Authentium Delivers Extensible Service Platform; First Ever Multi-Vendor Management Console.Framework Provides Customers With One Stop Shop to Select, Swap and Manage Best-of-Breed Enterprise Client Software With the Click of a Mouse WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authentium, Inc., the leading provider of extensible security software technologies and service platforms, announced today availability of the Authentium Extensible Service Platform (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) for Enterprise, enabling organizations to procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person , deploy and manage antispyware, antivirus and content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. solutions, and other endpoint software applications from multiple vendors through a single, integrated, management interface. ESP Enterprise is immediately available. With ESP Enterprise, network administrators no longer have to settle for non-performing vendor solutions. Through a simple online interface, administrators can remove an existing security tool and select a new one within minutes, eliminating the need to interface with multiple vendors. Authentium's next generation ESP Enterprise platform enables fast, easy deployment of security and other application modules from Authentium and other leading developers, plus integrated procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , policy configuration, reporting and update management capabilities. Additionally, acquiring new licenses can be easily managed through the console, vastly reducing the time it takes to get users up and running. "Most organizations attempt to protect themselves and their users from online threats by patching together security software from multiple vendors. Along with potential integration issues, they face the cumbersome process of keeping all their software and licenses up to date. Missing even one update can result in a potentially dangerous security breach for thousands of users," said John Sharp, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Authentium. "Authentium takes the management headache out of this process, while embracing the sound best-of-breed strategy by introducing a management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. that serves as a security dashboard providing a holistic view of the status of protections across the entire enterprise - right down to the user. Based on customer response, we see this approach as the security solution of the future and a platform for the acquisition, distribution and management of a wide variety of endpoint software solutions." Authentium's ESP Enterprise platform was designed specifically to enable service providers, such as carriers, ISPs and cable companies, to customize and embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. security technologies from Authentium and other leading developers, such as antivirus, real-time antispyware, endpoint firewall, content filtering and compliance monitoring, into their service offerings, for distribution to large enterprise and small business customers. Authentium's technologies are used to scan more than three billion emails per week, and are currently deployed on more than seven million PCs and servers, worldwide. Benefits Authentium's unique approach to security provides the following key benefits: * Central management - Manage endpoint protection across the enterprise from one central console * Best-of-breed - Select protection modules from a catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of multiple vendors and technologies * Support for any buying criteria - Create custom deployments for departments within an organization based on virtually any criteria: price, performance, brand, or features * Proactive policies - Create protection policies that block threats before they can compromise desktop security * Simple interface - Swap out non-performing vendor modules with the click of a mouse * Robust management - View comprehensive reports on deployment, protection status and alert history * Broad protection - Comprehensive threat database ensures protection against viruses, worms, trojans, spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web. and other threats About Authentium Based in West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida. According to the University of Florida's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 107,617. , Authentium is the leading security software-as-a-service technology developer. Authentium is also a leading licensor of security software development toolkits to security software vendors, ISPs, MSOs, and security appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. manufacturers, and is one of the fastest-growing companies in the security software industry. Authentium services and technologies are provided to millions of consumers and businesses, worldwide. For more information about Authentium, please visit www.authentium.com. |
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