Blade Fusion IP-X 100 Multi-Bladed Security Appliance Achieves 'Secured by Check Point' Certification
December 15 2003 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Blade Fusion IP-X 100 Multi-Bladed Security Appliance Achieves
'Secured by Check Point' Certification Blade Fusion's
Multi-Functional and Highly Available Multi-Bladed Security
Appliance Seamlessly Integrates with Check Point VPN-1 Pro FAIRFAX,
Va., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blade Fusion Technologies,
Ltd., today announced that its IP-X 100 multi-bladed security
appliance achieved OPSEC(TM) (Open Platform for Security) "Secured
by Check Point" certification from Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet.
OPSEC "Secured by Check Point" certification denotes that the IP-X
100 has been formally tested and confirmed to seamlessly integrate
with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1(R) Pro(TM) software that
secures nine of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies. The Blade Fusion
IP-X 100 provides transparent high-availability at all system
levels and for all elements (hardware, network, operating system
and applications). Servicing and upgrades are easier and safer with
true hot-swap capabilities. Also, Blade Fusion's IP-X 100 delivers
better overall quality while reducing costs in comparison to
alternative security solutions manually assembled from multiple
individual appliances, servers and switches. "Blade Fusions' IP-X
100 in combination with Check Point's VPN-1 Pro offers our mutual
customers a cost-effective, efficient enterprise security
solution," said Amir Barnea, CEO of Blade Fusion Technologies Ltd.
"In just a few minutes of set-up time, customers benefit from a
secure solution that offers high availability, superior
performance, warranties and support." "We are pleased to see Blade
Fusion's IP-X 100 seamlessly integrate with our market-leading
Check Point VPN-1 Pro and achieve "Secured by Check Point"
certification," said Upesh Patel, director, business development
for Check Point Software Technologies. "Through the integration, IT
administrators can benefit from a cost-effective, scalable
multi-bladed security appliance that delivers robust security and
efficient policy configuration and management from Check Point."
About Blade Fusion Technologies Founded in early 2001, Blade Fusion
develops and markets innovative Multi-Bladed Security Gateways.
Blade Fusion's IP-X platforms eliminate the necessity for expensive
proprietary hardware and uniquely enable the 'fusion' of mission
critical best of breed security applications on top of industry
leading blade servers. Blade Fusion IP-X delivers better overall
quality while reducing the total cost of ownership of enterprise
security gateway solutions as compared with alternative security
solutions manually assembled from multiple individual appliances,
servers and switches. The company's headquarters are located in
Tel-Aviv, Israel with U.S offices located in Fairfax, VA. Blade
Fusion is backed by Tamir Fishman Ventures -- one of the largest
venture capital groups in Israel. visit http://www.bladefusion.com/
About Check Point's OPSECOPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the
industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 350
partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of
best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that
support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products
that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee
integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance
program information, including partner and product listings, the
freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and
evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit
http://www.opsec.com/ . DATASOURCE: Blade Fusion Technologies, Ltd.
CONTACT: Media - Yair Granek, VP U.S Operations of Blade Fusion
Technologies, Ltd., +1-702-573-6961, Web site:
http://www.opsec.com/ http://www.bladefusion.com/
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