Since 1991, SILKROAD'S independent trusted advisory services from developing high-level security requirements, policy and procedures for sustainable network operations - to system level design, implementation and highly technical architectures and risk assessments. Our unique hands-on and policy expertise encompasses a wide technical range, specializing in UNIX, TCP/IP, IPSEC, firewall security, web services, intrusion detection and network/security management.

We are a small, independent consultancy specializing in the design, architecture, policy and security of web-based services and IP networks. Primary domain expertise includes information assurance, security, interoperability and network management. We have been providing these services since 1991, focused on network systems engineering, middleware security, network-centric system interoperability, information assurance, network management, reliability and scalability in large heterogeneous internets and intranets.

Our current focus is on the secure interoperability and federation of information in very large, heterogeneous organizations. Key technical areas of concentration in this area of interest are net-centric architecture, strategy and services, web services, message-oriented middleware, and information fusion.