BlueLock Selects Shavlik Technologies to Enhance and Simplify Its Security Infrastructure-as-a-Service Model.Shavlik and BlueLock are Featured Presenters at 2008 MSPAlliance Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality Summit - Chicago ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. -- Shavlik Technologies, the market leader in delivering software solutions that simplify and automate security and compliance readiness, today announced its partnership with managed service provider (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ), BlueLock, a leading provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) using Virtual Cloud Computing (1) Running applications in or from network servers. Computing "in the cloud" may refer to a company's own network, but often refers to the Internet and the use of Web browser-based or rich client applications. . The partnership enables BlueLock to deliver security patch A fix to a program that eliminates a vulnerability exploited by malicious hackers. See vulnerability and patch. management, application control, and configuration management via a cost effective, operationally efficient, and highly available solution that can scale to the needs of any customer. The Shavlik Security Suite provides BlueLock a very streamlined approach to the security and compliance management of both physical and virtual systems. "Shavlik Security Suite will help us to differentiate ourselves in the competitive hosted services marketplace, attract new customers, improve our operational efficiency and enhance the value of BlueLock offerings to our clients," said Pat O'Day Pat O'Day (born 1934) is a Northwestern United States broadcaster and promoter. He is probably best known as the afternoon drive personality at Seattle's KJR 950 in the 1960s,[1] he would eventually become program director and general manager. , Chief Technology Officer, BlueLock. "Shavlik's recognized leadership in the security software market represents a major step forward for BlueLock in the security industry by allowing us to deliver a proven solution for customers that addresses the 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 compliance challenges inherent in highly distributed physical and virtual environments." One unique way in which BlueLock will leverage the Shavlik Security Suite is by offering additional value through the delivery of compliance reports to those clients concerned with managing and maintaining various regulatory compliance states, such as PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). . BlueLock will use the Shavlik Security Suite to automatically generate and post PCI reports for customers on the customer portal that BlueLock provides for each of its infrastructure clients. BlueLock clients can log on to their client portal and review reports on current security and compliance posture at any time. To launch the partnership, Shavlik Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations Chris Schwartzbauer and BlueLock's CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Pat O'Day will present at the 2008 MSP Alliance Managed Services Summit in Chicago on September 25. More information about the conference can be found at http://www.mspalliance.com. "We are pleased to provide a new way to access and use our security solutions via the IaaS and Virtual Cloud Computing model through our partnership with BlueLock," said Schwartzbauer. "This model will open doors for Shavlik with new customers in new markets, so clients will pay for only those security solutions that they need." Shavlik's Security Suite The Shavlik Security Suite provides a sustainable solution for generating and distributing approved system baseline configurations and security policies, and then document full compliance with those policies. The Shavlik Security Suite can be deployed very quickly and provide almost immediate reporting on an organization's current compliance status. Shavlik's Security Suite drives a higher state of security and compliance readiness through the continuous identification and remediation of system security gaps, and deliver on-going security management that evolves and grows as customers' needs grow. About Shavlik Technologies Shavlik Technologies, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control delivers businesses robust software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness by simplifying IT operations, and identifying and reliably closing system security gaps. Shavlik's solutions provide Rapid Readiness so IT organizations realize continuous security and compliance readiness in a fraction of the time, cost and IT resources required by alternative approaches. With more than 10,000 customers worldwide, Shavlik enables enterprises and service providers to simplify complex IT security and compliance management, providing trustworthy solutions that free up critical IT resources to focus on innovations that drive business growth while lowering costs. Shavlik also licenses its technology to more than 20 leading security and technology companies such as BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. , Juniper, Sophos, Symantec and VMware. For more information, visit Shavlik Technologies at www.shavlik.com. About BlueLock, LLC BlueLock serves its clients by providing the people, expertise and infrastructure in a world-class, SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. 70 certified data center. Through long-term relationships, the company offers expertise, virtual cloud computing, disaster recovery and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. solutions via Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) at ever decreasing price points. BlueLock, a Collina Ventures company, is privately-held and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information about the company, please visit www.bluelock.com. Shavlik Technologies is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries, of Shavlik Technologies. Additional Shavlik product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Shavlik Technologies. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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