Siemens Business Services and Its Three World-Class Partners Come Up with a Top IT Security Solution
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Munich- November 8, 2001- In devising its brand-new IT security solution "4 Your Safety", Siemens Business Services has joined forces with three partners, all of whom are world-leading providers in their respective sector: Fujitsu Siemens Computers (servers), Check Point Software Technologies (firewalls/virtual private networks) and Rainfinity (high-availability software). "4 Your Safety" is a comprehensive package of hardware, software and services designed to safeguard the operation of corporate IT infrastructures. The features supported by the solution also make it suitable for authorities with special requirements in terms of data security. And the cost-effectiveness makes it attractive not only for large companies. The SBS solution comprises a graphical interface for rapid and simple configuration (as much as 20 times faster than the usual two to three man-days), a service package for hardware and operating system, as well as remote services for the first two years of operation. To ensure uninterrupted system availability, SBS has its own internal Call Management Center, which is open to customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Depending on the relevant service level agreement, operating system errors are eliminated in a matter of hours and hardware faults are repaired on-site. And thanks to the automatic remote monitoring facilities of the new Server View function, 4 Your Safety can report potential system errors and eliminate them before they actually take effect. The hardware base is a powerful, Intel-based Primergy server N200 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers running under the Linux operating system. Check Point Software Technologies, global market leader for firewall software and Virtual Private Networks (VPN), contributes its VPN-1/Firewall-1 software solution, core components of an overall enterprise security platform. The combined offering has undergone rigorous testing and certification. These components guarantee outstanding security, even in open, rapidly growing networks. The Check Point Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) Alliance- a security framework assuring integration of best of breed security solutions through certification and is already used by 300 companies around the world. Rainfinity rounds off the solution with high-availability and load balancing functions for the software provided by Check Point. This eliminates all possible sources of error on the firewall and VPN gateways and ensures the levels of availability, scalability and performance which future users will expect of their IT infrastructure. The standard version of "4 your Safety", which comprises the above service features and a Primergy N200 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers, costs around EUR 6000. Additionally, software licences have to be purchased depending on the number of users. You will find further information at: http://its.siemens.de/lobs/its/its_cm/logistik/portfolio/4_your_safety_en.htm Siemens Business Services (SBS) is one of the world's leading providers in the area of electronic and mobile business. With its comprehensive know-how and specific sector knowledge, SBS offers solutions and services from a single source - from consulting through system integration to responsibility for the customers' entire business processes, and management of IT infrastructures. In fiscal year 2000 (30 September), SBS achieved sales of EUR 5.8 billion. The company has 33,500 employees worldwide.Further information at: http://www.sbs.siemens.com Rainfinity provides high availability software that ensures continuous access to e-business applications. Designed for enterprises and service providers with critical on-line applications, the company's patented award-winning software helps organizations maximize revenue and productivity by eliminating the impact of failures and providing a positive end user experience. Rainfinity's solutions optimize performance of e-business transactions end-to-end, from Internet connections and security to Web and e-business applications. Compared to traditional hardware or point product alternatives, Rainfinity's flexible software adapts well to existing environments, simplifies application deployment and administration, and significantly reduces costs. Rainfinity's solutions are installed in many of the world's largest corporations. More information is available at www.rainfinity.com . Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the infrastructure that enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN secures business-to-business (B2B) communications between networks, systems, applications and users across the Internet, Intranets and extranets. Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) provides the framework for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 300 leading industry partners. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of over 1500 certified partners. http://www.checkpoint.com or at http://www.opsec.com. About
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