Avnet Enterprise Solutions Launches NetSafe Intrusion Prevention Starter Kit; Intrusion Prevention Pilot Offers Threat Protection from Internet Worms.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2004 Avnet Enterprise Solutions has launched the Avnet NetSafe(TM) Intrusion Protection Starter Kit designed to help enterprises block Internet worms and viruses before they even get started. This, in turn, helps to eliminate security risks and reduce a company's operational costs related to patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique and other non-strategic IT functions. In Cisco Systems' White Paper, "The Return on Investment for Network Security," it states that a company with 1,000 nodes that becomes infected by malicious code can endure an economic impact of $400,000. Based on the Cisco Security Agent Cisco Security Agent (CSA) is an endpoint intrusion prevention system made originally by Okena (formerly named StormWatch Agent) , which was bought by Cisco Systems in 2003. (CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. ) host intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. software, the Avnet NetSafe Intrusion Prevention Starter Kit offers companies a cost-effective way to evaluate and develop their endpoint security strategy before deploying across the entire enterprise. To ensure a company's mission-critical endpoints -- server and desktop computing systems -- are protected, the Avnet NetSafe Intrusion Protection Starter Kit includes: -- CiscoWorks 2000 VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Management System (VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. ) Basic Edition (10 desktop CSAs and one server CSA) -- Server security policy assessment -- VMS/CSA administration training -- CSA log file review and analysis -- Electronic Vulnerability Assessment for up to five servers -- Ability to scale CSA to thousands of servers and desktops -- 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). Assessment "The constant threat of Internet worms infecting e-mails and costing companies hours of user downtime makes it virtually impossible for IT staffs to win the patch management race," said Jim Teter, Avnet Enterprise Solutions president. "Defending the network requires a whole new approach to anti-virus, and our Avnet NetSafe Intrusion Protection Starter Kit offers our customers a new way to lock down their endpoints." The Intrusion Prevention Starter Kit is the latest offering within Avnet NetSafe(TM) IT Security Solutions, a portfolio of IT security solutions designed to help small to medium-sized enterprises negotiate the delicate balance between user productivity and network security. Avnet NetSafe comprises the assessment services to identify network vulnerabilities along with the hardware and software solutions designed to defend the IT infrastructure without compromising user access. For further information on the Avnet NetSafe Intrusion Protection Starter Kit, which costs less than $6,000, call 800-442-8638 or visit http://www.es.avnet.com/solutions/network/index.asp. About Avnet Enterprise Solutions Avnet Enterprise Solutions is a solutions integrator specializing in enterprise server, storage and network solutions that power leading business applications. The company is listed 85th of the top value-added resellers for the 2003 VARBusiness 500. The company leverages its unique suite of technical and financial professional services to minimize risk, maximize flexibility and optimize IT investment. Avnet Enterprise Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from industry leaders including HP, 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) , Cisco Systems, Oracle, CommVault and VERITAS. Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Avnet Enterprise Solutions (www.es.avnet.com) is a division of $4 billion Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ). Avnet Inc. is ranked 223 on the Fortune 500 list and is a global technology marketing, distribution and services company with fiscal 2003 revenues of $9.05 billion. |
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