Enterprise Week ''Editor's Choice Award'' Goes to Positive Networks' PositivePRO Secure Remote Access Solution; PositivePRO(TM) Enables SMBs with Enterprise-Grade SSL VPN Functionality, Security and Access Without Adding a Costly Appliance.OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan Kan, river, China: see Gan. . -- While most industry awards for enterprise-class products involve "big iron" appliances, the editors of Enterprise Week have honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. Positive Networks with an "Editor's Choice Award" for the company's PositivePRO(TM) secure remote access managed/hosted service. Positive Networks received the award for its innovation in creating the industry-leading software as a service remote access and endpoint security solution. This breakthrough technology gives SMBs a powerful remote access service, an advantage that was once only reserved for large enterprises that could afford a significant capital expense budget and IT staff to manage an appliance A stand-alone hardware device or software environment dedicated to a specific task. See hardware appliance and software appliance. . "We are especially delighted by this award as it demonstrates how mid-market companies can effectively use enterprise-class technology for secure remote access through our PositivePRO hosted/managed service," said Michael Yim, vice president of marketing, Positive Networks. "We view PositivePRO as a worthy option to big iron SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. 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. appliances, especially since corporate IT departments don't have to worry about ongoing management and configuration issues normally associated with these appliances. We're pleased that the editors of Enterprise Week share our view." PositivePRO is a complete managed service for secure remote access for an organization's remote and mobile employees. The PositivePRO service provides a complete remote work platform with strong endpoint security. It is developed for use with company-owned laptops, home PCs, other remote devices that can be remotely accessed by client-based access, Web-based access, and/or remote desktop control. Unlike retail-based remote control PC programs, PositivePRO is fully supported by corporate IT managers and CIOs as a critical tool for secure remote access to the corporate network and its resources. Enterprise Week is a leading trade magazine published by Possibility Media. About Positive Networks Positive Networks is the leading provider of hosted VPN and endpoint 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 . Its flagship service, PositivePRO, combines a client-based VPN, a clientless, Web-based SSL VPN, and remote desktop control into a single remote access service that scales to support thousands of users. With no hardware to install, PositivePRO is simple to implement and can provide complete remote access endpoint security control in 24 hours or less. PositivePRO's easy-to-manage subscription model includes critical endpoint security features like antivirus Refers to detecting and blocking computer viruses. See antivirus program, behavior blocking, virus and virus hoaxes. protection, anti-spyware protection, personal firewall protection, 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 authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. to secure remote desktops and laptops. Site-to-Site VPN solutions are also available. Positive Networks was awarded "Best-in-Class" Managed SSL VPN Service Provider for SMBs by Stratecast Partners and an AlwaysON AO100 selection. PositivePRO is a 2006 IT Week Magazine, Network Technology, Service Provider Weekly, PC News Weekly, Hosting Weekly, and WebWeek Magazine's "Editor's Choice" selection, and an Info Security Product Guide Product Excellence Award winner for Best SSL VPN Managed Service. For more information, please call toll-free 877-932-8671 or visit www.positivenetworks.com. About Possibility Media Possibility Media, publishers of Enterprise Week, provides readers with the latest news, reviews, product information, opinion and trends to technology. Possibility Media's magazines are published in an all-digital format that is well-designed and easy to read. In addition, these publications publish profiles and features on the people and products that shape the technology industry. For more information, go to www.possibilitymedia.com. PositivePRO and Positive Networks are trademarks of Positive Networks; all other company, product and publication names are trademarks of their respective holders. |
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