Argus Systems Group, Sanctum and Protegrity Join Forces to Provide Industrial Strength Internet Security Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Leading Web Security Pioneers Team to Secure Sensitive Web-Facing and Back-End Systems Argus Systems Group, the global leader in Intrusion Prevention See IPS and IDS. Systems, today announced a partnership with Sanctum, Inc., the established leader in automated Web application control and security software, and Protegrity Inc., the leading provider of privacy solutions that protect database information, to offer joint customers an industrial strength solution to secure their ebusiness, confidential data and back-end transaction systems with the highest security available in the market. PitBull, Argus's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , is an intrusion prevention system designed to deliver security where it is needed most -- within the 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. that control the most sensitive ebusiness servers. PitBull protects critical servers from malicious attack to steal proprietary information or monetary assets, violate consumer privacy protections, and otherwise tamper To meddle, alter, or improperly interfere with something; to make changes or corrupt, as in tampering with the evidence. with system and data resources. While Sanctum's AppShield(TM) provides the full autonomous online defense against any type of Web application-level attack, Protegrity's Secure.Data(TM) actively protects confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead within databases through its unique encryption technology. Together the combined solution provides customers with true end-to-end security protecting Web-facing servers, Web applications, and back-end databases housing sensitive customer information. "An unprotected Web server can be used as a portal into the organization's mission-critical back-end systems," said Diane Fraiman, vice president of marketing at Sanctum, Inc. "Sanctum's AppShield(TM) is the first proactive solution to protect Web sites by automatically detecting and blocking any type of application manipulation through the browser. Through our partnership with Argus and Protegrity, we have elevated Web security to the next level, providing the strongest security framework in the market." "Our clients require the most progressive and advanced security solutions -- ones that will meet and exceed evolving business requirements and increasingly sophisticated threats," said Peter Nilsson, senior vice president and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Protegrity, Inc. "Delivering our one-of-a-kind data-privacy solution along with the complementary and leading technologies from Argus Systems and Sanctum provides a first-rate, comprehensive solution for our mutual customers." "With these best-of-breed partners, we feel confident that together we are delivering a security solution that is unprecedented and unique in the marketplace," said Loren Warburg, vice president of strategic partner development at Argus Systems. "Companies demand ever increasing levels of security to protect all aspects of their ebusiness architecture. This alliance is uniquely capable of offering these companies technically robust and seamlessly interoperable solutions with world-class security expertise." About Sanctum, Inc. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., Sanctum, Inc. pioneered the market for Web application security and control software. Sanctum's software works autonomously and continuously to monitor how individuals interact with Web applications. By detecting and defending against any unauthorized behavior, Sanctum prevents Web application perversion Perversion See also Bestiality. bondage and domination (B & D) practices with whips, chains, etc. for sexual pleasure. [Western Cult.: Misc. , even if a site has unknown security holes or flaws. Sanctum's customers include industry leaders in banking, retailing, finance, government and healthcare. Privately held, Sanctum is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and industry leaders, including Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. , Sprout Group, Walden and Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . More information about Sanctum may be obtained by visiting the Company's Web site at www.SanctumInc.com or by calling the Company directly at 408/855-9500. About Protegrity, Inc. Protegrity provides unique information-privacy solutions that protect Franchise Data(TM). The company's security products and services enable clients to selectively target sensitive information within databases and protect it from internal or external threats. Protegrity is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with sales, development and support centers throughout the U.S. and Europe. More information about the company is available on its Web site at www.protegrity.com. About Argus Systems Group, Inc. Argus Systems Group, Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Savoy, Ill., offers a full suite of e-business security solutions and applications. Argus is committed to providing state-of-the-art security solutions for emerging next economy environments. Argus supplies the only certified Intrusion Prevention System solution available to support multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. , from single processor systems to enterprise server. For more information about Argus Systems Group, visit the Company's web site at www.argus-systems.com. Note to Editors: AppScan and AppShield are trademarks of Sanctum, Inc. PitBull and the PitBull logo are registered trademarks of Argus Systems Group, Inc. Franchise Data and Secure.Data are trademarks of Protegrity, Inc. All other product names referenced are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. |
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