Press Release
StoneGate FW-100 Firewall/VPN dissolves physical distance between remote offices and headquarters
Unified management allows administrators to control the security of remote sites and stop network abuse remotely
Helsinki, Finland - 30 October 2007 - Stonesoft, an innovative
provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, extends their product
offering in secure mobility with the new, centrally managed StoneGate FW-100 appliance. The
appliance allows smooth access to business critical information even from the smallest and most
remote offices.
StoneGate FW-100 Firewall/VPN dissolves physical distance and overcomes organizational
boundaries, allowing unlimited access to corporate data with uncompromised security. Offices and
units of geographically and administratively dispersed organizations benefit from increased
possibilities and freedom to share information without security risks.
StoneGate FW-100 Firewall/VPN appliance provides the tools for enabling secure access to
network resources and applications. Providing site-to-site VPN connectivity over ADSL, cable modem
or other connectivity media, the appliance allows connecting several small remote sites with
central network resources flexibly and securely. With the WLAN connectivity, employees benefit from
true mobility. Business-critical information can be easily accessed even from the most remote sales
office, with no security risks.
Centrally managed, the appliance offers ultimate ease of administration and enhanced
usability without compromising security. With the unified management system, StoneGate FW-100
allows a holistic view and control on the security status of remote sites. Administrators can
manage hundreds of appliances and stop network abuse remotely, if needed.
“Until now, increasing flexibility has often required organizations to compromise security,
and vice versa: improving security has resulted in slowness or incapability to adapt to changes in
business environment. StoneGate FW-100 offers businesses true mobility, dissolving the physical
distance between remote sites and the headquarters. Everybody profits - the business users, the
administrators, and the business”, illustrates
Katriina Maanoja, Product Marketing Manager of Stonesoft.
StoneGate FW-100 further leverages the Stonesoft concept of layered security. The product
allows segmenting the corporate network into dedicated security zones for corporate access.
With StoneGate FW-100, organizations can divide the networks of their remote offices into two
zones: a guest network and a corporate network. Thus, users can have direct access to the Internet
simultaneously with corporate access - without compromising corporate security.
StoneGate FW-100 will be available for shipping in December 2007.
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:
Katriina MaanojaProduct Marketing Manager
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. +358 9 476 711
E-mail: katriina.maanoja@stonesoft.com
Tuesday, October 30, 2007