Stonesoft – secure information flow

By Stonesoft Corporation

Stonesoft Corporation (NASDAQ OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of distributed organizations. Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Stonesoft is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the symbol SFT1V.

Stonesoft has four main market areas: Americas (USA, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil), Europe (Nordic countries, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Benelux), Emerging Markets (Russia, North Africa and Middle East) and APAC (Thailand, India, and China). 

Stonesoft customers

Stonesoft has customers in more than 60 countries worldwide, including Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises with growing business needs requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity.

The StoneGate solutions address security challenges faced by organizations in the following sectors: finance, telecommunications, IT services, legal services, media, public sector, transportation, logistics, construction, hospitality, education, energy, Insurance, healthcare, and retail.

Some of Stonesoft's public reference customers: Realex, Commerzbank International, DZ Bank Luxemburg, Banque LB Lux, SEB Private Bank, Bank of America, Banque de France, Transunion, Deutsche Bank, Banque de France, Bank Pime, Swisscom Mobile, Fastweb, Vodaphone/SI.Mobil, Telefonica, Wanadoo, DoubleClick, NetCom, Cegedim, Jouve, Commerce Media, eGesso, ProPlus, Xerox, Astech, First European Transfer Agent, Red Folder, The Province of Avellino, The Finnish Defense Forces, European Union, United Nation´s World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis (November 2005), Secrétariat Général du Counseil, Dundee City Council, Universidad la Salle, RWTH Aachen (Center for Computing and Communication), Jiangmen Education Network System, Grant Joint Union High School, DeLonghi, Hamburg Süd, Worldwide Logistics, Cosco Container Lines, Plaza Construction Company, Gicsa, Alma Media, Sanoma WSOY, Hola, Susman Godfrey L.L.P, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Posadas, Porter Novelli, Brink´s France, North Cheshire Hospitals Trust, Medic Alert, Maxigas, AGL Resources.

StoneGate solutions

StoneGate^TM secure connectivity solution unifies firewall, VPN, IPS, and SSL VPN blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a unified and centrally managed system.

StoneGate Firewall/VPN creates a protective perimeter around the corporate network, prevents attacks and secures the information flow. StoneGate VPN is the ideal solution for connecting offices spread around the globe requiring always-on connectivity.  With the possibility to utilize multiple parallel IPS connections simultaneously, StoneGate solution secures both the availability and integrity of office-to-office connections. It offers a safely encrypted, highly available, capacity flexible and cost-effective connectivity solution.

StoneGate Multi-Link^TM allows the use of several independent ISP connections within the same VPN tunnel, enabling truly reliable Internet connection at an affordable price.

StoneGate Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) protects the internal network and vulnerable servers, stopping attacks before damage occurs.

StoneGate SSL VPN offers secure remote access. It is a VPN solution that can be used with a standard Web browser. Contrary to the traditional IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) VPN, SSL VPN does not require the installation of specialized client software on the end user device.

StoneGate SSL VPN provides employees with enormous flexibility to access the network securely from any location, at any time, and with any Web-enabled device such as a laptop, PDA or mobile phone. The applications can include e-mail, intranet, extranet, client/server applications, VoIP, terminal services, and much more.

The key benefits of StoneGate secure connectivity solution include low total cost of ownership (TCO), excellent price-performance ratio and high return on investment (ROI).

Centralized management brings costs savings

The StoneGate Management Center offers comprehensive real-time monitoring, administration and reporting on the security activities from every corner of the network.

StoneGate provides a true effective centralized management platform that delivers immediate significant operational efficiencies and cost savings. Centralized management minimizes the time needed to complete tasks and reduces the need for redundant tasks. Together with the intelligent workflow of StoneGate, this improves work efficiency and reduces the possibility of human errors.

Network security in physical and virtual environments

Stonesoft has been among the first to introduce new products to VMware virtual environments to respond to the rapidly increasing demand of virtualization of IT infrastructure.

The StoneGate Virtual Security Solutions protect the network and ensure business continuity in both virtual and physical network environments. Both solutions, like all StoneGate appliances, can be centrally managed with the StoneGate Management Center, which eliminates barriers, limitations and security compromises between virtual and physical networks. The security of virtual environments has attracted a great deal of interest among our customers and this interest is expected to turn into demand during 2009.

