Go back

Press and Analyst contact:
Ted Dupont
Phone : 732-652-5241
E-mail: tdupont@netilla.com

Netilla Networks Partners with WholeSecurity to Demonstrate SSL VPN Solution with On-Demand Endpoint Security

Companies Showcase Complementary Solutions For Providing Secure Remote Access While Eliminating Eavesdropping And Other Backdoor Threats from PCs Outside Enterprise Control
 


 
           
 

INFOSECURITY 2003 - NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 8, 2003 - Netilla© Networks, Inc., a leading provider of SSL VPN and secure application access management solutions, today announced at the InfoSecurity 2003 Conference and Expo the company has entered into a technology partnership with WholeSecurity, a leading provider of on-demand endpoint security solutions. Executives from Netilla and WholeSecurity will be on hand in Netilla's booth (#146) to demonstrate their solutions for enabling enterprises to reap the benefits of SSL VPNs for remote users while proactively protecting themselves from backdoor worms, eavesdropping and other threats on remote PCs beyond enterprise control.

The demos at InfoSecurity will showcase how customers benefit from combining the Netilla Security Platform SSL VPN appliance and WholeSecurity's Confidence Online Ô endpoint security software. Jointly, these solutions enable enterprises to dynamically provision trust-based access to network resources to remote users while providing automatic "Zero Hour" protection against backdoor threats, including Trojan horses and worms such as Blaster and SoBig.

"One of the greatest challenges facing IT managers today is extending network resources to the 'nomadic fringe' of remote users without compromising network integrity," said Bryan Bain, vice president of marketing and corporate development at Netilla Networks. "Our work with WholeSecurity combines Netilla's enterprise security enforcement policies with an industry-leading endpoint security solution that guarantees a PC's trusted state before connecting to the network."

WholeSecurity has been working with Netilla since the Netilla dynaTRUST initiative for enterprise policy enforcement and secure application access management was announced in October. WholeSecurity is expected to shortly become a member of the Netilla dynaTRUST Alliance partner program, which will certify interoperability between both companies' products. The companies are also partnering on a range of sales and marketing activities for 2004.

"What we're showing here with Netilla is remote access with a padlock on it," said Scott Olson, senior vice president of marketing at WholeSecurity. "Until now, IT managers have been reluctant to give employees the productivity benefits of remote access because of concerns about malicious code infiltrating the network from PCs outside the company's control. Netilla secures the network; WholeSecurity secures the PC. Because Netilla and WholeSecurity both provide on-demand, clientless deployment, our products complement each other well - and reduce the total cost of ownership for truly secure remote access."

The Netilla Security Platform enables companies to securely extend their enterprise networks to any authorized user via standard Web browsers. The Netilla Security Platform combines three secure application access modes: browser-based access to client-server applications (Windows, UNIX, Linux or mainframe), Web-based and Intranet applications, and network-layer access via the Netilla Virtual Adapter that allows PC-based applications to exchange data with central servers through an SSL tunnel. Netilla's dynaTRUST operating system enforces enterprise security policies and provisions trust-based access to network resources on the basis of four key variables: a user's identity, entitlements, environment and client integrity.

Confidence Online's on-demand, behavioral-based software provides "zero-hour" protection against backdoor threats on employee and consumer PCs. Unlike signature-based technologies, Confidence Online does not require PC owners to depend on software patches and other reactive solutions to detect, quarantine and destroy malicious code on their computers. While Confidence Online offers protection for computers accessing the network via a traditional LAN, it also responds to the emerging security needs of companies adopting remote access technologies like web-based e-mail, intranet portals, and VPNs. Confidence Online delivers the anytime, anywhere security required to protect sensitive corporate data from electronic theft by automatically and transparently extending the security perimeter to endpoint computers - even those that are unmanaged - and safeguarding against eavesdropping and remote control threats.

 
 
 

About WholeSecurity

Austin, TX-based WholeSecurity is the first company to deliver on-demand endpoint security for organizations' remote users anytime, anywhere. WholeSecurity's on-demand, behavioral-based Confidence Online© software automatically detects and prevents electronic theft without requiring users to install or update protection. If the software finds a threat, such as a Trojan horse, it is terminated before personal or corporate information can be stolen. Confidence Online protects employees by extending secure remote access implementations, and it protects consumers from online identity theft at e-commerce sites. Please visit http://www.wholesecurity.com/ to learn more.

About Netilla Networks
Netilla Networks, Inc. is the premier global provider of enterprise-class secure remote access and application access management solutions. The Netilla family of SSL VPN appliances gives organizations the power to make their mission-critical applications and resources instantly available to employees and trusted partners anywhere via standard Web browsers, while safeguarding internal networks. Netilla’s dynaTRUST policy-enforcement operating system provisions dynamic trust-based access to network resources on the basis of four key variables: a user’s identity, entitlements, environment and client integrity. Compared to traditional VPN technologies, the Netilla Security Platform is a versatile, simple and quick-to-deploy solution that lowers the total cost of remote access security management. Netilla’s products are available through a worldwide network of value-added resellers. Netilla can be reached at www.netilla.com.

Press and Analyst contact:

Netilla
Ted Dupont
Phone :( 732)-652-5241
E-mail: tdupont@netilla.com