Service Provider Weekly and Hosting Week Magazines Honors Positive Networks’ PositivePRO with “Editor’s Choice Awards”
PositivePRO™ Hosted, Managed SSL VPN Service Ideal for Enterprises Who Want Enterprise Grade Remote Access, But Who Don’t Want to Buy an Expensive VPN Appliance
OVERLAND PARK, KS (July 24, 2006) – Positive Networks, a provider of industry-leading hosted managed remote access and endpoint security solution, received “Editor’s Choice Awards” from Service Provider Weekly and Hosting Week Magazine, published by Possibility Media, for the company’s PositivePRO hosted managed secure remote access service. PositivePRO earned five-star ratings in product reviews published in both magazines.
PositivePRO is a complete managed service for secure remote access for an organization’s remote and mobile employees. Authorized end users can use PositivePRO to securely connect to their organization’s network and Intranet resources from any location where they can access the Internet. PositivePRO is particularly ideal as a component of any organization’s disaster planning platform, providing secure access to remote employees if a natural disaster, biohazard, or terrorism makes getting to the office physically impossible.
PositivePRO connections can be set up in advance of disaster striking or on the fly, in a matter of hours. PositivePRO serves as an extension of support from corporate IT managers and CIOs as a corporate productivity service.
“PositivePRO is an ideal solution for organizations that need secure remote access but don’t want the expense of buying, configuring and managing a VPN appliance,” said Ken Durham, editor of Network Technology. “PositivePRO represents a new breed of services that make securely accessing business-critical data easy, safe and efficient.”
“PositivePRO continues to demonstrate its category-leadership through the large number of industry awards it has received since the beginning of the year,” said Michael Yim, vice president of marketing, Positive Networks. “We continue to record new customers in a variety of industries from entertainment, to education, to healthcare and manufacturing. PositivePRO is the clear alternative to SSL VPN appliances.”
The PositivePRO service provides a complete remote work platform with strong end-point security. It is developed for use with company-owned laptops, home PCs, other remote devices that can be remotely accessed by client-based access, Web-based access, and/or remote desktop control.
About Positive Networks
Positive Networks is the leading provider of hosted VPN and endpoint security services. Its flagship service, PositivePRO, combines a client-based VPN, a clientless, Web-based SSL VPN, and remote desktop control into a single remote access service that scales to support thousands of users. With no hardware to install, PositivePRO is simple to implement and can provide complete remote access endpoint security control in 24 hours or less. PositivePRO’s easy-to-manage subscription model includes critical end-point security features like antivirus protection, anti-spyware protection, personal firewall protection, patch management and authentication to secure remote desktops and laptops. Site-to-Site VPN solutions are also available.
Positive Networks was awarded “Best-in-Class” Managed SSL VPN Service Provider for SMBs by Stratecast Partners and an AlwaysON AO100 selection. PositivePRO is a 2006 IT Week Magazine’s, Network Technology and WebWeek Magazine’s “Editor’s Choice selection, and an Info Security Product Guide Product Excellence Award winner for Best SSL VPN Managed Service. For more information, please call toll-free 877-932-8671 or visit www.positivenetworks.com.
About Possibility Media
Possibility Media, publishers of Hosting Week Magazine and Service Provider Weekly, provides readers with the latest news, reviews, product information, opinion and trends to technology. Both magazines are published in an all digital format that is well-designed and easy-to-read. In addition, these publications publish profiles and features on the people and products that shape the technology industry. For more information, go to www.spweekly.com and www.hostingweekmag.com
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