AXENT's Webthority Certifies Radware's Fireproof to Provide High-Availability Load-Balancing Solution.Business/Technology Editors NetWorld Interop Atlanta 2000 Booth #1016 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Combination Webthority/FireProof Solution Secures Large Internet Environments, Providing Customers a Scalable and Fault Tolerable Solution to Protect Critical 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 Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions providers for e-business, who recently entered into a definitive agreement with Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ) to be acquired announced today that it has certified Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR RDWR Read and Write ) as a strategic "Security" Partner to offer a hardware-based dynamic high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , load-balancing solution. The partnership combines AXENT(R)'s Webthority(TM), the only solution to create a centralized, trusted environment that delivers safe access to Web content, with Radware's FireProof fire·proof adj. Impervious or resistant to damage by fire. tr.v. fire·proofed, fire·proof·ing, fire·proofs To make fireproof. Verb 1. , which provides network administrators a high-availability and traffic management solution that can scale to millions of users. This solution will dramatically reduce vulnerabilities in critical e-business efforts, ensuring a scalable and fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. solution. Radware is the only hardware Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM ITM See: In-the-money ) vendor certified by AXENT. FireProof by Radware is an ITM Application switch that allows Webthority to be clustered behind a single interface. With FireProof, Webthority can support extremely large environments, yet still maintain secure Web access. The combination of the two products answers joint customers' requests for a solution which can scale their growing user population while maintaining the security that comes from a secure Web access product. "Ensuring high-speed throughput and minimizing downtime is extremely important in an Internet environment," said Sanjay Mehta, director of business development for AXENT. "By certifying Radware's FireProof and integrating it with Webthority, we offer joint customers secure and reliable Internet access See how to access the Internet. , no matter how large the environment." "We are very excited about being an AXENT Security Partner," said Rod Jones This article is about the Australian author Rod Jones. For other uses, see Rod Jones (disambiguation). Rod Jones (born 5 February 1953) studied English and History at the University of Melbourne. , director of strategic products for Radware. "The Webthority partnership strengthens our relationship with AXENT and extends our existing alliance with AXENT in the Raptor Firewal/FireProof combination." The FireProof system itself has fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. capabilities. Two FireProof systems can be configured to monitor each other's `heartbeat' via the network using standard IP protocols. In the event of a FireProof failure, the second unit will take over the responsibility within seconds. Failover time is user configurable. The RADWARE/AXENT solution will be available in October through Radware and AXENT channels in the U.S. About Webthority Webthority, a powerful and practical Internet security solution is designed to control access to valuable data and reduce the cost of managing the security of e-business solutions. AXENT's Webthority is the only solution to create a centralized, trusted environment that delivers safe access to Web content, without providing direct access to the content that could potentially expose internal systems to hackers who could jeopardize day-to-day business. With integrated intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. and firewall technology, Webthority provides the most complete Web security solution available. Webthority supports all of the leading authentication sources and directories on the market, from lightweight directory access protocol (protocol) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - (LDAP) A protocol for accessing on-line directory services. LDAP was defined by the IETF in order to encourage adoption of X.500 directories. (LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. ), Active Directory and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of to 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), mainframes and legacy systems--providing a bridge between old technology and new--to leverage existing security investments. This allows businesses to implement new technology in a timely manner without obstructing current business initiatives. Furthermore, Webthority comes with packaged installation services, making it easy for companies with limited resources and time to install and manage it without altering existing systems. Built under AXENT's Smart Security Architecture initiative, Webthority integrates intrusion detection--extending further to integrate with AXENT's Raptor(R) Firewall and Intruder Alert(TM) intrusion detection for a holistic security approach that provides maximum protection across the entire extranet for easy day-to-day management in a trusted e-business environment. About Radware Radware's suite of Intelligent Traffic Management (ITM) products is designed to optimize the end user experience by eliminating network uncertainty and downtime. Radware's product line combines its latest application switching technology and architecture with the company's industry proven traffic management software to help users keep their sites available 24 hours a day. Radware offers a broad range of ITM solutions to service providers, e-commerce businesses and corporate enterprises that require uninterrupted availability and optimal performance of IP-based applications. Users receive optimal, continuous, secure and personal service with the use of Radware's award-winning ITM solutions: Web Server Director, Cache Server Director, FireProof and LinkProof. Radware's Application Switches bring certainty to dynamic networks with products that guarantee the best service from click to content. Get certain with Radware. For more information, please visit us at www.radware.com About AXENT(R) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize its customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets, as well as to facilitate Trust Level Management(TM) within its customers' environments. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) Methodology, combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the `right' level of trusted e-security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection, authentication and authorization technology, virtual private networking, Web access and single sign-on for enterprises and e-businesses. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 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, Webthority, Raptor, Intruder Alert, Trust Level Management, 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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