Digitivity Joins TIS' Gauntlet Advantage Plus -- A+ -- Partner Program to Create One-Stop Shop for Total Network Security.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1997-- Digitivity's Patented Architecture Expands the Functionality of Gauntlet gauntlet /gaunt·let/ (gawnt´let) a bandage covering the hand and fingers like a glove. Firewalls with the Ability to Securely Deploy and Manage Java Applets over Networks Digitivity, Inc. and Trusted Information Systems Trusted Information Systems (TIS) was a computer security research and development organization during the 1980s and 1990s, performing computer security research for organizations such as NSA, DARPA, ARL, AFRL, SPAWAR, and others. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TISX) today announced that Digitivity has joined TIS' Guantlet(R) Advantage Plus (A+) Partner Program. The partnership brings together the first and only provider of solutions for the secure deployment and management of Java applets over networks, with a leading provider of comprehensive security solutions for protection of computer networks, to give corporate customers a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for total network security. 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. the agreement, TIS has certified Digitivity's CAGE, the inaugural product in Digitivity's Applet Management System(TM) -- ensuring interoperability with Gauntlet network security products and compatibility with a variety of select third-party products. The agreement also entails a value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VAR) arrangement, whereby TIS' worldwide network of resellers and direct sales force will sell, install and support Digitivity's Applet Management System. The intent of the agreement is to make it easier for customers to evaluate and purchase security solutions that are proven to work. "This is a great relationship for both companies," said Scott Metcalf, 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 Digitivity, Inc. "TIS is strong in worldwide channel marketing and -- because its Gauntlet firewall software is renowned for the strength of the security it provides -- has built a substantial installed base. Those are big pluses for us, as a relatively new company bringing leading-edge technology into the market." "We're pleased that Digitivity has become part of the rapidly growing Gauntlet A+ Partner Program. We are looking forward to working closely with them to provide our customers with this innovative Java management solution," said James Ishikawa, TIS' Director of Product Management. "TIS is committed to providing customers with Multi-Dimensional Security for enabling and protecting all levels of their networked environment. With Gauntlet A+ Solutions like Digitivity's CAGE, network administrators can look to TIS for one-stop Java security that spans beyond the firewall." The Digitivity CAGE will also be demonstrated in the TIS booth at Fall Internet World in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of the week of December 8, 1997. -0-
When: December 10-12
Where: Jacob Javits Center - New York, NY
Booth No. 2067
-0- About Digitivity's Applet Management System The Applet Management System is a suite of products that maximizes the benefits of using Java business applications and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. while minimizing the risks. The first product, the CAGE, is an Internet solution that enables companies to fully exploit the power of Java without risking the integrity of their corporate networks. It does this by executing applets outside the corporate firewall in a bastion server See bastion host. , or CAGE, and substituting "proxy" applets which users interact with on their desktops. The CAGE fully supports Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. JavaStation(TM) Network Computer and is Java-Compatible certified. The Applet Management System will also include an intranet solution that enables companies to efficiently deploy Java applications through automated applet management based on organizational policies and fine-grained access controls; and an extranet solution that allows secure dynamic, interactive transactions between companies and their customers and business partners. About the Gauntlet Advantage Plus (A+) Partner Program Recognizing that enterprise network and computer security requires more than the perimeter defense A defense without an exposed flank, consisting of forces deployed along the perimeter of the defended area. a firewall helps to establish, TIS developed the Gauntlet(R) Advantage Plus (A+) Partner Program. By incorporating a select group of stand-alone applications together into one, easy-to-use system, the Gauntlet A+ Partner Program makes it easy for customers to implement complete security solutions based on a set of complementary, integrated products and technologies. Gauntlet A+ Partners include: Ascend Communications, Inc., AXENT Technologies, Inc., Berkeley Software Design, Inc (company) Berkeley Software Design, Inc - (BSDI) A company that sells BSD/OS, a commercial version of Berkeley Standard Distribution Unix, networking, and Internet technologies originally developed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California at ., Computer Associates International, Inc., CRYPTOCard Corporation, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Internetworking, Network Associates (formerly McAfee Associates), Microsystems Software, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc., Sybase Inc., Symantec Corporation, TELEMATE Software, Inc., Trend Micro, Inc., and V-One Corporation. About Digitivity Founded in January 1997, Digitivity, Inc., is the product arm of APM (Advanced Power Management) A programming interface (API) from Intel and Microsoft for battery-powered computers that lets programs communicate power requirements to slow down and speed up components. See ACPI. APM - Advanced Power Management Ltd. of Cambridge, England, a leading research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . Digitivity offers secure server-based enterprise solutions that help companies deploy and manage intranet and Internet-based Java applications. Digitivity can be reached on the web at www.digitivity.com . About Trusted Information Systems Trusted Information Systems, Inc. provides comprehensive security solutions for protection of enterprise-wide networks. Focusing on full service security that enables organizations to take advantage of secure networking, TIS develops, markets, licenses and supports the Gauntlet(R) family of network security solutions -- the market leader in application gateway firewalls; RecoverKey(TM) user-controlled key recovery systems; and the Stalker(R) family of intrusion and misuse detection Misuse Detection actively works against potential insider threats to vulnerable company data. Misuse Misuse detection is an approach in detecting attacks. In misuse detection approach, we define abnormal system behaviour at first, and then define any other behaviour, as products. TIS products provide multi-dimensional security -- prevention, detection, and response -- for enabling the enterprise to operate securely from the perimeter to the server to the desktop. The Gauntlet Advantage Plus (A+) Program works with select partners to provide users with highly integrated, easy-to-use security solutions for maximizing productivity and minimizing total cost of ownership. TIS performs comprehensive services in the areas of cryptography, security policy management, penetration testing, training, and custom engineering for commercial and government customers. Through TIS' Advanced Research and Engineering (AR&E) initiatives, a constant flow of innovative technology is incorporated into practical IT security applications. For more information, contact TIS at 301/527-9500, or for investor information contact 888/854-TISX. Visit the TIS web page at http://www.tis.com . CONTACT: Digitivity, Inc. Andi Bruno, 415/947-1904 andi.bruno@digitivity.com or Trusted Information Systems, Inc. Cabe Franklin, 202/452-9504 cabe_franklin@oar-wash.com or UpStart Communications Kelly Cytron, 510/420-7986 kcytron@upstart.com |
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