses is an excellent culture fit,” Lewis added.   

About Global Convergence, Inc.

Founded in 1990, Global Convergence Inc. (GCI) is the channel’s services and solutions company. GCI empowers solution providers to bring innovative and disruptive technologies to market that complement their portfolio and provide them with new revenue opportunities. With a strong foundation as a U.S.-based value-added distributor with a full, channel-driven IT services portfolio   specializing in voice and data networks and enterprise mobility, GCI has global capabilities in 170 countries. To learn more, visit www.globalconvergence.com, or follow us at Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Garland Technology

Garland Technology is the leading manufacturer of network test access points (TAPs) that guarantee 100% network visibility and anytime network access. Garland’s network access technology has been empowering data centers and enterprise networks since 2000. In 2011, co-founders Chris Bihary, CEO and Jerry Dillard, CTO decided to combine their engineering and sales knowledge and form Garland Technology to provide best in class service and products to their customers. Garland network TAPs support all networks, including copper wire in 10/100M, 10/100/1000M and fiber in 1G, 10G, 40G, 100G and are deployed in enterprise networks worldwide.  For more information, visit http://www.garlandtechnology.com. Follow us on Twitter @GarlandTech.

 

 

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Heartbeats Packets Inside the Bypass TAP

If the inline security tool goes off-line, the TAP will bypass the tool and automatically keep the link flowing. The Bypass TAP does this by sending heartbeat packets to the inline security tool. As long as the inline security tool is on-line, the heartbeat packets will be returned to the TAP, and the link traffic will continue to flow through the inline security tool.

If the heartbeat packets are not returned to the TAP (indicating that the inline security tool has gone off-line), the TAP will automatically 'bypass' the inline security tool and keep the link traffic flowing. The TAP also removes the heartbeat packets before sending the network traffic back onto the critical link.

While the TAP is in bypass mode, it continues to send heartbeat packets out to the inline security tool so that once the tool is back on-line, it will begin returning the heartbeat packets back to the TAP indicating that the tool is ready to go back to work. The TAP will then direct the network traffic back through the inline security tool along with the heartbeat packets placing the tool back inline.

Some of you may have noticed a flaw in the logic behind this solution!  You say, “What if the TAP should fail because it is also in-line? Then the link will also fail!” The TAP would now be considered a point of failure. That is a good catch – but in our blog on Bypass vs. Failsafe, I explained that if a TAP were to fail or lose power, it must provide failsafe protection to the link it is attached to. So our network TAP will go into Failsafe mode keeping the link flowing.

Glossary

  1. Single point of failure: a risk to an IT network if one part of the system brings down a larger part of the entire system.

  2. Heartbeat packet: a soft detection technology that monitors the health of inline appliances. Read the heartbeat packet blog here.

  3. Critical link: the connection between two or more network devices or appliances that if the connection fails then the network is disrupted.

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