Press Release
Stonesoft strengthens its position on the Chinese market with Teamsun Technology
Network security solutions for cloud computing and virtual environments
Helsinki, 30 March 2010 – Stonesoft, a provider of proven,
innovative network security solutions, today announced it has entered a value added reseller
agreement with Teamsun Technology (a listed company: SHA600410), leading integrated IT service
provider in China. The Teamsun customers will benefit from Stonesoft’s total network security
solution offering world-class protection for physical and virtual network environments.
Teamsun will include Stonesoft’s StoneGate network security solution comprising of
high availability Firewall, IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) and SSL VPN in its total solution as
well as in its cloud computing data center. As the integrated one-stop IT service provider for the
whole cycle of IT construction, Teamsun has obvious advantages in providing total cloud computing
and virtual solutions to Chinese enterprises and the in-depth cooperation with Stonesoft will
further strengthen its competitiveness in this sector. The StoneGate solution is centrally
manageable and ideally suited for both physical and virtual environments.
In light of the business concept of “Customer Orientation” and the development strategy of “
Win-win”, Teamsun, well positioned in Greater China region, has made great achievements, with a
business scale of over RMB five billion, over 3,000 employees and more than 30 branches all over
Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Mainland China. In the meantime, Teamsun has successfully completed
many projects in telecommunication, finance, education, manufacturing, energy, transport,
government and military and other sectors.
Teamsun chose Stonesoft as a partner for three key reasons: first, with its StoneGate
security solution comprising of StoneGate Firewall/VPN, IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) and SSL
VPN, Stonesoft is one of the few vendors able to provide such an extensive and professional product
offering, and during its 20-year history Stonesoft’s unique and innovative technologies have proven
their high quality and competitiveness in network security. Second, the StoneGate Virtual Firewall
and IPS solutions meet the security demands of virtual environments and the powerful StoneGate
Management Center offers centralized management in both virtual and physical environments. Third,
Teamsun recognized and believed in Stonesoft’s commitment to invest and develop their business in
the Chinese market to help Teamsun provide advanced value-added solutions and services in the area
of network security.
"We recognized Stonesoft’s unique and innovative technology, especially the security
solutions under the virtual architecture for VMware environments. These solutions will
significantly strengthen our competitive advantage for cloud computing solutions and we are looking
forward to providing a complete security solution for the Chinese market with Stonesoft
Corporation", said
Mr. Lu, Senior Vice President of Teamsun.
We are pleased about the cooperation with Teamsun. Working together with this leading
integrated IT service provider will significantly strengthen our position on the Chinese market and
accelerate our sales. Our current and future customers will benefit from Teamsun’s expertise,
business understanding and wide service offering” said
Kim Fagernäs, Vice President, Emerging Markets and APAC at
Stonesoft Corporation.
Contact:
For more details, please contact:Kim Fagernäs
VP, Emerging Markets and APAC
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. +358 9 476 711
E-mail: kim.fagernas@stonesoft.com
About Teamsun
Beijing Teamsun Technology Co., Ltd., a leading integrated IT service provider in China, has two listed companies as subsidiaries: Teamsun (listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange with stock code of 600410) and Hong Kong ASL company (listed in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited with stock code of 00771). Headquartered in Beijing, Teamsun has more than 30 branches throughout China Mainland and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, with over 3,000 employees, and over 20 directly- or indirectly-controlled subsidiaries. It has more than 30 years of experience in IT service with the business scale of RMB five billion including the high-class IT service exceeding RMB one billion. It is the first company which advocates the commercialization of IT service in China, and its businesses cover the service for IT commercialization, development of application software, system integration, value-added distribution, and others.In light of the business concept of “Customer Orientation” and the development strategy of “Cooperation for All-win”, Teamsun, well positioned in the market of Greater China Region, takes improving IT core competence of companies and governmental authorities as its mission and provides the customers with “one-stop” IT service throughout the whole life cycle of IT construction with excellent solutions, deep understanding about the customers’ business, and effective and concentrated service delivery network across Greater China Region and some parts of Southeast Asia. Teamsun has successfully completed many projects in telecommunication, finance, education, manufacturing, energy, transport, government and military and other sectors.
About Stonesoft
Stonesoft Corporation (NASDAQ 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 (Virtual Private Network), IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) 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 the solution include low TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), excellent price-performance ratio and high ROI (Return on Investment). The StoneGate Virtual Security Solutions protect the network and ensure 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 and the corporate blog http://stoneblog.stonesoft.com.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