StoneGate Virtual Firewall/VPN and Virtual IPS have received the VMware certification and Stonesoft is a member of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) and VMsafe technology programs.

Securing the information flow of remote offices

Available as an integral part of the new StoneGate FW-310 firewall appliance, StoneGate UTM protects corporate networks from multiple threats and secures the mission critical information flow of even the most remote offices.

The StoneGate UTM solution offers comprehensive protection against inbound and outbound attacks. It adds yet another layer of protection to the security system, providing anti-virus checking for Web traffic and e-mail in the local firewall and protecting remote office clients against contamination. With StoneGate UTM, direct Internet access, free Webmail usage and unpatched remote office systems no longer pose security threats to organizations.

StoneGate 5.0 offers new solutions for MSSPs

In April 2009, Stonesoft will introduce the new StoneGate 5.0 with Customer Domains, new Web Portal and third-party product monitoring. The new features support the business of MSSPs and the administration of distributed organizations, making network security management easier and more efficient than ever before.

The new features of StoneGate 5.0 are the most remarkable in the history of the company, introducing a new era of network security management and bringing out the key strengths of StoneGate solutions: flexibility, cost-efficiency, and unparalleled usability.

Industry acknowledgements and certifications

Stonesoft has received numerous industry acknowledgements and certifications, including ICSA Labs Network IPS Certification, ICSA Labs Firewall Certification, VPN Consortium Certifications, RSA Secured, Common Criteria, EL4+, Section 508 Accessibility, and FIPS 140-2.

The leading independent information technology research company Gartner, Inc. positioned Stonesoft in the "Challengers" Quadrant in its latest Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls research report on network security vendors.

Stonesoft is one of a select few vendors who have achieved and retained the ICSA Labs Network IPS Certification for network-based intrusion prevention systems.

A strong history of innovations

Stonesoft places a strong emphasis on innovative research and development and on protecting its inventions. The focus is on developing both new and existing high-availability network security solutions with unparalleled efficiency and ease of use. Stonesoft has been an innovative player in the network security market since the introduction of the StoneBeat high-availability solution in 1996.

Stonesoft was the first company to provide firewall/VPN high-availability solutions, firewall/VPN clustering solutions, ISP multi-homing solutions and Multi-Link VPN solutions to the market.

Stonesoft has a strong patent portfolio with 20 granted patents in the US and 18 in Europe and nearly 20 patent applications pending.

What our customers say about StoneGate

"StoneGate provided the most immediate ROI and the lowest total cost of ownership, all while addressing AIT's needs for resilient connectivity and improving our network from a unified management system perspective." Mr. Dan Chesler, Network Administrator for AIT Worldwide Logistics

"The beauty of the Stonesoft solution is that it provided everything we needed, for an affordable price, and it ticks along quite nicely! The solution is very robust so the maintenance and running costs remain low. Over the five years we have used the solution it has been very cost-effective and has delivered excellent return on investment." Michael Robertson, Director, Commerce Media

"The results were significant from the start and met our needs, on top of that, adding centralized administration management reduced costs. In the future, we do not exclude upgrading our infrastructure and calling on Stonesoft once more to help us improve our performance and services." Frédéric Callard, Networks and Security Manager, Cegedim

"We chose Stonesoft not only for its cutting-edge technology, but also for its in-depth knowledge of the security needs of a company such as ours. This knowledge has solved and alleviated many of the problems we suffered from previously." Jordi Simón, Head of Information Systems, Bankpime

"Stonesoft technology allowed us to integrate a highly available unified, yet scalable security platform, combining uninterrupted protection and business continuity, with all the different systems previously used by the Province." Renato Maglio, Information Systems Manager, Province of Avellino, Italia 

"StoneGate's performance has enabled us to provide our customers with a complete availability level and component redundancy for hosting platform." Philippe Allouche, Hosting Provider Manager, Jouve, Franc

For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com.

Contact details:
Stonesoft Corporation International Headquarters
Itälahdenkatu 22 A Fl-0021O Helsinki, Finland
T: +358 9 4767 11, F: +358 9 4767 1234