DefendNet Solutions Chooses Surebridge to Implement, Host and Manage Great Plains/Siebel Application Package.Business/Technology Editors LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 6, 2000 Mid-Market ASP to Deploy Front- and Back-Office Solution for Leading Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. Provider Surebridge, Inc., a leading single-source application service provider (ASP), today announced it has been selected by DefendNet Solutions Inc. to implement, host and manage the Great Plains/Siebel front-office and Great Plains e-Enterprise back-office solution. The integrated solution will provide DefendNet, a leading provider of managed Internet security solutions, with a scalable infrastructure to support its total customer lifecycle workflow and rapid growth. "As one of the leading providers of managed Internet security systems, DefendNet is in an extreme growth period, so we were in search of a system that could handle an influx of new orders," said Vincent Giordano, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DefendNet Solutions. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. which would allow sales, customer service and provisioners the ability to enter orders, opportunities, and key end user set-up information in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The Surebridge solution provides this -- streamlining our workflow process and giving us the ability to store end user information in a format available to everyone." Surebridge deploys and hosts applications such as Great Plains and Siebel to mid-market companies, enabling them to optimize their IT dollars and focus on their core competencies. In addition to providing these applications in an affordable and timesaving time·sav·ing adj. Serving to save time through an efficient method or a shorter route; expeditious. time manner, Surebridge provides application management services to ensure quality and flexibility for the life of the relationship. Customers take advantage of a full suite of leading application brands to receive the benefits of enterprise-level business productivity, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and e-commerce platforms. "We are pleased to provide DefendNet with our Great Plains solution to support its aggressive business development initiatives," said Pradeep Khurana, founder and chairman of Surebridge. "The Five e-Methodology implementation and ASP model chosen by DefendNet will enable its IT staff to concentrate on its ever-growing internal desktop and network challenges and allow Surebridge to compliment their staff for database, application management and system monitoring A System Monitor (SM) is a process within a distributed system for collecting and storing state data. There are many issues involved with designing and implementing a system monitor. services." About DefendNet Solutions, Inc. DefendNet Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of managed Internet security solutions. DefendNet offers a suite of security solutions that are designed to enable ISPs, ASPs, CLECs and co-locators to simply and cost-effectively provide outsourced managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the to their business customers. DefendNet's firewall-based solutions provide outsourced security administration, monitoring and reporting in one package, eliminating the time- and cost-intensive burden of managing network security in-house. Because DefendNet utilizes an array of best-of-breed security products in its solutions, carriers may bring together and leverage the unique features of various security products to deliver the best security services to their customers. For more information, call (877) 456-0500 or visit www.defendnet.com. About Surebridge, Inc. Surebridge, a leading single-source application service provider (ASP), was built from the ground up to service the complex needs of the mid-market. Surebridge delivers brand name application choice, quality deployment and value-priced solutions. Its full service offerings include software selection based on business need, rapid and precise application deployment, affordable and secure hosting, application management and continuous business improvement services. Surebridge's complete portfolio comprises back-office, front-office, e-commerce and productivity applications. Surebridge's customers include leading manufacturing, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , healthcare and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firms. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Lexington, Mass. For more information, please visit www.surebridge.com, or call (781) 372-3222. 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