Zone Labs Joins the Cisco AVVID Partner Program; ZoneAlarm Pro Complements Cisco's SAFE Security Blueprint With Robust Personal Firewall Technology for Remote Network Connections.Business & High Tech Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001 Zone Labs, Inc. today announced that it has joined the Cisco AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data (Architecture for Voice and Video Integrated Data) Partner Program as a security and virtual private network (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. ) solutions member. Through membership in the Cisco AVVID partner program, Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm Pro 2.6 has been tested and verified to be interoperable with the Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Series (version 3.0) and Cisco VPN Client. This combined solution provides robust endpoint security for enterprise customers and complements Cisco's SAFE security blueprint. The SAFE security blueprint protects Cisco AVVID networks with strategically placed security technologies that mitigate threats throughout the e-Business infrastructure. The Cisco AVVID Partner Program is an interoperability testing and co-marketing program enabling leading product and services firms to deploy innovative e-Business solutions. The program provides enterprise customers with Cisco AVVID Partner products and services that have been tested and verified to interoperate with Cisco network technology. ZoneAlarm Pro software, which has been downloaded more than 14 million times and has received multiple industry honors, delivers manageable security features like desktop firewall, intrusion blocking See IDS. , and application control to every endpoint PC across an extended enterprise. Remote PCs accessing the corporate network, whether through a VPN or via dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. , are particularly susceptible to Internet-borne threats such as Trojan horses It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome.
"Network security breaches are on the rise, and one of the most vulnerable links is the offsite PC accessing the enterprise," said Gregor Freund, co-founder and chief executive officer of Zone Labs. "Zone Labs is committed to working with Cisco to provide powerful sets of tools for securing the enterprise. The combination of ZoneAlarm Pro with the encryption and authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. power of industry-leading VPN solutions, such as the Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Series, forms a robust network and endpoint security solution for safe and secure remote computing." "Zone Labs and Cisco share a common goal of delivering secure, end-to-end network solutions," said Greg Mayfield, manager of market and business development at Cisco. "As a member of the Cisco AVVID Partner Program, Zone Labs provides a powerful desktop security solution that strengthens client PCs throughout an organization. The ZoneAlarm Pro product complements and interoperates with our award-winning Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator series, delivering enhanced security to companies with users who regularly access the network from remote locations." Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm Pro complements Cisco SAFE -- a flexible, modular dynamic blueprint for security and VPN networks -- by securing the last threat to the corporate network: the endpoint PC. Zone Labs and Cisco are also working closely to integrate their endpoint security and VPN technologies in future products designed to optimize and strengthen security in the enterprise. Zone Labs' 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. products, ZoneAlarm Pro and ZoneAlarm continue to gain a strong following in the industry. ZoneAlarm Pro earned an `Editors Choice' designation from PC Magazine in both 2000 and 2001, a `Best Security Product' award from PC World as well as other accolades. About Zone Labs Inc. Zone Labs Inc. is a leading creator of Internet security solutions. Zone Labs produces patented TrueVector(TM) technology, the software platform on which the company builds its award-winning security solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprises and service providers. Zone Labs' product line includes the award-winning ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro Internet security utilities which millions of PC users have downloaded, making them the de facto standards Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, . Zone Labs Integrity, also built on the TrueVector platform, provides 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. security for the extended enterprise with a complete set of 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. security and Internet usage management tools. Founded in 1997, Zone Labs is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , USA. Strategic investors in Zone Labs include noted security luminary John McAfee John McAfee (born September 1945) is a computer programmer and founder of McAfee. He was one the first people to design anti-virus software and the first to develop a virus scanner. He was born in England and raised in Salem, Virginia. , founder of McAfee Software, EastWest VentureGroup, Intel Capital, Oxford Bioscience Partners and Pacific Venture Group. For more information, please contact Zone Labs at 415-341-8200 or visit www.zonelabs.com. Note to Editors: TrueVector, ZoneAlarm, the Zone Labs logo and Zone Labs Integrity are trademarks of Zone Labs Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ZoneAlarm Pro also has received a WinList Award from the editors of WinMag.com, a "Best Security Product" award from the editors of PC World as well as an Editors Choice from PC Magazine in both 2000 and 2001. ZoneAlarm was awarded a CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Editors Choice Award, a Home Office Computing Gold award, as well as a Best Buy Award and World Class Award from the editors of PC World in both 2000 and 2001. |
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