Stonesoft Introduces Unequalled Flexibility for Network Security in High Capacity Networks

Business Wire, Feb 5, 2008

Easily Insertable Clustering Technology Allows MSPs and Large Organizations to Increase Network Security Capacity While Protecting Existing Investments

ATLANTA -- Stonesoft, an innovative provider of integrated network security and resilient connectivity solutions, introduces a new StoneGate security solution for high capacity networks. StoneGate IPS-6100 and FW-5100 appliances offer managed service providers (MSPs) and large organizations high performance, cost-efficiency and unrivalled flexibility. With the innovative, easily insertable clustering functionalities, organizations can easily increase their network security capacity while protecting existing investments.

MSPs and large organizations face continued and rapidly growing demand for increased network capacity and improved performance. In order to meet these requirements efficiently, organizations need network infrastructure that is more flexible than ever before.

StoneGate IPS-6100 and FW-5100 provide robust layered security, high availability and unrivalled flexibility for demanding high capacity network environments. The easily insertable clustering technologies allow organizations to add new appliances and capacity to the security cluster, thereby extending the lifetime of the product investment and encouraging reuse of existing appliances. The result is significant cost savings and improved sustainability.

"We are familiar with the industry requirements and challenges MSPs and enterprises struggle with to remain competitive and secure their information flow. Our new StoneGate IPS-6100 and FW-5100 have been designed to help them meet high capacity requirements with unrivalled flexibility and cost-efficiency," said Katriina Maanoja, Product Marketing Manager at Stonesoft. "MSPs and large enterprises need to have flexible networks that scale as their capacity demands grow and allow them to protect their investments. With our easily insertable clustering technology, organizations can flexibly expand their capacity and reuse existing solutions, without the need for costly investments or complicated configurations."

The new StoneGate IPS-6100 intrusion prevention system offers enterprise level inspection for demanding high capacity environments. With 4 Gbps throughput, separate sensor and analyzer components and highly available inline serial clusters, the solution is optimized for the needs of MSPs and large organizations.

The StoneGate FW-5100 provides high performance in perimeter defense. As 10 Gbps optical technologies become more common even in server and storage applications, StoneGate FW-5100 provides an optimized solution with 10 Gbps throughput and a 10 Gbps optical interface.

Both StoneGate IPS-6100 and StoneGate FW-5100 can be managed with StoneGate Management Center, providing enhanced ease of use and a comprehensive view over network security.

Availability

StoneGate FW-5100 with 10 Gbps interface and IPS-6100 are currently available for shipping.

About Stonesoft Corporation

Stonesoft Corporation (OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of distributed organizations. Stonesoft customers include enterprises with growing business needs requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity.

StoneGate[TM] Secure Connectivity Solution unifies firewall, VPN, IPS and SSL VPN blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a centrally managed system. The key benefits of StoneGate Secure Connectivity Solution include low TCO, excellent price-performance ratio and high ROI.

StoneGate Management Center provides unified management for StoneGate Firewall with VPN, IPS and SSL VPN. StoneGate Firewall and IPS work together to provide intelligent defense throughout the enterprise network while StoneGate SSL VPN provides enhanced security for mobile and remote use.

Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com.