GLESEC's Launches SMB - Small to Medium Business Offering with Check Point to Include Turnkey and Cost-Effective Information Security Protection

September 13, 2006; 07:51 AM
GLESEC announced the launch of its SMB (Small to Medium Business) Division with the introduction of a new Internet security solution including the Safe@Office Internet security platform from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. at its core. This offering is to include a combination of products and services in order to provide a turnkey security solution to small and medium-size companies.

This solution includes perimeter security, including firewall and Intrusion Prevention technologies (IPS), content security (gateway anti-virus and URL filtering) and an optional integrated wireless access point makes it ideal for home-offices and small offices.

The security challenges facing companies today, such as threats, vulnerabilities and the application of security best practices and risk-management, do not differ based upon the size of an organization. However, smaller organizations may not have the resources to implement all the countermeasures available to large organizations. The GLESEC SMB Service is meant to address this disparity in resources while still supporting the needs of all organizations.

"GLESEC's strength has always been in supporting medium-to-large organizations' information security needs in the U.S. and internationally. This experience is now being applied to smaller organizations which face the same security threats as large organizations," said Sergio Heker, GLESEC's chief executive officer.

The GLESEC SMB program will provide clients with options for selecting the type of Safe@Office system that meets their needs and two servicing options, one with GLESEC's SSP (or Security Support Program) and the other with GLESEC's MSS (or Managed Security Service).

Both the SSP and the MSS services provide clients with the advantages of outsourcing at different levels depending on the structure of their business operations. This flexibility is important to GLESEC clients who are located across the Americas. Clients receive Web access to the management systems as well as detailed security reports with analysis of the security activities on a monthly basis.

Check Point's Safe@Office line of security appliances offer the power of Check Point's renowned enterprise technologies tailored to meet the needs of SMBs. The all-in-one UTM solution is a single platform for protection against today's most malicious threats, including viruses, spyware and more.

"Partners like GLESEC are increasingly valuable to our end-users said Jonathon Harris, director of sales for Check Point's consumer and small business division. "Attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated while also becoming more stealth, and a hand-on reseller like GLESEC can provide a customized solution to both protect an SMB and help them optimize their network for employee productivity. We are excited about the launch of their new program and look forward to supporting their efforts."

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, consumer Internet security and VPN markets. Through its NGX platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and additional consumer security solutions are among the highest rated in the industry today, proactively protecting millions of people from hackers, spyware, viruses and identity theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.

About GLESEC(R)

GLESEC is a privately-held Corporation with world-wide headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey and operations in the US and in Latin America. The business of GLESEC is delivering e-security products and services in the US as well as internationally. The clients of GLESEC are medium to large organizations operating in one or various markets. GLESEC specializes in information security solutions justified by risk-management methodology. This is executed using state-of-the-art technologies and best-of-breed services to address the most business and security demanding needs providing clients with a strategic and tactical IT security partner that can help them now and into the future as their needs evolve. GLESEC Technology Partners include the leaders in each segment of information security from firewalls to intrusion prevention and from content security to identity management. GLESEC services range from security assessments to the application of GLESEC's proprietary security architecture to the design and implementation of security solutions and their on-going support and servicing. For more information contact info@glesec.com or web site: www.glesec.com.

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