NEC SELECTS ZONE LABS TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE NEW CATEGORY OF PRODUCT SOLUTIONS.Zone Labs Inc., developers of the award-winning security products ZoneAlarm(TM) and ZoneAlarm Pro, announced today that NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation (NEC)(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 :NIPNY) has begun shipping a new category of product solutions for the Japanese small-to-medium size business market that are powered by Zone Labs' patented technology. NEC has introduced a new class of solutions, powered by Zone Labs' enabling technology, that will allow small-to-medium size businesses to protect their Internet-connected PCs with centrally-enforced 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. and policy management tools. Since these new solutions, called PCGATE, are built upon Zone Labs award-winning technology, distinguished by strong ease of use and ironclad ironclad, mid-19th-century wooden warship protected from gunfire by iron armor. The success of the ironclad when first employed by the French in the Crimean War sparked a naval armor and armaments race between France and Great Britain. protection, PCGATE will not require a high level of technology expertise in order for customers to secure and manage Internet access See how to access the Internet. for their businesses. "Partnering with Zone Labs allows us to set a new standard in safeguarding customers' Internet-connected PCs and, thus maximizing productive use of the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the in conducting business," said Seiji Mitsuoka, general manager, Personal Solution Division, NEC. "After examining a wide variety of Internet security technology, we concluded that Zone Labs' patented firewall and application access technologies were the best choice to create PCGATE, which is a new category of solutions to secure and manage Internet access for our growing worldwide customer base." "We are proud that industry-leading NEC has selected our award-winning technology to create a new category of product solutions that allow businesses to secure and manage their Internet connections," commented Gregor Freund, President and founder of Zone Labs. "In order to maximize the Internet's power for expanding business opportunities as well as streamlining business processes, business must have truly secure, efficient Internet access." |
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