Press Release
StoneGate Firewall by Stonesoft Designated a Linux Utility for IBM System z
Product Demonstration in IBM Pavilion at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo August 14-16 and in Booth 210 at SHARE User Event in Baltimore August 14-16
HELSINKI, Finland and ATLANTA – August 14, 2006 -- Stonesoft Corp. (HEX: SFT1V), the leading innovator of network security and secure, optimized resilient connectivity, announced today that its StoneGate firewall has been designated a Linux Utility in IBM’s Linux Utilities for IBM System z (Linux Utilities). Part of a suite of five solutions, this inclusion represents the importance of the security benefits offered by Stonesoft’s solution to virtual servers within the mainframe, it also reaffirms the complementary nature of these benefits to the already robust z/OS security environment.
“Providing real world solutions that both secure information flow and simplify our customers’ networks is at the very core of Stonesoft’s corporate DNA,” said Paul Johnson, Senior Vice President of Stonesoft Americas. “We are pleased that the StoneGate firewall solution has been designated a Linux Utility for the System z environment and we look forward to continued cooperation between Stonesoft and IBM toward providing solutions that help our mutual customers simplify their IT infrastructure and respond to change.”
Linux Utilities is a suite of Linux-based solutions offered by IBM and third-party software providers that provides IBM System z (System z) customers with additional IT infrastructure functions that are quick to deploy, easy to install and offer a shorter time to deployment without the need for additional z/OS skills and resources. The other solutions, which have been configured for System z in a z/OS and Linux workload scenario, are webSecurity Inc.’s webApp.secure™ as well as IBM products Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL, Tivoli Management Services and Communication Controller for Linux on System z.
With the StoneGate firewall for System z, a demilitarized zone (DMZ) – or semi-trusted zone for network traffic – can be created in z/VM in support of z/OS workloads and the StoneGate firewall can protect entry points originating from the Internet and intranet into the System z hardware with each entry point governed by a different firewall policy.
The StoneGate firewall is administered using the StoneGate Management Center, which provides IT administrators -- and their managers -- with real time updates and reports on traffic flows and/or security incidents that impact network performance. These two products together help keep networks secure and allow for a broad view of network activity to aid in compliance reporting, IT technology/people performance and task delegation for improved productivity.
Stonesoft will be demonstrating its StoneGate firewall in the IBM Pavilion at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo from August 14 –16 and also at SHARE User Events in Baltimore in Booth 210 from August 14 – 16. For more information, please visit http://www.stonesoft.com.
About Stonesoft Corporation
Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions. 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. Read more at www.stonesoft.com.
Contacts:
Jacqui Chew
Stonesoft Americas
678.259.3438
jacqueline.chew@stonesoft.com
Jennifer Lake
Lois Paul & Partners
512.638.5313
jennifer_lake@lpp.com
Monday, August 14, 2006
