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Stonesoft Customer Newsletter, July 2007
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I hope your summer has started well and you have been able to enjoy the great weather. We are delighted to announce the availability of our StoneGate Secure Mobile Connectivity Solution for mobile and remote use. The solution offers secure mobile access to business applications from multiple access points, regardless of the device or network type. SSL VPN provides businesses uncompromised security with strong, yet easy to use authentication and network access control (NAC). We are proud to offer organizations a solution that allows them access to business data easily from anywhere and at any time. With StoneGate Secure Mobility Solution, companies can increase their productivity and profitability and develop new business models that require timely access to business data. Please take a tour to fully explore the solution here. We are also proud to of the two recent data structure and synchronisation patents we have been granted. With these patents, we have once again established our position at the forefront of security innovation.We at Stonesoft wish you very relaxing summer holidays and look forward to tell you more about our latest news in the end of the summer. With Best Regards,
Juha Kivikoski
Customer Stories
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Company News
Several StoneGate Courses Will Be Held This Summer
The training schedule for this summer is busy and courses will be held in Helsinki, Atlanta, Milan, Madrid, Frankfurt and Brussels. You can choose between different IPS and FW/VPN courses, both on fundamental and advanced level. Click on the link for course outlines, timetables and further details.Product Literature
You find useful product literature on our web site. Click here for our latest datasheets and other material.Customer Stories
StoneGate Multi-Link Delivers Significant ROI
AIT Worldwide Logistics realized that it needed a better networking solution to ensure
optimal, always-on Internet connections for its global operations to run as efficiently as
possible. After evaluating several vendors, the company chose to implement the StoneGate
firewall/VPN solution with Multi-Link technology to allow for seamless network failover in the
event of Internet access outages or lost connections between firewalls and outside networks.
Read more here.
Spanish Bankpime Implements the StoneGate Platform to Protect its Data and Remote Connections
Stonesoft delivers the highest levels of reliability and availability for banking organisations specialising in individuals, families and SMBs. “We chose Stonesoft not only for its cutting-edge technology, but also for its in-depth knowledge of the security needs of a company such as ours. This knowledge has solved and alleviated many of the problems we suffered previously”, says Jordi Simón, Head of Information Systems at Bankpime.Read more here.
Stonesoft Assures Secure Information Flow for Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy
Stonesoft’s StoneGate solution for Network Security has been selected by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian Health Institute) to create a security architecture able to offer the highest protection at the lowest management costs, maximum ROI and a punctual security governance.Read more here.
Local Government Authority Selects StoneGate to Secure and Centrally Manage Education Systems
East Lothian Council in the UK is responsible for all local government services within the county and is by far the largest employer in the area, with over 4,600 employees.“Being a council one of the main reasons we choose StoneGate was financial. We felt the StoneGate solution represented value for money. We were also looking for a product that would 'grow' with us and was easily scaleable. Having used StoneGate firewalls for over a year now I can say it definitely meets all of our needs and probably more”, East Lothian’s IT Advisor Sonya Buczyn explains.
Read more here.
Product news
StoneGate Provides Easy Multi-Layered Defense to Existing Corporate Networks
The unique StoneGate transparent access control module offers segmentation and firewall access control without the need to change network configurations. The module unifies IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) and Firewall functionalities, providing attack prevention and transparent firewall access control without the need to change existing network configurations.Read more here.
StoneGate Secure Mobile Connectivity Solution Provides Mobile Access with Uncompromised Security
Stonesoft extends its StoneGate product family with StoneGate Secure Mobile Connectivity Solution for mobile and remote use.The solution that comprises of a firewall, an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and SSL VPN allows organizations to connect employees, partners and customers with business applications in a secure and flexible manner.
Key benefits of StoneGate Secure Mobile Connectivity Solution:
- Increased productivity and revenue through easy to use mobile access
- Lower cost of daily administration through easy administration
- Low total cost of ownership through scalability, easy integration and remote access without the need to make any changes to existing applications
- Modular and reliable end-to-end security with strong encryption, solid authentication, granular
access control and comprehensive trace removal
StoneGate Secure Connectivity Solution for Remote Offices Provides Full-Scale Network Security with Ultimate Ease of Use
Stonesoft introduces a secure connectivity solution for the demands of distributed organizations with remote offices. The solution comprises of the StoneGate™ FW-300 Firewall and IPS-400 Intrusion Prevention System, providing uncompromised security with ultimate ease of management and use.Read more here.
Stonesoft Launches New Secure Connectivity Solutions to Secure the Information Flow of Distributed Organizations
Stonesoft has launched the new StoneGate secure connectivity solutions aimed at providing large and mid-market enterprises with secure, cost-effective and always-on service availability. The new product suites are designed to help distributed organizations meet growing security and connectivity demands, with the flexibility to scale efficiently for future growth and protect network infrastructure investments. The manageability and ease of use of StoneGate products and solutions ensure comprehensive network security for growing business needs.Read more about the solutions here.
Stonesoft Establishes New Synchronisation Patent to Improve Efficiency of Firewall Clustering
Stonesoft has developed and patented a new technique that allows the maintenance of a separate data structure for synchronised information during clustering of security gateways (firewalls).This innovation will make life easier and more cost-effective for IT professionals deploying the next generation of firewall and VPN technology.
Stonesoft’s latest patent is called ‘Handling State Information in a Network Element Cluster’ and was officially granted US patent number: US 7,146,421.
Read more here.
Stonesoft Establishes New Data Structure Patent,
Enabling Customers to Optimise Firewall Clustering Hardware
Stonesoft has developed and patented a new technique that allows the maintenance of a
separate data structure for synchronised information during clustering of security gateways
(firewalls).
This innovation will make life easier and more cost-effective for IT professionals deploying the next generation of firewall and VPN technology.
Stonesoft’s latest patent is called ‘Handling State Information in a Network Element Cluster’ and was officially granted US patent number: US 7,146,421.
Read more here.
StoneGate IPS Detects and Blocks Attacks that Use New
Evasion Techniques Announced by CERT/CC
The new StoneGate IPS versions 4.0 and later are capable of detecting and blocking
attacks that use the new evasion technique reported by CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC).
“The new StoneGate IPS contains pretty effective normalization for HTTP client requests”, says Mika Rautila, Chief Technology Officer of Stonesoft. “IPS allows protecting corporate networks fast and without downtime. Bringing down business-critical services for maintenance means lost revenue, but with StoneGate IPS, security vulnerabilities can be patched without the need for unscheduled maintenance breaks.”
Read more here.
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