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( BW)(CA-RIVERSOFT)(RSFT.L) Jersey Telecoms wählt RiverSoft für proaktives Netzwerkmanagement; RiverSoft stellt erweiterte Managementlösungen für Jerseys IP-Netzwerk bereit
Wirtschaftsredaktion/Hightech-Autoren
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-18. Januar 2001-RiverSoft (LSE:RSFT), ein
Anbieter von IP-Netzwerkmanagementlösungen, teilte heute mit, dass das
Unternehmen von Jersey Telecoms für die Verwaltung der expandierenden
internen und externen IP-Netzwerke ausgewählt wurde. Jersey Telecoms
erwartet sich durch den Einsatz der Technologien von RiverSoft zur Erkennung
von Netzwerkkomponenten und Fehlersuche eine verbesserte Proaktivität seines
Netzbetriebszentrums, um so letztendlich einen erweiterten Kundenservice
anbieten zu können.
Jersey Telecoms wird die Lösungen von RiverSoft zunächst zur Verwaltung
seines internen Kommunikationsnetzes und IP-Service-Backbone einsetzen, das
aus Breitband-Routern, ATM-Switches und einem ADSL-Service auf Cisco
Hardware besteht. Diese Infrastruktur wurde vorher mit den Produkten
SiteScope von Freshwater und CiscoWorks 2000 verwaltet. Jersey Telecoms wird
diese Produkte weiterhin nutzen und sie mit RiverSoft in eine noch
umfassendere Lösung für sein Netzwerkmanagement integrieren.
Jersey Telecoms hat kürzlich das erste von zwei neuen
Co-location-Zentren eröffnet, in denen RiverSoft die Kundeneinrichtungen
verwalten wird. Die Technologie von RiverSoft wird ein weiterer Anreiz für
die Kunden von Jersey Telecoms sein, ihre Netzwerkeinrichtungen in diesen
neuen Zentren anzusiedeln.
"RiverSoft bietet nicht nur ausgezeichnete IP-Network Discovery, sondern
auch eine leicht zu handhabende Benutzeroberfläche mit übersichtlicher
grafischer Darstellung des Netzwerks", sagte Ted Hefford, Leiter der
Abteilung Breitband bei Jersey Telecoms. "Mit dieser umfassenden
Sichtbarmachung der Netzwerke und dem Root Cause-Fehlermanagement von
RiverSoft können sowohl wir als auch unsere Kunden getrost darauf vertrauen,
die Ausfallzeiten des IP-Netzwerks erheblich zu reduzieren und damit
gleichzeitig die Verfügbarkeit und Betriebseffizienz des Netzwerks unserer
Insel zu erhöhen."
"Die Service Provider stehen heute vor der Herausforderung, den Kunden
eine hohe Dienstverfügbarkeit zu garantieren und gleichzeitig mit den
ständig expandierenden Netzwerkinfrastrukturen Schritt zu halten", sagte
Mark Rivington, Marketingdirektor Europa bei RiverSoft. "RiverSofts
Netzmanagementmethode durchbricht diese Komplexität und stellt ein
Automatisierungs- und Aktualitätsniveau zur Verfügung, das den Anbietern von
geschäftskritischen Netzwerkdiensten einen riesigen Vorteil bietet."
Über Jersey Telecoms
Der erste Telefondienst der Insel Jersey wurde 1895 eingeführt; seit
1923 werden die Telekommunikationssysteme der Insel von Jersey Telecoms
ständig weiterentwickelt und halten dem Vergleich mit den Systemen der
fortgeschrittensten Länder der westlichen Welt stand. Innerhalb der letzten
zehn Jahre wurden 63 Millionen Pfund investiert, um die Insel mit einem
modernen Netzwerk hoher Qualität auszustatten. Weitere Ausgaben von bis zu
77 Millionen Pfund sind für die nächsten fünf Jahre geplant.
Das vollständig digitale Vermittlungsnetz von Jersey Telecoms auf der
Insel ist hochmodern und nutzt die neuesten Technologien, die regelmäßig
aktualisiert werden, um sicherzustellen, dass Jersey mit den Standards und
neuen Serviceleistungen Schritt hält. Die digitalen Verbindungen erreichen
die Kundenstandorte über ein ausgedehntes Glasfasernetz; über dieses Netz
laufen auch die Verbindungen zu den System X-Vermittlungen oder der Zugang
zum hochentwickelten Lokalnetz (LAN). Das supermoderne SDH-System
(Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) unterstützt das Backbone für die
Verbindungsleitungen und die Unterseekabel, die Jersey mit der Außenwelt
verbinden.
Das JT GSM-Mobilnetz hat derzeit mehr als 44.000 lokale Kunden (bei
einer Bevölkerung von fast 90.000) und ist mit mehr als 100 ausländischen
Netzen verbunden. Neben der Standardtelefonie stehen auch alle wesentlichen
Dienste wie ISDN, Centrex, Digital Private Circuits, Telex, Fax & Data,
Voicemail und Paging der Bevölkerung der Insel zur Verfügung. Das JT
GSM-Netz unterstützt mobile Dienste für Fax und Daten sowie Short Messaging
Service (Textnachrichten) und Prepaid-Mobilfunk.
