AXENT's Market-Leading E-Security Solutions Voted 'Picks of 1999' by SC Magazine.Business/Technology Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 1999 Defender and Enterprise Security Manager Solutions Receive Top Marks from Editors for Securely Enabling E-Business Information AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AXNT), one of the world's leading e-security solution providers for e-business, announced today that its Defender(TM) and Enterprise Security Manager(TM) (ESM (1) (Enterprise Storage Management) Managing the online, nearline and offline storage within a large organization. It includes analysis of storage requirements as well as making routine copies of files and databases for backup, archiving, disaster recovery, ) solutions were each designated a "Pick of 1999" in the December issue of SC Magazine. The magazine recognized AXENT's e-security products as the best solution for securing critical e-business information. "Being recognized as a top solutions provider by SC Magazine validates AXENT's leadership position as security provider of choice to secure critical e-business applications," said Greg Coticchia, vice president of marketing at AXENT(R). "As companies rely more on the Internet to realize the competitive advantages of e-business initiatives, the need for information security is essential to assess and protect crucial entry points by remote employees, customers, business partners and suppliers." Defender received a perfect score in performance and near perfect marks in features, ease-of-use, and support; ESM received an overall rating of five stars--the highest-ranking possible. SC Magazine reviewers wrote: "Suffice to say that, with Defender, you have a strong authentication system The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically which, coupled with both hard and soft tokens, lets you secure both your internal and external networks." Reviewers continued, "We liked the overall ease with which this product (ESM) performed each task and found it to be suitable for those committed to serious security for their organization." About the Solutions The award-winning Defender solution creates one-time passwords to uniquely authenticate users and grant access over dial-up, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , Internet or extranet connections. Defender is an industry-accepted solution with integrated support in many firewall, communication server and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. environments. Defender authenticates and authorizes users to ensure they are who they claim to be and can only access the systems they are allowed to use. ESM is the number-one security assessment solution on the market, and its groundbreaking technology reaches out to assess the security for every critical enterprise system, including most major operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and key enterprise applications. ESM recently won the Novell Developers' Contest for best overall commercial application. This accolade is just the latest in a series for AXENT's solutions, which include recognition in Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) Magazine, PC Magazine, PCWeek, an "Editor's Choice" award in Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. , and most recently, several "Best Buy" awards from SECURE Computing Magazine Secure Computing Magazine is a computer magazine emphasising security. . In addition, International Data Corporation (IDC) named AXENT the worldwide market leader for intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. and assessment (IDnA) software, of which ESM is an integral component. About AXENT(R) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize our customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) methodology combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the "right" level of security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection, authentication, VPN, Web-access, single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and user administration for the entire enterprise. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo, Defender, Enterprise Security Manager, and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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