BindView Unveils Security Strategy for Microsoft .NET Web Services Infrastructure.Business Editors/High Tech Writers Gartner (Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT, www.gartner.com) The largest information technology consulting firm that specializes in research and analysis. Founded in 1979 by Gideon Gartner, it has grown through acquisitions, including Dataquest in 1995 and Techrepublic in 2000. Information Security Conference 2002 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2002 Strategy to Include Software Solutions Aimed At Helping Organizations Secure Their Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. and to Facilitate Customer/Partner Collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. BindView Now part of Symantec Corporation, BindView Development Corporation (NASDAQ: BVEW) was founded in 1990 by Eric Pulaski - who remained as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer up until the acquisition by Symantec in December 2005. Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BVEW BVEW Binary View ), a leading provider of IT security management solutions, unveiled today its Microsoft .NET See .NET. Web Services Security Strategy, a comprehensive software initiative that leverages Microsoft's .NET technology to secure Web Services and the Microsoft platforms and applications on which they run. BindView will help organizations meet the security requirements associated with collaborative computing computing - computer by providing solutions that deliver customized role-based access control The identification, authentication and authorization of individuals based on their job titles within an organization. Contrast with mandatory access control and discretionary access control. See least privilege. in conjunction with robust auditing capabilities. The roll out of this strategy underscores BindView's commitment to address the security needs of companies adopting the Microsoft .NET Web Services Infrastructure. IT organizations tasked with enforcing company policies and industry best practices will take on new challenges with Web Services. BindView's .NET Web Services Security Initiative outlines the company's support for the .NET platform and BindView's efforts to offer comprehensive security software solutions to help manage security within the Microsoft .NET Web Services Infrastructure. BindView will deliver a proxy server Also called a "proxy," it is a computer system or router that breaks the connection between sender and receiver. Functioning as a relay between client and server, proxy servers are used to help prevent an attacker from invading the private network. that will consolidate access to all Web Services, enabling a central point for access control and auditing services without requiring any additional work on the part of Web Services application developers. BindView's plans for securing the Microsoft .NET Web Services Infrastructure include the following features to be rolled out in the next 12-18 months: - Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) will enable IT administrators to grant users access control to specific web services and functions based upon the role of each individual, or group of users, within the organization. This will help ensure that users have access to the widest variety of applications, but not to information that should be out of their reach. - Powerful Auditing Functionality will include new services to create a central auditing log that will track all access to .NET Web Services. This feature will include custom reporting and detailed analysis of the audit trail that is left behind once a partner or customer engages with an organization's services. - Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment Capabilities will locate security vulnerabilities in .NET Web Services and the servers that host them. Securing a network requires knowing who and what has access to your network resources and where they got access from. This feature will detect, correct, disable or delete inappropriate access. - Configuration Management for Web Servers will enable IT administrators to identify servers that have not been configured according to best practices and help bring the systems back into compliance. Ultimately, enabling new technologies will drive up new complexities, controlling application and platform standards will become a must. - Customized, Definable Roles will allow BindView's customers to define and tailor the roles assigned to their users on a case-by-case basis. This helps enable organizations to create the most comprehensive - and effective - security management programs for their specific organization. - A Flexible, Dynamic User Interface will allow customers to quickly implement and deploy BindView's new solutions for managing the .NET Web Services Infrastructure with minimal training and no custom development required. A technologically advanced and easy-to-navigate user interface will provide a common security management Web "portal" across this and other BindView security management solutions. BindView will launch the first of these Microsoft .NET Web Services Infrastructure security products later this year, with additional products and updates unveiled in 2003. Support for Web Services from other providers and for other platforms will be announced at a later date. "As customer demand begins to grow for Microsoft's .NET Web Services, security at the access point into the organization's enterprise will become a priority," said Chris Wilburn, director of Microsoft solutions at BindView. "Organizations adopting Microsoft's .NET technology and Web Services need to design comprehensive security strategies and leverage tools that complement this new collaborative computing environment. BindView's .Security Solution Portfolio and the new .NET Web Services Security Initiative will offer organizations customized tools to proactively manage security issues, while enabling them to more fully realize the value of .NET and Web Services advances." BindView's .Security Solution portfolio brings together BindView's award-winning bv-Admin and bv-Control solutions for the Windows, Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. environments. The .Security Solution portfolio provides Windows system administrators and security professionals with software and services to help secure, automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. and lower the cost of managing Windows-based platforms and underscores BindView's continued commitment to offering the most comprehensive security administration, configuration management and vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. solutions. About BindView Corporation BindView Corporation, the worldwide leader in providing host-based vulnerability assessment software, delivers proactive security management solutions to help safeguard computer systems and networks from security breaches before they occur. Unlike traditional approaches, the company's solutions work from the inside out to help protect business systems from both internal and external threats, thus reducing business risks. BindView's suite of cross-platform software and associated services help secure, automate and reduce the costs of managing information technology infrastructures. More than 20 million licenses of our solutions have been shipped worldwide to approximately 5,000 companies, including more than 80 of the Fortune 100 and 24 of the largest 25 U.S. banks. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's World Wide Web Site at http://www.bindview.com. Statements in this news release not based on historical fact are "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as, for example, the risks associated with: competition within the network management software industry; rapid technological change; BindView's ability to execute its revenue- and cost-related strategies; possible customer deferrals of significant purchases in view of uncertainties in the domestic and global economy and factors effecting "execution and marketing effectiveness Marketing Effectiveness is the function of improving how marketers go to market with the goal of optimizing their marketing spend to achieve even better results for both the short-term and long-term. Also related to Marketing ROI and Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI). ". Other such factors include the risk factors and other matters described from time to time in BindView's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filings, Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filings, and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Editors Note: BindView product names used in this document are trademarks, which may be registered in one or more jurisdictions, of BindView. The names of products of other companies mentioned in this document, if any, may be the registered or unregistered trademarks of the owners of the products. EMEA contact: BindView Deutschland GmbH Annette Grosser Martin-Behaim-Strasse 4 D-63263 Neu-Isenburg Tel.: +49-6102-4375-00 Fax: +49-6102-4375-25 agrosser@bindview.de |
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