Foundstone Receives $2.5 Million Strategic Investment by Articon-Integralis.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2001 Investment by European IT Security Solutions Market Leader Follows Partnership to Resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. FoundScan -- Managed Vulnerability Assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. Service in Europe Foundstone Inc., the premier provider of managed and professional security assessment services and education, today announced a strategic investment of $2.5 million by Articon-Integralis AG, a European market leader in IT security solutions. The investment follows a recently announced partnership with Articon-Integralis where Activis, the group's managed security service business division, had obtained exclusive rights to sell FoundScan, Foundstone's Managed Vulnerability Assessment Service in major European markets, including the United Kingdom, France and Germany. The investment by Articon-Integralis will be used to further develop the FoundScan technology for enterprise customers and to accelerate its marketing and sales in the European market. "Following the recent Code Red and Nimda worms Worms (vôrms), city (1994 pop. 79,155), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial city and a leading wine trade center. many of our customers are now realizing that annual or quarterly risk assessments are not enough. They are 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. solutions that continuously assess their infrastructure -- to ensure ever changing networks are not under threat from new vulnerabilities," said Ian Calcutt, chief executive officer, Articon-Integralis AG. "We are excited about the already emerging opportunities to sell the FoundScan service in Europe." "Articon-Integralis' investment in Foundstone validates our corporate direction of providing security solutions for our clients and allows us to further accelerate our FoundScan technology," said George Kurtz, chief executive officer, Foundstone. "Our strategic investment and partnership with Articon-Integralis catapults Foundstone, and enables our success, in the European market." About FoundScan FoundScan is a managed vulnerability assessment service designed to meet the needs of even the largest, most complex enterprises. Employing the same leading-edge methodologies used by its consultants, FoundScan is able to remotely examine networks, servers, databases, off-the-shelf applications and even custom Web applications for vulnerabilities. FoundScan's innovative Web portal See portal. helps clients manage their Internet assets, track their remediation progress, and tailor the service to their unique needs with role-based access and complete scan management. More than just security software, a subscription to the FoundScan service means the Foundstone team works with you not just to identify weaknesses, but also to help you fix them as well. FoundScan's combination of leading-edge technology and personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. assistance provides clients a constant ally against hackers. About Foundstone Foundstone addresses the security and privacy needs of Global 2000 companies with its world-class Managed Vulnerability Assessment Services coupled with Professional Consulting and Education service offerings. Foundstone has one of the most dominant security talent pools ever assembled, including experts from Ernst & Young, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , PricewaterhouseCoopers, "Black World" defense contractors Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; , and the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. . Foundstone executives authored the international best seller "Hacking See hack and hacker. Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions." Foundstone has headquarters in Irvine. For more information, visit www.foundstone.com or call 877/91-FOUND. Note to Editors: Foundstone is a trademark of Foundstone Inc. All other companies, brands names or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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