Press Release
Stonesoft and Magirus further expand distribution in Europe
StoneGate solutions now distributed in whole Europe
Helsinki, 1 October 2008 – Stonesoft, an innovate provider of
integrated network security and business continuity, and Magirus, one of the leading IT solution
providers in Europe, have further extended their distribution agreement to cover the whole Europe.
After initially covering Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, the agreement has now been
extended to include Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and
the Middle East. Through the cooperation with Magirus, Stonesoft further strengthens its market
position and support services for its partners and customers.
“We are happy to expand our cooperation with Stonesoft as of now in almost all
European countries in which Magirus is active today,” said
Christian Magirus, Executive Vice President & COO,
Magirus AG. “The StoneGate solutions fit outstandingly well into our portfolio because these
products offer a competitive, intelligent and adaptive approach in the security and virtualisation
field while at the same time addressing a strongly growing market. This offers our business
partners first-class opportunities to expand their business activities in the strategically very
important "virtualised secure networking" area.”
Alongside its security partners, Magirus is also addressing the StoneGate products
specifically at its business partners in the virtualisation environment. Within the integrated
virtualisation approach represented by Magirus, the StoneGate solutions provide an important link
between virtualisation and security. The StoneGate security solution for VMware environments,
comprising of the StoneGate Firewall and IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) appliance, allows the
realisation of secure, high-availability networks both in virtual and physical environments.
“We believe the cooperation with Magirus will further strengthen our position in the European
market. Magirus’ strong focus on IT security and virtualisation, as well as its extensive European
presence make it a truly valuable value-added distributor for us. Thanks to Magirus’ specialist
knowledge, we can offer our customers and partners even better services”, said
Klaus Majewski, Vice President of Marketing at Stonesoft.
The start of the sales activities across Europe will be accompanied by comprehensive
marketing measures. In addition, business partners can access a virtual Demo Centre run by the
distributor into which the StoneGate solutions have been integrated. Furthermore, Magirus is
planning special trainings and workshops on the subject of “virtualised secure networking” as well
as a series of supporting marketing measures for specialist trade partners.
For further information:
Klaus MajewskiVice President of Marketing
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. +358 9 4767 11
Email: klaus.majewski(AT)stonesoft.com
Magirus International GmbH
Martina Paulus
PR/Corporate Communication
Eichwiesenring 9
D-70567 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 (0) 711 72816-210
E-Mail: martina.paulus(AT)magirus.com
URL: www.magirus.com
About Magirus
The Magirus group is a leading European supplier of IT solutions. The company’s
distribution business is focussed on addressing current trends in the IT sector, enabling business
partners to take new technologies to market successfully. As a result, Magirus delivers
high-quality software and systems encompassing: storage, secure networking, virtualisation,
middleware, Open Source and information life-cycle management services.
With its professional services portfolio and knowledge of the IT sector, Magirus is able to support business partners and their end-customers in the planning and implementation of IT projects. Its services span demand generation, pre-sales, consultancy, training, certification, implementation, as well as first- and second-tier support from its pan-European, multi-lingual Support Centre in Strasbourg.
The privately owned company based in Stuttgart was established in 1981 and now employs more than 400 people throughout Europe and the Middle East. More information is available at www.magirus.com .
About Stonesoft
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. The virtual StoneGate solution protects the network and ensures business continuity in both virtual and physical network environments.
StoneGate Management Center provides unified management for StoneGate Firewall with VPN, IPS and SSL VPN. StoneGate Firewall and IPS work together to provide intelligent defense 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.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008