Cable & Wireless Announces New IP Virtual Private Network and Managed Firewall Services.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1999-- "One Box" Solution Includes Nokia Internet Appliance and Check Point Firewall Software Cable & Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ), a leading global provider of Internet, data, voice and messaging solutions, today announced Cable & Wireless IP 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. and Managed Firewall services. Cable & Wireless IP VPN and Managed Firewall (MFW) provide enterprise customers the ability to extend their own corporate intranet network via Cable & Wireless' Internet network and managed Customer Premises Equipment See CPE. (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) with the security to protect corporate intranets from being accessed by unauthorized users on the public internet. Cable & Wireless IPVPN IPVPN Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network and MFW combined facilitate E-commerce, Web Hosting, and other corporate applications, including those with business partners via extranets. Three standard packaged solutions are offered, based on the access speeds, ranging from 56Kbps to DS3. Cable & Wireless IP VPN and Managed Firewall are being offered immediately in the United States and will be made available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 1999. "Cable & Wireless IP VPN and Managed Firewall are the industry's most complete, end-to-end IP-based VPN and Firewall solutions," said Art Medici Medici, Italian family Medici (mĕ`dĭchē, Ital. mā`dēchē), Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. , senior vice president of Marketing, Cable & Wireless. "These offerings combine the industry's leading firewall and VPN software from Check Point Software Technologies with the Nokia world-class Internet Appliances. The introduction of Cable & Wireless IP VPN and Managed Firewall will help meet our customers' needs to run IP-based applications over Cable & Wireless provided Internet Backbone while leveraging the power, reach and reliability of our global network." "Nokia is very pleased to have been selected as the appliance platform for this managed service offering from Cable & Wireless," commented Don Jaworski, vice president and general manager of Nokia IP Routing. "We have been diligently working with Check Point to deliver the most scalable, easiest-to-deploy security solution for service providers, and our selection by Cable & Wireless again confirms that we are on the right track. We expect this Cable & Wireless offering to be very popular, and we're looking forward to helping them succeed." "Cable & Wireless is in a unique position to offer a managed service based on Check Point Software's VPN-1 Appliance and the power of VPN-1/FireWall-1," said Scott Steigerwald, vice president of Global Accounts at Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "With Cable & Wireless as the leading Internet service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and top ranked managed services provider, Check Point is pleased to have them as a Check Point Certified Managed Service Provider partner. Building on the strength of VPN-1/FireWall-1, VPN-1 Appliance and Provider-1 MSP management infrastructure, Check Point Software has become the preferred enterprise security solution provider for managed network security services Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. NSS provides a complete open-source implementation of crypto libraries supporting SSL and S/MIME. among the top telcos and Internet Service Providers worldwide." Key Features & Customer Benefits Cable & Wireless IP VPN and Managed Firewall services offer a "one-box" solution that includes the Nokia Internet Appliance, an integrated DSU/CSU (Digital (or Data) Service Unit/Channel Service Unit) A pair of communications devices that connect an inhouse line to an external digital circuit (T1, DDS, etc.). and Check Point FireWall-1/VPN-1 software. Cable & Wireless maintains a support staff of Certified Check Point Security Engineers and Certified Nokia Security Administrators who take a proactive approach to security management. Providing 24x7 support, Cable & Wireless staff quickly identifies and addresses system problems and suspicious activities. For an added level of security, Cable & Wireless provides remote archiving of firewall logs and an easy-to-use password protected web site for all firewall administration requests. In addition, customers receive comprehensive reports on Internet usage and administrator activity, as well as periodic security scans of the firewall. Cable & Wireless' Tier 1 network This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. delivers traffic at speeds of up to 2.4 Gigabits per second and provides guaranteed performance and reliability. Customers can also be assured maximum security for business communications over intranets, extranets and the Internet with Cable & Wireless IP VPN and Managed Firewall services. About Cable & Wireless With customers in 70 countries, Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of around $13 billion in the year ended March 1999 and over 50,000 employees. Its businesses around the world offer a range of services spanning broadband data and Internet access, fixed and mobile voice, as well as interactive entertainment and information. Cable & Wireless' priority for expansion is the fast growing market of data and IP (Internet Protocol) services for business customers. Since November 1998, it has announced major investments in advanced networks in the US and Europe, the restructuring of Cable & Wireless Communications in the UK and has acquired full control of Cable & Wireless IDC in Japan to support this strategy. Cable & Wireless now holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers. About Nokia Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 13.3 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 51 000 people. About Check Point Software Technologies Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (VPN-1/FireWall-1, Provider-1 and Check Point RealSecure), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl), and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point Software solutions enable customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for Alliance, Check Point Software's products seamlessly integrate with "best-of-breed" products from more than 200 leading industry partners. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call 800/429-4391 or 650/628-2000 or visit http://www.checkpoint.com or http://www.opsec.com. |
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