Sun Delivers Industry-First iForce(SM) Integrated Security Solution to Enhance Internet Security
Green Bay Packers benefit from Network Security Collaboration from Sun and Leading iForce Security Partners -- Check Point, Recourse Technologies, TrendMicro and TripwireRSA CONFERENCE, Booth #531, SAN JOSE, CALIF.--February 19, 2002-- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the iForce[SM] Integrated Security Solution to help deploy perimeter defense security for enterprises and service providers wanting to offer hosted security services to their customers. Integrating applications from both iForce and SunTone[SM] Partners including Check Point Software TechnologiesT, Recourse TechnologiesT, Trend Micro and Tripwire, this solution provides increased prevention and detection, improved capture systems and faster response to all types of security threats. This offering, which has already been adopted by customers such as the Green Bay Packers, marks the first time five industry-leading companies have come together to build, market and deliver an integrated security solution. "For the Green Bay Packers, defense and security are critical on the field, but even more important on the Internet," said Wayne Wichlacz, Green Bay Packers. "The iForce Integrated Security Solution from Sun and its best-in-class partners provides our fans with the strictest levels of prevention, detection and response to security threats. When tackling security for our Web sites, we turn to Sun." "Security is at the forefront of our customers' priorities right now and they are increasingly looking for integrated instead of point-security solutions," said Joe Akers, director of Sun's Industry Solutions Group. "We have worked with our iForce Partners, SunTone Certified Partners and Check Point's OPSEC alliance to create an integrated approach to help our customers reduce risk while addressing their security needs. The iForce Integrated Security Solution helps companies protect their critical resources while decreasing costs." The multi-layer security solution, coupled with the robust Solaris™ Operating Environment [OE] and Sun™ hardware, helps enterprises and service providers detect harmful intrusions, prevent unauthorized access to data and to capture hackers or uninvited users before critical business communications are impacted. The security solution forms a resilient barrier to unauthorized intrusions and attacks by combining six layers of defense including a hardened operating environment, VPN/firewall, integrity assurance, virus detection, intrusion detection and a decoy system. These elements enhance existing security solutions across the Internet data center, enterprise or any large scale network environment. Sun, Check Point, Recourse, Trend Micro and Tripwire each contributed their expertise to create the iForce Integrated Security Solution:
These best-of-breed elements interoperate through integration with Check Point's Open Platform for Security™ (OPSEC) framework to deliver world-class security across the Internet data center, enterprise or any large scale network environment. Sun, Check Point, Recourse, Trend Micro and Tripwire are certified members of the SunTone Certification and Branding program. As SunTone Certified Partners, the companies support the objectives of the SunTone program, which assists companies in providing Web-based services and applications that are secure, reliable and available. All companies are highly interested in obtaining SunTone Platform Certification. SunTone Platforms, aimed at both enterprises and service providers, are a suite of pre-assembled, pre-integrated, pre-tested solutions that are designed to help solve IT companies' challenges and allow faster time to market. The iForce Integrated Security Solution is a flexible, ready-to-deploy bundle that can be easily tailored and expanded to match each customers' needs in corporate intranet, extranet or Internet Data Center environments. It will be available in Sun's iForce Ready Center in Menlo Park, Calif., to enable customers to build proof-of-concept demonstrations to test and customize it for their unique environments prior to deployment. Enterprise customers can also leverage Sun's technical consulting, training and support services for further custom design and integration. Sun Professional Services offer a portfolio of security consulting services. With these services, customers can fully leverage Sun's consultants and their expertise in creating a total security framework. iForce Solutions are an important part of Sun's global iForce Initiative, which brings together Sun's products, services, solutions and programs with best-in-class iForce partner applications and services to help customers build infrastructures that leverage the network to improve business processes. Built around a dynamic relationship model and providing access to iForce Centers worldwide, the iForce Initiative helps customers engage with Sun and its industry partners to reduce risk when deploying solutions. The solution is a flexible, ready to deploy bundle that can be easily tailored and expanded to match each customers' needs in corporate intranet, extranet or Internet Data Center environments. This solution is available immediately. Sun and the security partners are working jointly to promote, market, and deliver this solution to customers with the help of joint resellers. For more information about the solution and to find a list of qualified resellers please visit http://www.sun.com/iforce/solutions. About
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