Promenix, Inc. Forms Consulting Practice Based on New Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director for MQSeries.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Tivoli Software Tivoli Software is the systems management brand of the IBM Software Group. IBM purchased Austin-based Tivoli Systems, Inc. in 1996[1] and allowed it to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary for a few years before forming the Software Group. Helps Companies Define and Enforce Centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. Authorization Policies for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) MQSeries RSA Conference The RSA Conference is a Cryptography-related conference held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The RSA Conference started in 1991 as a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security. Promenix, Inc., an enterprise application integration consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , and Tivoli(R) Systems Inc., an IBM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IBM) company, today announced a business partnership to deliver comprehensive security software for organizations using IBM MQSeries(R) business process management and information infrastructure software. Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director for MQSeries, announced today as the first secure access management software to support IBM MQSeries, will become part of Promenix's standard offering to IBM MQSeries clients seeking to minimize security risks. Tivoli SecureWay(R) Policy Director for MQSeries provides authorization, confidentiality and data integrity, through the use of encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and digital signing, in messages sent through IBM MQSeries. "Enterprises seeking to e-enable themselves require strong application integration that cannot come at the expense of security," said Vincent Cyr, president and chief executive officer, Promenix, Inc. "Our clients have found great success with IBM MQSeries, and we will recommend Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director for MQSeries to our clients that want an integrated, secure e-business infrastructure." Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director for MQSeries helps companies define and enforce centralized authorization policies for application or user-level access to IBM MQSeries resources (queues and messages on those queues). Additionally, it protects IBM MQSeries data as it flows across a public network and in the queue using public key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) technology to sign and seal IBM MQSeries messages. All of these services are provided transparently to IBM MQSeries applications, meaning that applications remain unchanged. "With our new software, Promenix can offer its IBM MQSeries clients centralized, secure access management that can bolster e-business infrastructure security," said Carl Kessler, senior vice president, Enterprise Management Solutions, Tivoli Systems Inc. "With this partnership, organizations can benefit from highly skilled consultants trained to design and develop IBM MQSeries security solutions based on Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director for MQSeries." Tivoli SecureWay software enables e-businesses to increase revenue opportunities by providing secure access for customers, prospects and business partners, optimize operational expenses through centralized single-action management, and effectively manage security threats, attacks and exposures across the entire organization. For more information about Tivoli SecureWay software, visit www.tivoli.com/security. Pricing and Availability Tivoli SecureWay Policy Director for MQSeries is currently available worldwide. Pricing is based on server configuration. About Promenix, Inc. Promenix is a privately held systems integrator that serves Fortune 500 customers and specializes in Enterprise Application Integration and e-commerce integration. Promenix consultants provide end-to-end solutions (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. from project definition and start-up to go-live and post-production support. Promenix has helped many companies through their EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. efforts using messaging-based integration brokers such as MQSeries Integrator Extensions to IBM's MQSeries from New Era of Networks, Inc., acquired by Sybase in 2001. As the predecessor to e-Biz Integrator, also developed by New Era of Networks, it adds routing and formatting to IBM's messaging transport system. . Promenix is a Premier member of IBM's PartnerWorld for Developers program and is a participant in IBM's Web Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. Initiative. For more information, call (888) 820-0244 or visit Promenix's World Wide Web site at http://www.promenix.com/. About Tivoli Systems Inc. Tivoli software manages the foundations of e-business, extending the boundaries of traditional network and systems management from the data center across the Internet, from the desktop to pervasive devices. Leading companies around the world use Tivoli software, Tivoli Ready(TM) third-party products and Tivoli Business Partner Program services to reduce the cost and complexity of managing heterogeneous IT environments. Tivoli solutions, encompassing management of security, storage, and mobile devices, are helping these organizations to create a technology infrastructure to support the next generation of business. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tivoli is an IBM (NYSE: IBM) company. Tivoli distributes its products worldwide through a network of global sales offices, systems integrators, resellers and IBM sales channels. For more information, visit www.tivoli.com. IBM, MQSeries, SecureWay, Tivoli, Tivoli Ready and WebSphere are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation or Tivoli Systems Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , other countries, or both. Promenix, and the Promenix logo are trademarks of Promenix, Inc. Other company, product, and service names may be the trademarks or service marks of others. Note to Editors: For the latest Tivoli news and event information, visit our online newsroom at www.tivoli.com/news. |
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