Argus PitBull Available On Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMEPOWER Servers; PitBull Offers Highly Secure Platform for Business Critical Computing.Business/Technology Editors SAVOY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 Argus Systems Group, Inc., an international leader in application security for the extended enterprise, announced today the availability of its highly secure PitBull platform on the Solaris/SPARC based PRIMEPOWER server line of Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). , the leading European computer company. With this announcement, Fujitsu Siemens Computers further expands its strategic competence in Business Critical Computing. PitBull provides PRIMEPOWER users with a secure application environment to protect data, system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. and network connections from attack and misuse. Secure and highly available infrastructures are mandatory elements of today's modern and mobile e-business models. Uptime, reliability, scalability and technical and physical security are key to the success of today's Internet architectures. Security vulnerabilities in applications and the potential consequences of successful application exploits were key topics at this year's Black Hat and DefCon conferences in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Extensive Bugtraq lists for commonly used e-business software applications demonstrate the seriousness of application vulnerabilities. Without security technologies such as PitBull, attackers who exploit a security flaw in one application are able to access other applications, data or other systems in the network. With the availability of PitBull for the PRIMEPOWER server, these and other security threats can be addressed. Secure Application Environments based on extensions to the Solaris operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. allow the creation of special isolated compartments for data and applications, so that one exploit can not be used to gain system wide access. In addition, security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security like controlled communication channels between compartments, fine granulated gran·u·late v. gran·u·lat·ed, gran·u·lat·ing, gran·u·lates v.tr. 1. To form into grains or granules. 2. To make rough and grainy. v.intr. access controls and limitations of root/superuser within compartments increase the security of e-business architectures substantially. "Open access to applications and services offered by business critical computing systems are the basis for all Internet services. Therefore, we are happy that we can offer our customers another important building block for IT security with the availability of PitBull for our PRIMEPOWER product line," said Dr. Bernd Kosch, vice president of marketing strategy & alliances at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "The performance and reliability of the PRIMEPOWER product line from Fujitsu Siemens Computers makes it an ideal platform for business critical applications. We are pleased to offer secure application environments with PitBull for Fujitsu Siemens Computers business critical computing applications," said Randy Sandone, president and chief executive officer of Argus Systems Group, Inc. Availability PitBull LX, Foundation, and .comPack are available immediately for the Solaris 8 operating system on all PRIMEPOWER servers. About Argus Systems Group, Inc. Argus Systems Group, Inc. protects vital applications by locking down the invaluable intellectual property stored on Web servers, e-mail servers and corporate databases. Argus' PitBull software is the only independently-certified, trusted e-business platform available for applications running on the world's most popular 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. , including Sun Solaris (SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill and Intel), 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) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Linux. PitBull was the focus of eWeek magazine's recent Open Hack III contest where it withstood more than 5.4 million hack attempts without a single penetration. PitBull LX was selected Best Security Solution by the German ASP Konsortium, Editor's Choice by CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. and was awarded the eWeek eXcellence Award as Best Intrusion Defense and Response product of 2001. Headquartered in Savoy, Ill., Argus has more than 100 customers and is privately held with offices around the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.argus-systems.com. About Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European computer company and offers one of the world's most complete product and solution portfolios. Its world-leading technology and innovative IT products span the entire range of personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. and enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. needs. With extensive manufacturing facilities in Germany and more than 7,000 employees serving our customers, the company operates in 25 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers unrivalled expertise in enterprise computing with best-in-class Intel- and Unix-based servers, mainframes and enterprise storage solutions. The company is also one of the leading providers of professional PCs, notebooks and workstations to business customers, and is Europe's leading supplier of PCs for home users and small offices. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and benefits from the combined strengths and innovation of its parent companies. The global cooperation between Fujitsu and Siemens provides access to a worldwide network of service and integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated to the Fujitsu Siemens Computers product and solutions portfolio. The company has clearly defined its strategic direction, focusing on Business Critical Computing and Mobility solutions as the key drivers of the eBusiness and the Internet age. Business Critical Computing builds on the core competencies of Fujitsu Siemens Computers and guarantees extremely scalable, secure and always-on IT infrastructures for both current and future eBusiness environments. The company is also addressing the dramatically increasing demand for advanced solutions that support the mobility of users with anytime access to Internet services and applications - independent of location and device. For further information, please visit: www.fujitsu-siemens.com PitBull and PitBull LX are trademarks or registered trademark of Argus Systems Group, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. |
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