System iNetwork

July 2009

July 27, 2009 3:52 PM

Product/Vendor News Roundup for the Security and Availability Beats

Even though business slows down a bit in the summer, I've still received a few newsy items from some IBM i security and availability companies . . .

Vision Solutions Announces Addition of New Partners Throughout Latin America

Vision Solutions, a high availability and disaster recovery solutions provider in IBM's Power Systems markets, recently formalized partner agreements with several leading distributors to distribute its software in Mexico, Central America, and South America. These include Avnet Technology Solutions and SISA of Colombia, South America.

"The potential for opportunity and growth throughout this part of the world is tremendous," says Miguel Flis, vice president of sales for Vision Solutions. "The number of companies searching for a reliable high availability solution at an affordable price is significant, and we're delighted to have experienced and established organizations such as Avnet Technology Solutions and SISA in this valuable marketplace."

Patrick Townsend Security Solutions Names New CEO

Patrick Townsend Security Solutions (PTSS) has hired John Earl as its president and CEO. Patrick Townsend, founder and current president, will immediately assume the role of chairman of the board and chief technology officer. John Earl has nearly 30 years of experience in the IBM mid-range market. He cofounded the PowerTech Group and was most recently vice president and chief technology officer of the Seattle-based technology company. In addition to his duties at PowerTech, Earl is a widely recognized System i (AS/400) security expert, serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for security with the COMMON user group, and is a former COMMON board member. Regarding his new position, Earl says, "I'm excited to join a company with such a strong foundation in encryption and data privacy solutions. . . . Now, we see tremendous opportunity for growth as we move toward introducing the new Encryption Key Manager solution to market."

Raz-Lee Security Experts Provide Free Guidance to Italian Enterprises on Implementation of New Data Security Regulation

Raz-Lee Security, a supplier of information security solutions for IBM i, has launched an educational venture to help Italian enterprises understand and implement the new amendments to the Italian Privacy Code 196/2003, concerning system administrators' role in companies' data security. The new legislation specifies procedures for data protection, including technical and administrative measures which companies are required to implement. It holds IT departments directly responsible for user access and actions relating to companies' information systems.

Raz-Lee has been holding free seminars explaining the requirements of the new legislation and how to implement it on System i. The sessions are conducted by Raz-Lee System i Security experts residing in Italy, who also provide ongoing technical support to Raz-Lee's Italian customers.

Raz-Lee Security Partners with nuBridges to Provide Advanced Encryption & Tokenization Solutions

Raz-Lee Security announces that it has partnered with nuBridges Inc., to sell nuBridges Protect, an encryption, tokenization, and key management solution, to customers in Israel.

Kim Addington, nuBridges chief marketing officer, says, "We're looking forward to working with Raz-Lee in Israel to help organizations achieve optimal data security and more easily comply with data security mandates and privacy laws."

Shmuel Zailer, Raz-Lee Security CEO, adds, "We've built an international business on providing a breadth of security solutions for enterprise IT. . . . With nuBridges Protect, our customers will enjoy the benefits of an all-inclusive PCI-DSS compliance solution, complete with encryption and tokenization."

--Linda Harty, executive editor & security/availability/networking/connectivity editor

Posted by lharty on July 27, 2009 at 3:52 PM | Comments (0)

July 13, 2009 4:22 PM

Partnership Brings Encryption to Security Solution

Safestone announces a business partnership with nuBridges that expands Safestone's security offerings and provides its customers with tools for meeting compliance standards for mandates such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and HIPAA. Safestone says that nuBridges Protect augments Safestone's DetectIT Security Solutions with strong encryption, unified encryption key management, and universal format-preserving tokenization to help enterprises meet data security mandates.

Safestone recently released a complimentary assessment tool that assists organizations preparing to meet PCI DSS audit requirements. With the addition of nuBridges Protect to its solution offerings, Safestone can address IBM i data encryption needs specific to PCI DSS. Terry Heath, Safestone COO, says, "With nuBridges Protect, we can now provide our customers with a comprehensive way to encrypt data as it moves across networks and also address a specific PCI DSS requirement."

—Linda Harty, executive editor & availability/security/networking/connectivity editor

Posted by lharty on July 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM | Comments (0)