Press Release
StoneGate SG-4000 Named "Hot Pick" by Information Security Magazine
StoneGate SG-4000 Firewall and VPN Recognized for Enterprise-Level Performance, Scalability, Availability and Manageability
HELSINKI,
Finland and ATLANTA – February 13th, 2006 – Stonesoft Corp. (HEX: SFT1V), an innovative
provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, today announced that its
StoneGate SG-4000 High-Availability Firewall and VPN gateway has been named a “Hot Pick” by
Information Security magazine (Information Security, February 2006 issue). Stonesoft’s network security appliance,
designed to address the needs of large and distributed enterprises, was singled out by
Information Security’s editors for its high-availability, load balancing, rule
inheritance, easy backup and restore, and remote upgrade and rollback capabilities.
StoneGate SG-4000 delivers customers a fundamentally unique architecture for addressing network security and business continuity. The product highlights include Multi-Layer Inspection, end-to-end availability, built-in Multi-homing capabilities and unified management.
According to the review, “Large enterprises that value performance and availability as much as data integrity and confidentiality will find Stonesoft’s Gate SG-4000 network firewall’s high availability, scalability and low maintenance requirements hard to beat. SG-4000’s impressive networking capabilities offer significant value. Its Multi-Link technology provides uninterrupted availability for Internet and VPN traffic without the cost of redundant routers and switches, or configuring routing protocols such as BGP.” The review added, “There is little need to touch the appliances after initial configuration; the Management Center is used for just about every administrative and maintenance task.”
“We are pleased that Information Security magazine, a leading source of industry information, trends and practices in the U.S., has selected StoneGate as a ‘Hot Pick,’” said Ilkka Hiidenheimo, CEO and founder at Stonesoft Corp. “We remain committed to delivering innovative solutions in the area of unified network security management to companies of all sizes. This recognition further validates StoneGate’s ability to help large enterprises efficiently and cost-effectively manage their networks.”
Information Security editors award the “Hot Pick” for an information security product that offers a unique approach to a persistent security problem and addresses the problem with a realistic solution that can be implemented in everyday IT environments. For addition information on the SG-4000, please read the product release information (pdf).
About the StoneGate Platform
The StoneGate Security Platform blends in-depth network security and end-to-end availability into a unified and centrally managed system for distributed enterprises where security, uptime and ease of use are key. It seamlessly unifies firewall, VPN and IPS. The Management Center allows users to manage and administer all these components remotely through a single console. Security gateway clustering, load-balancing and Stonesoft’s patented multi-homing technology Multi-Link™, which ensures continuous Internet availability and fault-tolerant VPN tunnels, are all standard features within the StoneGate family of solutions. StoneGate is available as a family of security appliances as well as a software solution in which an array of hardware environments are supported including IBM eServer, IBM zSeries mainframes, IBM iSeries servers and xSeries Intel ®-compatible servers.
About Stonesoft Corporation
Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity. Stonesoft is a global company focused on enterprise level customers requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity with low TCO, best price-to-performance ratio, and highest ROI. StoneGate™ Security Platform unifies firewall, VPN and IPS, blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a unified and centrally managed system for distributed enterprises.
Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation has corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland; Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia; and Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com
For more information:
Jacqui Chew
Marketing, Americas
Stonesoft
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway,
Suite 900,
Atlanta, GA 30338
Tel. +1 678-259-3438
Mobile +1 404-663-4159
Fax +1 770-668-1131
E-mail:
jacqueline.chew@stonesoft.com
http://www.stonesoft.com
Monday, February 13, 2006