Resonate and Viasec Partner to Provide Highly Available and Secure E-mail.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 Today, Resonate (Nasdaq:RSNT), the leading provider of Internet Services Management (iSM) solutions, and Viasec Inc., the leading provider of software for securing e-mail communications over the Internet, announced a partnership to deliver a highly secure and scalable messaging solution. The initiative combines powerful encryption and digital certificate capabilities present in Viasec's Consus(TM) Secure E-mail Gateway, with proven, sophisticated traffic management and service level control software in Resonate Central Dispatch(TM) to reinforce and extend the scalability and fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. of the Viasec solution. Resonate Central Dispatch is a key component of the Resonate iSM platform, the first and only complete solution that integrates system, application and traffic management technology to intelligently monitor and take policy-based, real-time corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or across all aspects of the infrastructure. Viasec Consus(TM) and Resonate Central Dispatch are leading solutions for a wide variety of industries including application service providers (ASPs), financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, healthcare, insurance, legal, manufacturing and supply chain. Viasec Consus is the Secure E-Mail Gateway that protects and secures e-mail sent outside of the local network via the Internet. Resonate Central Dispatch provides consistent, reliable availability and performance by enabling multiple IP-based servers clustered on a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. to act as a single, scalable and easily managed system. Through software agents resident on every server, Resonate Central Dispatch monitors a system's health and availability, then directs user requests to the server best able to maximize service levels. By integrating these leading products, customers can deploy a platform that provides a trusted mechanism for securing and managing the electronic credentials and digital signatures of business partners while providing service level control, to ensure that e-mail traffic flows at an even pace between servers. On the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises security of knowing you can send confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead during peak hours peak hours npl, peak period n → horas fpl punta peak hours peak npl → heures fpl d'affluence or de pointe without mail back-ups or server overloads is crucial to creating secure and reliable communications. "This partnership extends the scalability of our Consus(TM) e-mail privacy The protection of electronic mail from unauthorized access and inspection is known as electronic privacy. In countries with a constitutional guarantee of the secrecy of correspondence, e-mail is equated with letters and thus legally protected from all forms of eavesdropping. solution and delivers new benefits to our customers," said Art Quirk, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Sales at Viasec. He added, "As we penetrate new markets, Resonate's distributed software technology will help us deliver the highest levels of availability and ensure efficient distribution of our customer's growing volumes of e-mail traffic." "The availability and security of an e-business' e-mail system is mission-critical to success," said Karen Styres, vice president of Marketing at Resonate. "Resonate's partnership with Viasec brings two leading solutions together to provide instant assurance of a bullet-proof e-mail system." About Resonate Resonate (Nasdaq:RSNT) Internet Services Management (iSM) software and services solutions ensure maximum service levels for e-business applications and infrastructures to provide optimum user satisfaction. Resonate's iSM is the first complete solution that integrates system, application and traffic management technology to intelligently monitor and take policy-based, real-time corrective action across all aspects of the infrastructure. This unique combination of functionality ensures high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and predictable performance while offering powerful differentiated service Differentiated Service is a design pattern for business services and software, in which the service varies automatically according to the identity of the consumer and/or the context in which the service is used. level capabilities. Hundreds of customers worldwide including Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
During its time as the parent company, it was led in succession by David Rockefeller, Willard C. Butcher, and Thomas G. Labrecque. , Citibank, DoubleClick, E*TRADE, Federal Express and Johnson & Johnson, among others, rely on Resonate's patented distributed software and services for their mission-critical, e-business initiatives. Resonate is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about how Resonate is "Keeping E-Business Open for Business(TM)," visit http://www.resonate.com. About Resonate Central Dispatch(TM) Resonate Central Dispatch, key to Resonate's iSM platform, is a LAN-based traffic management solution to ensure optimal user satisfaction. It provides consistent, reliable service levels by enabling multiple IP-based servers clustered on a LAN to act as a single, easily managed system. Through software agents on every server, it monitors the system's health and availability and then directs requests to the server best able to maximize service levels. With its agents leveraging the processing power of distributed servers, Central Dispatch provides a solution that scales linearly, yet requires no feature trade-offs to accomplish maximum performance. About Viasec Founded in 1998, Viasec is a leading manufacturer of Internet security solutions. With North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters in Boston, Mass., and European headquarters in Donegal, Ireland, Viasec specializes in e-mail privacy management solutions. About Consus(TM) Consus(TM) is a server-based e-mail privacy application that protects e-mail and attachments from spying and tampering over the Internet. Consus(TM) features standards-based (S/MIME See MIME. ) interoperability, international strength encryption (DES and triple DES), and patented technology that includes a built-in certificate authority. Since no desktop installs or user training are required, rapid deployment, compliance, and centralized policy enforcement are now achievable. For a complete guide to Viasec's products and services visit http://www.viasec.com. CONTACT: John Bys, Viasec Inc., Tel: 617/248-0322, e-mail: jbys@viasec.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements that are made under the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the federal securities laws. The forward-looking statements relating to Resonate's plans to offer combined solutions with Viasec are projections and are subject to the following risks and uncertainties: Enterprises looking to manage their IP-based infrastructures may not use Resonate's iSM solution, new technology addressing the needs of such enterprises may be developed by Resonate's competitors or other third parties, and failure of enterprises to adopt Resonate's iSM solution could have a material adverse effect on Resonate's financial results. Investors are also encouraged to read the "Risk Factors" section of Resonate's prospectus of Form 424(b), and Resonate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. Resonate undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements. Note to Editors: Resonate is a registered trademark, the Resonate logo, Resonate Central Dispatch and Keeping E-Business Open for Business are trademarks of Resonate Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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