Positive Networks: SC Magazine Excellence Award Finalist
Success of PositivePRO™ Secure Remote Access Service Drives Nomination for Prestigious Security Industry Award Presented at RSA Conference 2007
OVERLAND PARK, KS (November 28, 2006) – Positive Networks, a leading provider of hosted/managed, secure remote access services, announced today that the company is a finalist for the 2007 SC Magazine Excellence Awards for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security.
Positive Networks’ entry will be judged by members of a panel of 17 chief information security officers. Winners will be announced in February at the official award event in San Francisco, held in conjunction with the RSA Conference 2007.
“Companies like Positive Networks demonstrate the vitality of the IT security industry,” said Illena Armstrong, SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief. ”New and innovative IT security products benefit our readers and, in turn, corporate users of security technology. The SC Awards program was created to acknowledge such achievements.”
“We are very pleased to have been selected as a finalist for the Excellence Awards from SC Magazine,” said Tim Sutton, CEO, Positive Networks. “Our industry-leading secure remote access service is fast becoming a critical alternative to big-box SSL VPN solutions. PositivePRO provides users with exceptional remote access, endpoint security, scalability and support, without the need to manage, configure or upgrade an SSL VPN appliance. It’s a solution that represents the next generation of secure remote access technology.”
The PositivePRO service features a complete remote-work platform with strong endpoint 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. Positive Networks helps organizations overcome the common challenges of providing remote access including lack of internal IT staff expertise, lack of help desk support, and burdensome upfront VPN hardware and VPN software expenses.
Positive Networks offers the most comprehensive endpoint security available including two-factor authentication, firewall protection, anti-virus, anti-spyware, and Microsoft critical updates. Innovations in PositivePRO hosted/managed service allow for continuous real-time security threat detection versus traditional one-time pre-session scans. If a security situation occurs, PositivePRO end users are segregated from the network, while they receive both automated and live support from a 24/7 support desk. Once issues are resolved, users automatically regain access to appropriate company resources with minimal hassle to a company’s IT administrators.
About SC Magazine
SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand’s portfolio includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.
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, Service Provider Weekly, Security Week, PC News Weekly, Hosting Weekly, 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.
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