AMS Group Earns Top E-Business Security Designation; Certification of AMS Data Center and Business Infrastructure Means System Protection for AMS Customers.Business/Technology Editors COLLEGE STATION, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002 The AMS AMS - Andrew Message System Group has earned "enterprise" certification from TruSecure Corporation for the security of its data center and e-business systems infrastructure. The highest-level security designation, TruSecure's enterprise certification extends to all AMS Group divisions including Allenbrook, AMS Services and Silverplume. As a result, AMS customers can be confident that mission-critical e-business systems, networks, applications, and physical environments are fully protected. This security advantage also extends to all ASP (Application Service Provider) hosted products offered by each division. Last year, AMS became the first and only insurance application service provider to earn a TruSecure e-business security designation for its data center, reflecting the successful completion of an extensive information security audit. The AMS data center in College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near to three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San , has successfully blended technologies from vendors like Hewlett Packard, 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) , Microsoft, Cisco, and Intel. TruSecure Enterprise Certification is a patent-pending process comprised of product certification Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test standards, , research, and evaluation of customer service efforts in information security. As part of the program, TruSecure audited AMS's entire Internet environment including servers, cabling, e-commerce platforms, database systems, mail hosts, etc., as well as all general security processes such as HR background checks, employment policies, change management and other procedures related to controlled access areas. Unlike solutions offered by security vendors, consultants, and other managed security service providers, TruSecure integrates an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. software model, a database, and a team of professional analysts that regularly maps a company's IT infrastructure against a proven set of essential security practices. "This designation demonstrates AMS's commitment to providing customers with the most secure ASP environment possible," said Euan Menzies, 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. , AMS Group. "As the largest ASP in our market, we've taken the appropriate steps with TruSecure to ensure the integrity and privacy of our customers' critical systems and information. A great deal of effort goes into earning a designation for this level of security, further exhibiting our commitment to ASP technology." About AMS Group The AMS Group operates three insurance technology business units that provide software and information services See Information Systems. to insurance agencies, carriers, MGAs, and brokers. In business for nearly 40 years and serving more than 30,000 customers, AMS businesses include Allenbrook (carrier automation), AMS Services (agency management products/services and rating) and Silver Plume (electronic reference materials). The AMS Group is majority owned by Trident II, L.P., a limited partnership with capital commitments of $1.4 billion. The Trident II Fund seeks investment opportunities in property and casualty, life and health insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. companies, as well as in other areas of the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. About TruSecure Corporation TruSecure provides global 10,000 companies with comprehensive enterprise risk-management programs that assure the ongoing security of their critical systems and information. By integrating disparate security products and processes into a comprehensive risk-management program, TruSecure helps hundreds of companies achieve greater risk reduction at lower cost. TruSecure's ICSA See TruSecure. Labs is the security industry's central authority for product standards and testing, and today certifies more than 95% of the market's anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f , network firewalls, cryptography and IPSec products. TruSecure's monthly magazine, Information Security, is the industry's leading trade publication. Based in Herndon, VA, TruSecure Corporation is privately held with investors including J. & W. Seligman & Co., J.P. Morgan Partners, Weston Presidio Capital, Greylock and WaldenVC. For more information about TruSecure, please visit www.trusecure.com. |
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