Green Bay Packers Benefit From Network Security Collaboration From Sun And
Leading iForce Security Partners - Check Point, Recourse Technologies, Trend
Micro and Tripwire
RSA CONFERENCE, Booth #531, SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) 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
Technologies(TM), Recourse Technologies(TM), 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(TM)
Operating Environment (OE) and Sun(TM) 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:
-- Sun Microsystems's rack-optimized entry-level servers coupled with the
Solaris 8 OE and the Solaris Security Toolkit provide unsurpassed
reliability and scalability. The Toolkit provides a flexible and
extensible mechanism to minimize, harden and secure Solaris OE systems.
Sun is also the overall project lead.
-- Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet and the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN
and firewall markets. Check Point's VPN-1(R) /FireWall-1(R) protects
the privacy of business communications over the Internet while securing
critical network resources against unauthorized access.
-- Recourse Technologies provides a comprehensive threat management
solution for advanced intrusion detection. ManHunt(TM) detects,
analyzes, and responds to malicious computer attacks including
intrusions, internal hacking and denial of service (DOS) attacks in
real time. ManTrap(R), based on honeypot technology, offers a realistic
and flexible network environment which provides an advanced warning
system to identify known and unknown internal and external security
threats.
-- Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall scans email, Web traffic, and file
transfers at the Internet gateway. InterScan VirusWall protects the
enterprise and helps reduce the overall cost of antivirus ownership by
preventing the internal spread of viruses.
-- Tripwire's Tripwire for Servers and Tripwire for Routers and Switches
products ensure the integrity of data and establish an essential
foundation for a secure network infrastructure. Tripwire's software
takes a snapshot of configuration data in its desired state and
monitors to detect changes. If changes occur, the administrator is
notified and Tripwire provides details so that damage assessment and
recovery can happen in minutes.
Interoperability in the security solution is enabled through integration
with Check Point's Open Platform for Security(TM) (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 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The
Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a
leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that
power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to take their businesses to
the nth. Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide
Web at http://www.sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, iForce, SunTone, the SunTone
Certified logo, Solaris and The Network is the Computer, are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in
other countries.
PARTNER QUOTES:
Check Point
"We are very pleased to be a contributor to the new iForce Integrated
Security Solution and that Sun has chosen Check Point and the OPSEC framework
as the foundation of the this solution," said Asheem Chandna, vice president
of business development and product management, Check Point Software
Technologies. "This powerful combination of technologies creates an ideal
infrastructure for Sun customers who require the highest levels of Internet
security."
Recourse Technologies
"The development of the iForce Integrated Security Solution highlights the
demand for a comprehensive and layered security solution," said Fred Kost,
vice president of product development and marketing, Recourse Technologies
"We're excited to be working with these best of breed security vendors to
provide our threat management solution to customers."
Trend Micro
"As best-of-breed security vendors, there is a tremendous amount of
synergy between Trend Micro, Sun, Check Point, Recourse, and Tripwire," says
Charlie Stuart, Trend Micro's director of Global Alliances. "We have similar
customers and complementary products that together deliver a complete,
extremely powerful network security solution. Our mutual customers can only
benefit from a strategic alliance of this nature."
Tripwire
"Tripwire is pleased to join with Sun and the other partners to deliver an
integrated security and integrity solution to the marketplace," said Dwayne
Melancon Tripwire's VP of Marketing. "By working together, we will deliver a
higher security and integrity value at lower costs and risks than more
piecemeal security approaches."
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Frances Freyberg
(650) 786-3471
frances.freyberg@sun.com
At RSA:
Alexander Ogilvy P.R.
Vanessa Vida
(415) 350-8979
vvida@alexanderogilvy.com
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CONTACT:
Frances Freyberg of Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
+1-650-786-3471 or frances.freyberg@sun.com; or, at RSA, Vanessa
Vida of Alexander Ogilvy P.R., +1-415-350-8979 or
vvida@alexanderogilvy.com, for Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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