Rainfinity, Check Point, Compaq, NetIQ and Trend Micro Kick Off "Mastering the Art of Networked Security" Seminar Series
Twelve-city Tour Focuses on Integrating High Availability and Security Best Practices SAN JOSE, Calif., April 5, 2001 -- Rainfinity, the provider of continuous availability software for business transactions over the Internet, in conjunction with Check Point Software, Compaq Computer Corporation, NetIQ and Trend Micro Inc., today launched a seminar series entitled ‘Mastering the Art of Networked Security.' The focus of the seminar series is to help IT managers learn how to create a more secure enterprise by integrating high availability and security best practices within their server and network infrastructures. The first seminar will take place on April 17, 2001, in Washington, D.C. at the American Institute of Architects. Other seminars will follow throughout April and May 2001 at museums and cultural venues in locations across North America. This cooperative educational forum is geared towards directors and managers of information technology, as well as networking and security professionals, and will provide information on how to:
"Rainfinity is dedicated to providing e-business enterprises with solutions that are designed to increase the availability and reliability of their Internet infrastructure, while helping to reduce their systems' security requirements and risks," said Mark Zucherman, director, strategic alliances. "By partnering with other industry leaders – including Check Point, Compaq, NetIQ and Trend Micro – we are able to present a highly informative and well-rounded seminar series." "We are pleased to team up with Rainfinity and the other participating companies for this two-month seminar series," said Tom Clare, OPSEC group marketing manager for Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP). "By addressing next-generation security requirements, attendees will benefit from products and systems that make the Internet secure, reliable and manageable as discussed at these valuable seminars." "Increasing security through high availability platforms is critical to streamlining our customers' operations and lowering costs – all while offering customers and businesses the most effective solutions available," said David Parsons, Vice President eBusiness Solutions & Alliances of Compaq North America. "We are looking forward to demonstrating how Compaq's innovative infrastructure and access products and services can be easily integrated with network security solutions, simplifying the solution component stack and making them more readily accessible to leading IT professionals." "In e-business environments, security management cannot only protect your intellectual property – it can also help eliminate threats to the availability and performance of your infrastructure," said Jeff Puffenberger, vice president, Strategic Partners at NetIQ. "NetIQ is excited about working with these leading vendors to bring our customers a greater understanding around the link between the disciplines of security and high availability." "Organizations continue to look to best-of-breed solution providers for the most comprehensive protection and highest levels of security, performance and integration," said Allan Thompson, senior vice president of Global Alliances, Trend Micro Inc. "Together, we have designed the Mastering the Art series to help educate customers on the latest and most important security developments." Seminar Locations and Dates The Rainfinity ‘Mastering the Art of Network Security' seminar will be presented across North America beginning April 17, 2001. For information and registration, please visit http://www.netiq.com/securityworkshop/. The complete schedule for ‘Mastering the Art of Networked Security' is as follows:
About Rainfinity Rainfinity ensures online business transactions meet customer expectations by eliminating the impact of failure and improving performance across the Internet infrastructure. The company's award-winning modular solutions provide high availability, performance scaling and transparent recovery for all the critical elements of e-business transactions, including security, web and application servers and network connections. Utilizing RAIN clustering technology developed at Caltech and NASA, Rainfinity's intelligent open RainFront platform for the network edge, simplifies Internet application deployment and management, allowing organizations to grow their infrastructures painlessly and without limit as their Internet demands increase. Rainfinity, a 2001 Crossroads A-List Award winner, ensures fast, efficient, uninterrupted service for a new generation of ‘always-on' e-business solutions at customer sites around the world, including Dresdner Bank, Boise-Cascade and Home Shopping Network's HSN.com. The company's
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About Check Point's OPSEC Check Point's OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 270 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.
About NetIQ NetIQ Corp. (Nasdaq: NTIQ) is a leading provider of e-business infrastructure management and intelligence solutions for all the components of an organizations' e-business infrastructure -- from back-end severs, networks and directories to front-end Web servers and applications. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with development and operational personnel in Houston; Raleigh, N.C., Bellevue, Wash. and Portland, Ore. For more information, please visit NetIQ's Web site at http://www.netiq.com/ or call (408) 856-3000. About Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro, Inc. is a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services. The Tokyo-based Corporation has its North American headquarters in Cupertino, CA, and business units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold directly, through corporate, value-added resellers and managed service providers. For additional information and evaluation copies of all Trend Micro products, visit http://www.antivirus.com or http://www.trendmicro.com. |