Stonesoft Included in Latest Enterprise Network Firewall Magic Quadrant.ATLANTA -- Stonesoft Corp. (HEX: SFT SFT Statens Forurensningstilsyn (Norwegian Pollution Control Authority) SFT System Fault Tolerance SFT Shaft SFT Secure File Transfer SFT School Food Trust (UK) SFT Societe Francaise des Traducteurs 1V), the leading innovator in network security and secure, optimized resilient connectivity, today announced that Gartner has included the company in its June 5, 2006 "Magic Quadrant The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. It is designed to provide an unbiased qualitative analysis of a “markets’ direction, maturity, and participants. for Enterprise Network Firewalls, 1H06" by Greg Young Gregory James "Greg" Young (born April 25, 1983 in Doncaster, England), is an English footballer who currently plays for the Conference National team Halifax Town. His position is Defender. and John Pescatore. The report acknowledges that the network perimeter has become more complex but has far from disappeared. It goes on to state that, "Trends in both threats and enterprise technology are forcing firewalls to evolve." "We consider our continued inclusion in the Enterprise Network Firewall quadrant by Gartner confirmation of Stonesoft's vision, direction, and success in providing enterprises with integrated network security and business continuity," said IIkka Hiidenheimo, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Stonesoft Corp. "Enterprise customers 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. innovation, integration, and the lowest overall cost of ownership. Stonesoft has the right product road map and customer focus in place to continue to meet the network security needs for distributed enterprises." Last month Stonesoft announced the next-generation of its award-winning StoneGate Platform (see, http://www.stonesoft.com/press/Press_Releases/English/7394.html). The new features of the platform are designed to reduce risks associated with moving confidential data, voice and video traffic over the Internet, providing protection of investment by securing a company's data and, by extension, its reputation. The new features also facilitate more efficient incident management and remediation through greater manageability and usability. Magic Quadrant Disclaimer The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendor's measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or
fitness for a particular purpose.
About Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity. Stonesoft is a global company focused on enterprise level customers requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity with low TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. , best price-to-performance ratio, and highest ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . The StoneGate(TM) Platform unifies firewall, 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. and IPS, blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a unified and centrally managed system for distributed enterprises. Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation has corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland; Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia; and Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com. |
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