CyberGuard Corporation Becomes Charter Member of Checkmark Firewall Certification Standard; West Coast Labs' Checkmark is a New Standard in Firewall Testing and Certification.FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999-- CyberGuard Corporation, a leading provider of network security products, today announced that they had signed as a charter member of the new Checkmark firewall certification standard created by West Coast Labs. Checkmark is an independent and user-oriented testing authority designed to reduce customer uncertainty in the purchase and management of firewall solutions by providing clear and up-to-date information about firewall security performance. "We are pleased to have CyberGuard join Checkmark as a charter member," stated Paul Robinson Paul Robinson is the name of: In sport:
West Coast Labs regularly tests registered products and keeps the public informed of the status of each product via its web site (www.check-mark.com). If a firewall fails to meet the Checkmark standard (or fails to meet any improvements to the standard made over time), certification will be suspended and ultimately withdrawn if the developer fails to rectify rec·ti·fy v. 1. To set right; correct. 2. To refine or purify, especially by distillation. product shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
"We look forward to our participation in the Checkmark certification process as an opportunity to show potential customers how CyberGuard Firewalls stand up to a tough, ongoing evaluation and how our firewalls compare to competitive solutions," stated Martin Ryan Martin Ryan (31 January, 1900 – 22 July, 1943) was an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician and TD. He was first elected in the 1933 general election for the Tipperary constituency. He was re-elected in the 1937, 1938 and 1943 general elections. , CyberGuard Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations. "CyberGuard has a long history of success in third-party commercial and government evaluations. The ITSEC See NCSC. E3 certification of our UnixWare(R) and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) firewalls and the recent awards received from both Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. (May 21, 1999) and SC Magazine (April 1999) attest To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as to the unmatched levels of security and performance of the CyberGuard Firewall. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , the new Checkmark standard is focused on testing from a user perspective," Ryan continued, "so customers can judge our results in an area in which we test the highest and lead other vendors--in real-world deployment for the protection of mission-critical enterprise networks." About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise security solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard's award winning, industrial-strength firewall products and services protect the integrity of data and applications from unauthorized access. The company has world headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and branch offices worldwide. More information on CyberGuard Corporation can be found at http://www.cyberguard.com CyberGuard Firewall is a trademark of CyberGuard Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Note to Editors: For copies of CyberGuard's recent press releases via fax, at no charge, please call (800) 344-4297. |
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