Astaro and Solsoft Form Strategic Partnership; OEM Agreement Gives Astaro Access to Leading Network Security Management Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 Astaro, the popular vendor of Astaro Security Linux all-in-one Internet security software, today announced that it has signed an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement with Solsoft to offer Solsoft's network security management solution in its portfolio of firewall and VPN software appliances. As part of the agreement, Solsoft's network security management solution, Solsoft NP, will be available directly from Astaro to provide centralized visual network security design, automated device-configuration, and secure deployment for Astaro Security Linux, the all-in-one Internet security solution including Firewall, VPN, virus, surf and spam protection as well as wireless security. By automating the work and ensuring consistent security throughout the entire network, Solsoft NP brings superior ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and enhanced security to Astaro Security Linux, delivering the ideal solution easy to manage complete Internet Security. "With Astaro GCM (powered by Solsoft NP), our customers now have the ability with the Global Configuration Manager to visually configure and manage their security and VPN appliances, and use the same application to configure their other security devices for rapid provisioning throughout their networks," said Astaro's vice president of sales and marketing Ernst Kelting. "Solsoft offers truly unique network security management solutions, and we're pleased to be working with the leaders in this category." "Astaro's all-in-one Linux-based security software solution is a great match for us, and ideally complements our existing list of supported devices from the market leading vendors," said Solsoft's vice president of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. sales and operations, Rodolf Schmit. "We look forward to working with Astaro to bring cost-effective security and VPN solutions to the small and medium-enterprise market, and to grow our customer base faster based on Astaro's more than 10,000 installations worldwide." Solsoft NP will be available directly from Astaro in Q2 2003. About Astaro Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, the Astaro Security Linux is one of the world's most popular and certainly most affordable software firewalls with more than 10,000 installations in 60 countries, including such diverse organizations as EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Los Alamos National Labs and Stanford University. Astaro has had more than 250,000 trial copies of its firewall downloaded worldwide and continues at a rate of 4,000 per week. Astaro can be found on the web at www.astaro.com. About Solsoft Solsoft provides the leading centralized management solution for network security. Its flagship product, Solsoft NP, manages network security configuration for VPNs, firewalls, routers and switches--and offers complete interoperability across multi-vendor devices, such as Check Point (Nasdaq: CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), NetScreen (Nasdaq: NSCN NSCN National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCN Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature NSCN Navy Satellite Control Network ), Nortel Networks (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NT), and Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ). Its powerful and visual interface makes network security management fast, simple and cost effective. With headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Solsoft has worldwide customers in finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and government. For more information, visit Solsoft at www.solsoft.com. |
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