OutReach Technologies Joins Check Point Software's OPSEC Enterprise Security Alliance
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New Framework for Enterprise-Wide Security to Enhance Corporate PC Conferencing COLUMBIA, MD., -- April 21, 1997 - OutReachTM Technologies, a leading provider of real-time collaborative conferencing has announced that it will support the Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC) Alliance that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced today. The leading provider of enterprise security software, Check Point Software formed the OSPEC Alliance as an open, industry-wide initiative to foster cooperation in providing enterprise security solutions. OutReach Technologies, TM which markets the CONFEReaseTM line of real-time voice and PC conferencing software for managed online conferences, joined vendors of encryption, anti-virus support, security content screening and other companies concerned with online security issues, in committing to support a common standard for interoperability and compatibility of security products. "Our customers are serious business users who need to know they can collaborate online, without compromising the privacy and reliability they enjoy with closed corporate networks. Check Point has already made major contributions to ensuring online security, and we applaud their leadership in establishing this as an industry issue," says Greg Pfister, director of product technology for OutReach Technologies. OPSEC was designed to guarantee interoperability between leading edge security products. Customers will seamlessly integrate a full-spectrum of security applications into the Check PointTM FireWall-1TM network security solution, enhancing management functions such as access control, address translation, authentication, auditing, accounting, encryption and content security in accord with established enterprise security policies. In OPSEC Alliance terminology, OutReach Technologies will be a Passport Partner – an application development vendor that is ensuring secure computing over the Internet through compatibility with the OPSEC platform. Other OPSEC partner categories include Infrastructure partners, which embed or bundle Check Point FireWall-1 with their products and Framework partners which are developing or have developed products that specially meet the stringent compatibility requirements for an OPSEC-enabled security technology. "We are delighted that OutReach Technologies has joined us in establishing an industry enterprise security standard. The OPSEC platform will enable OutReach Technologies' CONFERease conferencing products to be integrated into customers' enterprise environments, eliminating barriers that hinder communication and data transfer at many companies," says Asheem Chandna, director of business development for Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the global network security software market share leader and inventor of the patented "Stateful Inspection" Technology. According to a December 1996 report by the Yankee Group, the company's flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1, commanded 44% of the worldwide firewall market in the first half of 1996. FireWall-1 protects internal and external network communications for thousands of organizations of all sizes. Its products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product -information, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com, e-mail info@checkpoint.com, or call (800) 429-4391. CONFERease 100 PC Conferencing Software is a Windows NT server application that boosts productivity of PC conferences by simplifying scheduling, participation and application sharing. CONFERease 100 adds a client/server dimension to peer-to-peer online conferencing, which enables creation of a highly secure, conference management resource for corporate workgroups. The CONFERease client/server architecture enables companies to link participants over the Internet, a corporate LAN, or virtually any other wide area network option they choose. OutReach Technologies, Inc., a division of Communication Systems Technology, Inc., (CSTI) provides innovative collaborative conferencing solutions for the serious business user. Its CONFERaese family of client/server software reduces operating costs and improves workgroup productivity by combing teleconference management, real-time PC Conferencing, and high quality audio communications. OutReach Technologies is headquartered in Columbia Maryland. For information, visit the OutReach Technologies website at www.outreachtech.com. ### Check Point, the Check Point logo, Check Point FireWall-1 are trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.. OutReach, OutReachTechnologies, and CONFERease are trademarks of Communication Systems Technology, Inc. (CSTI) Microsoft, NetMeeting, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp in the United States and/or other countries. |