Company Delivers Industry's Only Purpose-Built Application Security Appliances
That Meet Latest Stringent Federal Government Security Standards
WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Neoteris, the leading instant, secure
application access vendor, today introduced the first purpose-built
application security appliance that complies with the latest federal
government security standards. Recognized as an industry pioneer for
delivering instant secure access to customers across the high-tech, financial,
healthcare, and local government sectors, Neoteris today extends the benefits
of SSL-based secure access to the federal level. The company's award-winning
Instant Virtual Extranet (IVE) products now meet the specific needs and
procurement practices of federal agencies, as well as requirements adopted by
healthcare and financial institutions that adhere to U.S. Government best
practices.
Today at FOSE 2003, the company unveiled its Neoteris Access(TM) Series
FIPS product lines that provide secure cryptographic key storage and dedicated
transaction acceleration in a tamper-resistant module that has been certified
to the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 security
benchmark. The FIPS 140-2 certification is the latest version of the U.S.
Government's stringent security standard for cryptographic modules.
Administered by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technologies
(NIST), and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of the Government
of Canada, FIPS products specify security requirements designed to protect
against potential threats such as hacking and other cyber crimes. The IT
security products utilizing cryptography that are sold into government
agencies at the federal level must comply with these stringent standards.
Neoteris' Access FIPS products will be publicly demonstrated for the first
time this week at FOSE in the Neoteris Booth No. H441, as well as in the GTSI
Booth No. 1903.
"Neoteris is introducing technology that addresses significant issues for
government agencies," said Carol Kelly, Vice President Government Strategies,
META Group. "Meeting stringent federal certification requirements while
providing a security applications appliance enables government agencies to
rapidly implement technology, minimizing risk, service disruption and
deployment cost. The success of such implementations across public sector
organizations will dramatically accelerate the flexibility for government
agencies to segment application access requirements, providing access and
audit commensurate with the sensitivity of a transaction."
Government agencies and constituent IT staffs today are chartered with
reconciling seemingly opposing goals -- providing reliable and timely
information access to authorized government employees and citizens while
protecting sensitive resources in a challenging security environment. Federal
agencies are further directed to procure only those IT technologies that meet
the rigors of government communications standards and have been certified to
that effect. Neoteris uniquely delivers on these needs with proven secure
access solutions that provide the most flexible secure access available among
U.S. government certified security solutions.
"As a Technology Partner of Neoteris, we are very excited about their FIPS
solution because our federal customers demand a secure, reliable, and cost-
effective way to access their network information from remote locations," said
Chris Peterson, vice president of OEM and channel sales at Secure Computing
(Nasdaq: SCUR). "This complements our SafeWord(R) PremierAccess(TM) strong
authentication product which has been certified by the DoD for PKI
authentication. With Neoteris we can now offer government agencies the
strongest level of application security, while enabling efficient, any time,
anywhere government operations."
Neoteris introduced a novel category of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-based
secure access appliances in November of 2001 that changed the way employees
and partners access network information. Through the Access Series of IVE
appliances, authorized users can gain secure remote access to network
resources from any standard Web browser. As a result, users are no longer
constrained to use specific machines or to work from designated locations;
they can work securely from anywhere they can get an Internet connection and a
Web browser. There is no need to install, configure, or maintain a client.
Given the reduced support overhead implied, IT human and capital resources can
be re-allocated to other areas. The Access products enable greater mobility
and productivity than ever before.
"We are very excited to introduce the new Neoteris Access Series FIPS to
the federal government, as well as to any enterprise that requires certified
security," said Jason Matlof, Neoteris vice president of Marketing and
Business Development. "This offering is the first of its kind, built with the
specific purpose of providing ubiquitous secure access to network resources to
those affiliated with the federal government. It was a long time in the
making, but we are confident that our end product will satisfy the high demand
from the public sector. Enabling employees, contractors, and agencies to
connect and share information in a secure session, without high cost or
network complexity, is a truly compelling value proposition, and one that has
long been overdue."
The Neoteris Access FIPS product lines leverage the integration
capabilities of the Access Series Product Family by supporting strong
authentication protocols and extensive directory integration, allowing for
flexibility in integration with existing infrastructure. For more
information, please visit http://www.neoteris.com/products.html.
Neoteris IVE Secure Access Appliances
The Neoteris Access(TM) Series provides enterprise-class secure access to
network resources for remote employees, customers, and partners. Contrary to
traditional access technologies, there is no client software to install
because Neoteris leverages SSL for secure, controlled access to resources via
any Web browser. The Access appliances also eliminate the need to secure or
harden servers, or make changes to existing infrastructure. The result is a
cost-effective, secure access solution that is easy for customers to deploy
and simple for end-users to operate.
Neoteris Access appliances provide application-layer access, stringent
access controls, and granular auditing and reporting capabilities to further
minimize IT headaches and security concerns. Additionally, the IVE platform
offers enterprise-class high availability and performance scalability options,
so secure access can be deployed on a wide scale without worrying about user
downtime, lost productivity or network performance. Neoteris IVE appliances
have passed rigorous security audits by TruSecure Corporation, Cryptography
Research, Inc., and security and forensic computing expert Dan Farmer. The
products have also won numerous awards as an innovative and compelling access
solution, helping enterprises increase efficiency and productivity.
About Neoteris
Neoteris, Inc. is the leading instant secure application access vendor.
With its Instant Virtual Extranet (IVE) platform, Neoteris delivers
innovative, best-of-breed security products, including the award-winning
Neoteris Access Series of security appliances. Founded in May 2000, Neoteris
is a privately held company backed by Jim Clark, The Barksdale Group, New
Enterprise Associates, Battery Ventures, and individual investors. The
company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and has international
offices in London, Frankfurt, and Hyderabad, India. Go to
http://www.neoteris.com for more information.
NOTE: Neoteris and Neoteris Access are trademarks of Neoteris, Inc.
SOURCE Neoteris, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Dan Spalding, +1-650-605-4804, or
dspalding@neoteris.com, or Leslie Bottoms, +1-650-605-4859, or
lbottoms@neoteris.com, both of Neoteris, Inc.
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