Press Release
Stonesoft helps managed service providers offer new services to their customers
StoneGate secure connectivity solution provides comprehensive security with centralized management
Helsinki, Finland – 4 December 2007 – Stonesoft, an innovative
provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, introduces the new
StoneGate 4.2 secure connectivity solution comprising of StoneGate Firewall/VPN, IPS (Intrusion
Prevention System) and IPSec VPN Client, all centrally managed with the StoneGate Management Center
(SMC). The solution allows managed service providers (MSPs) to offer their customers services where
they can directly and safely see how their security policy is enforced, while at the same time
offering visibility into the customer’s own network.
Particularly small to midsized organizations are struggling with the challenge of handling
network security and IT infrastructure with in-house staff. StoneGate 4.2 product family allows
MSPs to provide SME organizations with reliable and secure, yet transparent network security
services.
“We at Stonesoft are proud to provide a solution that ideally serves the needs of MSPs and
their customers. MSPs appreciate the advanced centralized management offered by StoneGate
Management Center 4.2, as well as the possibility to offer new, advanced services to their
customers”, said
Klaus Majewski, Product Marketing Manager at Stonesoft.
“Few SMEs have the budget or competence required to maintain their network security on the
level it should be”, highlights Klaus Majewski. “Instead, they rely on the competence of MSPs to
guarantee the security, scalability and high availability of their IT solutions. StoneGate not only
provides excellent reporting services, but it allows MSPs to offer customers visibility to their
own alerts, logs and security policies. This makes customer change requests to MSPs easier to
handle and virtually error-free, which saves time and money on both sides.”
StoneGate products help MSPs provide security services like firewall, site-to-site highly
available VPN connectivity and Intrusion Prevention services using one centralized management. This
provides significantly reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) and faster return on investment (ROI)
for both MSPs and their customers.
While the trend to outsource network security is growing, organizations still appreciate the
possibility to see what is happening in their network. With StoneGate Management Center 4.2,
including unique support for serial IPS clustering for additional throughput, MSPs can provide
their customers visibility into the network. MSPs can provide additional pre-emptive services like
informing customers when there is a laptop or a server in the network that has a network card that
is going to break down soon. This enables MSP to move from the reactive mode to more proactive
customer service.
Key features and enhancements
The key features of the new StoneGate 4.2 product family include- Restricted configuration and log view – allows MSPs to offer new services
- Inline serial clustering – scales IPS throughput in MSP or enterprise environment
- Remote office firewall support – centrally managed small WLAN firewall for remote offices
- Instant reports from log view and vice versa – easy to find trends and drill down to the cause of it
- New Multi-Link functionalities – cost effective Internet and VPN high availability
- Management Center high availability – disaster recovery site service
Learn more about StoneGate 4.2 solution for Managed Service Providers at http://www.stonesoft.com/en/products_and_solutions/solutions/industry_solutions/MSP/.
StoneGate 4.2 Firewall/VPN, IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) and IPSec VPN Client and Management Center are available for shipping in December.
About Stonesoft Corporation
Stonesoft Corporation (OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of distributed organizations. Stonesoft customers include enterprises with growing business needs requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity.StoneGate™ secure connectivity solution unifies firewall, VPN, IPS and SSL VPN blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a unified and centrally managed system. The key benefits of StoneGate secure connectivity solution include low TCO, excellent price-performance ratio and high ROI.
StoneGate Management Center provides unified management for StoneGate Firewall with VPN, IPS and SSL VPN. StoneGate Firewall and IPS work together to provide intelligent defence all over the enterprise network while StoneGate SSL VPN provides enhanced security for mobile and remote use.
Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com.
For more details, please contact:
Stonesoft CorporationKlaus Majewski
Product Marketing Manager
Tel. +358 9 476 711
E-mail: klaus.majewski@stonesoft.com
Tuesday, December 4, 2007