Jersey Telecoms stellt einige Internetdienste auf der Insel bereit, die
mit dem JT Internet Backbone Service verknüpft sind, einer vollständig
elastischen hochtechnologischen Verbindung zum Internet.
High-Speed-Internetzugang unter Nutzung der neuesten ADSL-Technologie
(Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Loop) wurde im Herbst eingeführt, noch
bevor BT diesen Dienst anbot.
Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.jerseytelecoms.com.
Über RiverSoft
RiverSoft stellt fortgeschrittene Lösungen für IP-Netzwerkmanagement zur
Verfügung, die eigens konzipiert sind, um sich der schnellen
Weiterentwicklung der heutigen IP-Netzwerke anzupassen. Zu den Kunden und
Partnern von RiverSoft zählen die Deutsche Bank, Hewlett-Packard, Intel
Corporation, Level 3 Communications und Siemens NSL. Informationen über
RiverSoft und ihre Netzwerklösungen finden Sie im Internet unter
www.riversoft.com.
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KONTAKT: RiverSoft
Mark Rivington, +44 (0) 20 7385 6100
mark.rivington@riversoft.com
oder
Banner PR
Debby Penton/Judith Schunke, +44 (0) 20 7349 2200
riversoft@b1.com
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BW2161 JAN 22,2001 5:02 PACIFIC 08:02 EASTERN
( BW)(CA-YIPES-COMMUNICATIONS) Yipes Unveils Uniquely Scalable Managed Firewall Service; Yipes WALL Delivers Fully-Managed Perimeter Security to Enhance Its High-Speed Internet Service Offering
Business Editors & Technology Writers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001--Yipes Communications, Inc., the defining provider of managed optical IP
networks, today introduced Yipes WALL, a uniquely scalable, managed firewall service offered with Yipes` high-speed Internet service.
Yipes WALL provides highly affordable perimeter security and protection against attacks launched from the Internet. It is a
fully-managed firewall solution, which includes equipment, configuration, implementation, customer and on-site support, 24x7 monitoring
and reporting. It also gives users extensive control and flexibility through a secure, Web-based customer-care portal.
"No organization can afford to ignore network security, yet it is a complex undertaking that places a heavy burden on already strained IT
departments," said Kevin Mitchell, Directing Analyst of Service Provider Networks with Infonetics Research. "A managed security service,
with state-of-the-art firewall protection and intelligent human monitoring, is the most effective way for many companies to protect their vital
information assets while keeping costs to a minimum. Yipes WALL protects vulnerable networks with impressive security features and the
scalability to match its high-performance Internet service."
Yipes` managed optical IP networks deliver an unmatched combination of speed, simplicity and flexibility, using the pervasive and
familiar Ethernet interface. Yipes services include Yipes MAN (LAN-to-LAN service between business locations) and Yipes NET
(high-speed Internet service), both scalable on demand from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps, in 1 Mbps increments. Businesses can also connect sites
across the country at customer-selected speeds using Yipes WAN, a wide area network service. With Yipes` Just-In-Time
Bandwidth(SM), customers get the service they need, when they need it.
Yipes has partnered with best-of-breed Internet security providers to deliver Yipes WALL. Internet security appliances from NetScreen
Technologies, Inc., which offer high-performance, scalable security, will be used as customer firewall equipment. Riptech, Inc., the leading
managed security services provider, will work with Yipes to provide monitoring and management of customer firewalls. Yipes WALL
customers will benefit from Riptech`s advanced monitoring technology, which identifies true security threats amid large volumes of security
device data. Riptech security analysts review the data in real-time and help Yipes WALL customers maintain the highest level of security.
Yipes WALL customers have access to their security information at all times through a secure Internet interface.
Computer security has become a critical business requirement in an age of hackers, computer espionage and information sabotage. In a
survey of large corporations and public agencies last year, the San Francisco-based Computer Security Institute found that 90 percent of
respondents detected computer security breaches within the last 12 months and 74 percent admitted financial losses. Losses averaged $1
million at each of the 273 organizations that were willing and able to quantify the damage.
Customer-centric service
Three different packages of Yipes WALL are now available:
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Yipes WALL Basic includes management of basic firewall services.
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Yipes WALL Enhanced includes management and live monitoring of higher-bandwidth firewalls.
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Yipes WALL High Availability includes management and live monitoring of two high-speed firewalls in a redundant configuration.
As with all Yipes offerings, Yipes WALL users access a suite of industry-leading customer services through their Web-based Yipes
Care service portal. Yipes WALL includes online firewall reporting, Web-based security recommendations from live analysts and secure
Web-based configuration management. Customers also receive service level agreements which guarantee response times for firewall policy
changes.
