Blue Lane Expands Inline Patch Proxy Coverage, Announces PatchPoint for Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Eases Operational Burden of Patching the Leading Linux-Based Server Operating System.CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Blue Lane(TM) Technologies Inc. today announced it has added Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) to the list of platforms supported by the PatchPoint(TM) system, the first inline patch proxy for enterprise servers. This is significant because in addition to the major Microsoft, Oracle and Sun platforms that are covered by the Blue Lane PatchPoint system, there are now PatchPoint ActiveFixes that instantly fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. software vulnerabilities. As a result, those companies whose operations rely on Linux software can now utilize any Red Hat ActiveFix to further ensure their system availability while eliminating the cost and operational risks associated with frequent unscheduled security patching. Linux continues to gain ground in the enterprise server market. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC, Linux servers posted their eleventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, with year-over-year revenue growth of 35.2% and unit shipments up 31.1% at the end of Q1 2005. As Linux deployments for critical business applications increases, the need for a practical solution to deal with security patches increases as well. PatchPoint for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides an alternative to the "patch now, patch later" dilemma many administrators face when managing security patches on critical servers. "We are focused on delivering PatchPoint coverage for the key enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. platforms to ease the security patch burden for our customers," said Fred Kost, vice president of marketing for Blue Lane. "The tremendous growth in Linux adoption Linux adoption refers to the uptake of the Linux operating system by homes, organisations and governments. Linux migration refers to the change over to Linux from other operating systems. for business servers creates a need for a better solution to support the change management process that frequent unplanned security patch installations introduce." Like the software vendor's security patch, the PatchPoint system fixes application-specific software vulnerabilities at the root cause, checking for the same conditions and applying the same corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or as the vendor's patch. A PatchPoint ActiveFix is the inline, functional equivalent of a software vendor security patch that mimics the corrective action of the patch to address the vulnerability at the root cause. However, because the PatchPoint gateway resides in the network in front of the server, it requires zero changes to server software and does not risk disrupting the server and its applications. Blue Lane provides enterprises with a viable alternative to their current dilemma of "patch now or patch later" and the resulting downside risk Downside Risk An estimation of a security's potential to suffer a decline in price if the market conditions turn bad. Notes: You can think of this as an estimate of the amount that you could lose on a stock or other investment. of either decision. With PatchPoint, enterprises can immediately secure their servers and thus lower the frequency and cost of unscheduled patch deployments. Blue Lane provides ActiveFix coverage for many enterprise server platforms including: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 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. , Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Internet Information Server See IIS. Microsoft Internet Information Server - Internet Information Server , Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , Sun(TM) Solaris(TM) operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle(R) database, Apache; Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. WU-FTP, BIND, and Sendmail. PatchPoint for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available now. Blue Lane customers have access to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ActiveFixes as part of their current ActiveUpdate subscription. About Blue Lane Technologies Inc. Blue Lane provides the industry's first inline patch proxy for enterprise servers that fixes application-specific vulnerabilities at the root cause by checking for the same conditions and applying the same corrective action as the software vendor security patch. Solving the dilemma of "patch now or patch later," PatchPoint instantly secures critical applications and preserves the uptime of the business while eliminating the cost and risks associated with unscheduled patching. Founded in 2002, Blue Lane is headquartered in Cupertino, California. For more information, contact the company at www.bluelane.com. |
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