14 South and Forum Systems Join Forces to Offer XML Security in the Server.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RSA Conference The RSA Conference is a Cryptography-related conference held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The RSA Conference started in 1991 as a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security. 2004 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 14 South's Security Appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. Card(TM) Combined with Forum Systems' Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Security Allow Enterprise Customers to Drive XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Security to Their Servers 14 South Networks, developer and marketer of the industry's first Security Appliance Card, announced today at the RSA Conference in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , its partnership with Forum Systems, a leader in XML Web Services, to deploy non-intrusive XML Web services security for servers on 14 South's Security Appliance Card. By deploying XWall or Sentry on the 14 South Security Appliance Card directly in the server, customers can now secure their XML data transmissions by using encrypted communication channels while also securing their servers from XML-related threats. "Securing XML communications and servers becomes more critical as a larger number of enterprises deploy XML Web Services," said Sterling Wharton, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 14 South Networks. "Forum Systems' unique solution provides companies with complete confidence that their web services and servers are secure." "For the first time, our customers can now deploy XWall or Sentry directly on their servers, using the 14 South Security Appliance Card, without impacting the server's operations," said Wes Swenson, president and CEO of Forum Systems. "The 14 South card is the perfect complement to our gateway solutions and allows enterprises to drive XML security all the way to their servers." 14 South's patented Security Appliance Card is the first in the industry to allow corporations to easily deploy a high level of security in any server, on any operating system, with zero impact on the server's performance. It provides a purpose-built platform for deploying industry leading security solutions like intrusion prevention, firewall and data encryption security inside business-critical servers. XWall and Sentry combine SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. with Web Services Intrusion Prevention (WSIP WSiP Wydawnictwa Szkolne I Pedagogiczne (Polish: School and Educational Publisher) WSIP Wuxi-Singapore Industrial Park WSIP Weapon System Improvement Program ) technology to protect communication channels and XML servers. The technology decrypts SSL and simultaneously validates the XML traffic while also understanding the expected values of data elements, before granting them entry into a server. About 14 South 14 South is an intranet security company that has developed and markets the industry's first Security Appliance Card(TM) for servers. The product protects servers from attacks by enabling each server to be individually secured. 14 South's unique technology, combined with industry leading security software, offers a secure and infinitely scalable solution for corporate network security. The Security Appliance Card can be installed in any server running any operating system with zero impact on server performance. 14 South, headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, is an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) spin-off. For more product information contact: 866-414-7688, http://www.14south.com or sales@14south.com. About Forum Systems Forum Systems, Inc. delivers the industry's first suite of dedicated, layered XML Web Services security solutions "from the edge to the app" for government agencies, financial institutions and e-business. Forum Systems, founded in 2001, is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. For more information please contact 801-313-4400 or http://www.forumsys.com. |
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