StoneGate™ Firewall and VPN now available for IBM® eServer® iSeries servers

Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V), an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, today announced that its StoneGate™ Firewall and VPN is now available for IBM® eServer® iSeries servers.

StoneGate for iSeries is the only internal enterprise firewall and VPN available for iSeries servers today. Consolidated iSeries servers provide organizations with the ability to run virtual networks and multiple servers located inside one physical machine. Having firewalls inside the virtual network environment is the key to increased security. StoneGate helps customers consolidate servers securely while reducing IT complexity and cost.

“We are very proud to deliver the internal firewall and VPN for IBM iSeries server,” said Jorma Turunen, CEO of Stonesoft Corp. “Having a broad security solution offering for the eServer family is a major strength for Stonesoft, and it deepens our cooperation with IBM to bring the most secure environment for our customers.”

"Stonesoft ’s Linux based firewall on the iSeries server can help customers simplify their IT environment,” said Jane Cox, ISV Manager, IBM EMEA eServer iSeries. “StoneGate offers another level of infrastructure security to iSeries customers."

With support previously announced for zSeries mainframes and xSeries Intel®-compatible servers, StoneGate offers broad support for enterprise firewall and VPN on IBM eServers. IBM customers can now take advantage of this broad support through StoneGate’s product to address diverse firewall/VPN requirements needs.

Stonesoft's StoneGate High Availability Firewall and VPN solution is an award-winning product, having achieved recognition and/or certification by independent reviews, test labs, and industry-recognized organizations. For example, StoneGate is a Common Criteria and ICSA Labs certified high availability firewall and VPN. Stonesoft has a satisfied customer base with over 10.000 licenses sold worldwide.

"We are excited to include Stonesoft as part of the MSI solution set for iSeries," said Kevin Fratzke, Vice President of iSeries Solutions for MSI Systems Integrators. "The rich functionality of the StoneGate Firewall and VPN products provides a scalable solution that is ideal for integrated system environments."

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