"Yipes WALL relieves the burden placed on customers to understand the complexity of Internet security," said Ron Young, Yipes
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. "We are excited about being able to offer our customers the highest levels of Internet security
within our uniquely scalable gigabit network."
Yipes currently serves 20 markets across the country. Its customers include Fortune 1000 companies, ISPs and ASPs, Web-based
businesses, software developers, law firms, major medical facilities, universities, financial institutions, school districts and government
agencies.
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BW2438 JAN 22,2001 6:50 PACIFIC 09:50 EASTERN
( BW)(VA-RIPTECH) Riptech Announces Partnership to Provide Yipes` Customers With 24x7 Managed Security Services
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001--
Yipes WALL Adds Riptech`s Real-Time Information Protection to Yipes` High-Speed Internet Service; Riptech`s Scalable and Easily
Integrated Security Platform to Benefit Yipes WALL Customers
Riptech, Inc.(TM), the premier managed security services provider, today announced a partnership with Yipes Communications, Inc.,
the defining provider of scalable bandwidth on demand. The partnership enables Yipes to complement its core high-speed Internet business
with Riptech`s security monitoring and management services. Under the agreement, Riptech will be the exclusive provider of 24x7
management and monitoring for Yipes` new managed firewall offering, Yipes WALL.
Riptech`s proprietary technology platform allows Yipes WALL customers to maintain strong information security protection through
real-time monitoring and management. Yipes WALL customers use a secure co-branded Internet interface to view security activities
associated with their firewall, including Riptech analyst recommendations. Riptech offers the only technology capable of processing large
volumes of network security data to separate security threats from false positives in real-time, with nearly limitless scalability.
"We believe that the market will respond very favorably to secured high-speed network access through the new Yipes offering,
complemented by Riptech`s security monitoring and management services," said Elad Yoran, co-founder, executive vice-president and
CFO at Riptech, Inc. "Our partnership with Yipes underscores how Riptech`s flexible and scalable security solution integrates ideally with
Yipes` equally scalable optical IP networks."
"We have responded to our customer requirements by integrating Riptech`s leading technology platform, which offers the greatest level
of network vigilance and security expertise," said Ron Young, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Yipes. "Partnering with Riptech is
the latest example of our commitment to support quickly expanding customer expectations in this dynamic market."
Riptech`s technology platform can be rapidly integrated with offerings from ISPs, MSPs, data centers, and other partners to deliver
best-of-breed solutions to customers, increase marketplace differentiation and drive brand awareness. Riptech supports best-of-breed
firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and other security devices to offer a comprehensive
security solution. The Riptech platform combines proprietary device monitoring with around-the-clock analysis from Riptech security
professionals to deliver real-time information security intelligence. By aggregating and analyzing vast amounts of security data through its
proprietary technology, Riptech`s Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts quickly identify and defend against potential intrusion or
other malicious activity. The result is immediate security intelligence that combines early warning detection with the agility to protect
networks against potential attacks and emerging vulnerabilities. The managed security delivery model enables customers to access leading
security solutions and incident analysis without assuming additional in-house expertise or management requirements.
About Yipes
Yipes is the defining provider of managed optical IP networks. Yipes leverages the elegance of native Ethernet technology to provide
Just-In-Time Bandwidth(SM) that is smoothly and quickly scalable from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps (in 1 Mbps increments), enabling the next
generation of Internet services. Yipes` highly affordable services, currently available in 20 markets coast-to-coast, include Yipes MAN
(metro area networking), Yipes WAN (wide area networking) and Yipes NET (high-speed Internet access). Yipes is building the first
Application-Aware Network(SM), which will empower customers to manage bandwidth and quality of service on a real-time,
application-specific basis. Yipes has received $265 million in funding from more than 20 investors including Norwest Venture Partners,
New Enterprise Associates (NEA), The Sprout Group/DLJ, Charter Growth Capital, J.P. Morgan Partners, BancBoston Capital, Soros
Private Equity Partners and Intel Capital. The company is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.yipes.com.
About Riptech
Riptech, Inc., the premier security services provider, protects clients through advanced outsourced security monitoring and professional
services. Riptech`s unique technology platform provides real-time information protection through around-the-clock monitoring, analysis, and
response. Riptech offers the only technology capable of processing large volumes of network security data to separate real security threats
from false positives in real-time, with nearly limitless scalability. Additionally, Riptech`s Security Professional Services (SPS) group provides
security policy development, assessment and auditing, penetration testing, incident forensics, and response. Riptech security specialists have
secured hundreds of organizations including Fortune 500 companies, emerging e-Businesses, and federal agencies. Founded in 1998 by
former Department of Defense security professionals and market experts, Riptech is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with offices in
San Jose, California, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Riptech and the Riptech logo are trademarks or service marks of Riptech, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Riptech
by
O`Keeffe & Company, Inc.
Alex Wallace, 703/883-9000 ext. 103
awallace@okeeffeco.com
or
Heather Hosick, 703/883-9000, ext. 118
hhosick@okeeffeco.com
KEYWORD: VIRGINIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERNET SOFTWARE
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