Internet access: GTE announces three new PKI consulting solutions for organizations moving business communication to the Internet. Tailored security solutions reduce business risks and vulnerabilities - GTE CyberTrust, Public Key Infrastructure technology - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Jan 18, 1999

GTE CyberTrust, the most experienced provider of security solutions for businesses, Monday announced three additions to the SecureNET family of Professional Services offerings. These new security offerings provide organizations with consulting on how to best use Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to support identification, authentication, authorization, confidentiality, non-repudiation, and integrity for sensitive business processes.

Developed for organizations looking to open their systems to the Internet, corporate intranets, and extranets, the offerings provide customers with the highest level of security. "Our new SecureNET offerings allow businesses to compete in the new web-enabled marketplace by improving their ability to protect vital information assets and effectively manage any security breaches," said Adam Lipson, Director, Professional Services. "These new PKI solutions will enable organizations to safely and securely transact business through the Internet to improve market position and drive down the cost of sales." As one of the original developers of PKI technologies and as an organization with years of practical PKI architecture and application experience, GTE Professional Services is uniquely qualified to deliver innovative solutions to customers who require complex PKIs to meet their infrastructure challenges. The additional SecureNET PKI consulting services now available are: PKI Needs Assessment - Reviews an organization's business structure and identifies processes that can benefit from the use of Internet, intranet, and extranet technologies. The assessment will identify PKI technology solutions that will support the migration of these processes to Internet-based opportunities. PKI Architecture and Design -- Reviews an organizations' business processes, analyzes the business objectives and current processes and develops an architecture, a design and the policies and procedures that will implement an appropriate PKI. Consultants review and update existing policy and procedure documentation or develop new policies and design a comprehensive security solution. PKI Planning & Implementation - Implements the PKI solution through a carefully designed planning and implementation process. For additional information on the SecureNET family of offering and the Professional Services organization, contact GTE Internetworking at 617/873-5589, at gtei-ncp@bbn.com or at http://www.bbn.com.products/profsvcs. CyberTrust, a business unit of GTE Internetworking, is the most experienced provider of products and services for secure electronic commerce, including certification authority (CA) products and services and comprehensive network and security consulting for small companies and large businesses. The CyberTrust organization comprises an elite group of network and security consultants, system planners, and project managers. Having worked at the company that has designed and operated some of the largest and most secure computer networks in the world, Professional Services consultants help organizations to reduce costs, manage risk and reduce the time it takes to install and optimize corporate networks. GTE Internetworking, a unit of GTE Corporation offers customers, from consumers to Fortune 500 companies, a full spectrum of integrated Internet services using IP networking technologies. GTE Internetworking delivers complete network solutions, including dial-up and dedicated Internet access, high-performance Web hosting, managed Internet security, network management, systems integration, and Web-based application development for integrating the Internet into business operations. GTE Internetworking draws upon its expertise in funded research and development of advanced technologies, including satellite networks, packet radio networks, multi-gigabit routers, network and information security, and speech recognition, and GTE's strong existing telecommunications services, including local and long distance, wireless, paging, video, and Internet. GTE is one the world's largest telecommunications companies and a leading provider of integrated voice, video and data services. More information about GTE Internetworking and GTE Corp. can be found on the Internet at http://www.gte.com.