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Stonesoft customers take control of business continuity with StoneGate Multi-Link™
Stonesoft’s fast and resilient connectivity offers an efficient, performance-driven alternative for distributed enterprises
ATLANTA – February 20, 2007 – With the spread
of global e-commerce and strained IT budgets, organizations are often challenged to find
cost-effective solutions that provide always-on Internet connectivity. Stonesoft, a leading
provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, continues to ensure
optimal Internet connections for its customers with the availability of its StoneGate Multi-Link™
technology.
Multi-Link is a key part of the complete StoneGate solution – a unified centrally managed
system that reduces the costs associated with traditional multi-vendor or complex network
configurations. Regardless of the type or number of connections customers need to support their
business, StoneGate Multi-Link ensures seamless network failover in the event of Internet access
outages or lost connections between firewalls and outside networks. Combined with StoneGate’s
active load balancing, bandwidth management and Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, Multi-Link
also supports emerging technologies, such as VoIP and video conferencing. As a result,
customers can enhance their networks with granular control and the availability of applications
that are mission critical to their specific businesses.
Stonesoft customers have found that StoneGate Multi-Link is an ideal alternative to other
solutions such as Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and frame
relay, particularily since entrusting connectivity to a sole service solution may put their
business at risk. Multi-Link helps to expand the range of connection possibilities to ensure
inbound, outbound and VPN traffic is delivered without incident or disruptive downtime caused by
unexpected outages or maintenance.
"When AIT first evaluated Stonesoft, we specifically calculated the StoneGate solution
compared to other similar alternatives, such as BGP and our existing frame connection," said
Caleb Wilson, Senior Networ Engineer for AIT Worldwide
Logistics. "StoneGate provided the most immediate return on investment (ROI) and the lowest total
cost of ownership (TCO), all while addressing AIT's needs for resilient connectivity and improving
our network from a unified management system. The active load balancing, coupled with StoneGate's
bandwidth management and QoS, also allowed AIT to utilize other technologies that resulted in lower
costs and an enhanced network."
Running on the StoneGate Security Platform to optimize network performance with Stonesoft’s
high availability firewall, the Multi-Link technology provides immediate connectivity via the
Internet to eliminate single points of failure, without complex routing protocols or additional
hardware. By providing fault tolerance and transparent failover, StoneGate Multi-Link ensures that
when a connection fails, data streams failover and network users lose no data. The result is a
strong, redundant network allowing critical business processes to remain running at all times.
"Our business relies on constant up time," said
Miguel Balcazar, Senior Administrator for Grupo Helvex, a
Mexico City-based manufacturer of bathroom fixtures. "Our primary manufacturing and
headquarters is located in Mexico and we have offices throughout the US, including a major sales
hub in Los Angeles. The smart load balancing capabilities of StoneGate’s Multi-Link
technology allow us to optimize our network for fast, reliable, continuous communications between
our offices, ensuring that customer needs are met and business remains profitable.”
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. The 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 and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit: www.stonesoft.com.
Contacts:
Laurie DouglasDirector of Marketing
Stonesoft Inc.
Tel. +1 678.578.8429
laurie.douglas@stonesoft.com
Jennifer Lake
Lois Paul & Partners on behalf of Stonesoft
Tel. 512.638.5313
jennifer_lake@lpp.com
Tuesday, February 20, 2007