Internet Security Systems Recognized as a Market Leader in META Group's Evaluation of Network Intrusion Control Systems
April 06 2005 - 8:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
Internet Security Systems Recognized as a Market Leader in META
Group's Evaluation of Network Intrusion Control Systems ~ ISS
Receives High Marks Throughout Report; Company's Proventia ESP
Strategy Mirrors Trends Identified By META Group ~ ATLANTA, April 6
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS)
(NASDAQ:ISSX) is a market leader for Network Intrusion Control
systems according to META Group's METAspectrum(SM) report. META
Group (NASDAQ:METG) is a leading provider of information technology
(IT) research, advisory services, and strategic consulting. The new
METAspectrum evaluation provides an objective assessment of
companies providing network intrusion control systems. Network
intrusion control systems act as Intrusion Detection Systems and
Intrusion Prevention Systems. They are designed to filter network
streams to identify malicious traffic. Traffic is considered
malicious if it is designed to harm the enterprise or has no
business value. A network intrusion control system is designed to
stop traffic that is attempting to exploit vulnerabilities. ISS
received impressive scores for both presence and performance in the
METAspectrum analysis. META Group analysts highlighted ISS' broad
portfolio of related security products, which provide an integrated
view of threats and vulnerabilities. ISS' comprehensive service
offerings around both technology and process, experienced security
technology research and development staff and the ISS partner
program and world-wide partner network were also noted as
strengths. META Group concluded that "ISS Proventia appliances are
a sound solution to detect and block intrusions in global 2000
enterprises." "Recognition as a market leader by META Group further
highlights ISS' continued success in extending its market
leadership in delivering a complete enterprise platform for
preemptive security," said Chris Rouland, chief technology officer
at ISS. "In the face of a growing onslaught of sophisticated
threats, global 2000 organizations choose ISS based on a lineage of
strong products and services, Support Center Practices certified
support and the unmatched research of the company's X-Force
research and development team." META Group analysts note that the
leading Network Intrusion Control offerings are part of a portfolio
of security products with a multi-tier architecture that is
scalable for large deployments. ISS unveiled its Proventia(R)
Enterprise Security Platform (ESP) in 2004, combining continuous
vulnerability assessment and threat prevention under centralized
management to deliver preemptive security, tightly integrated with
existing enterprise IT operations. Proventia ESP focuses equally on
both security vulnerabilities and emerging attacks such as spyware
and new worms. By immediately shielding security vulnerabilities
across an entire IT infrastructure - network, servers, desktops,
remote offices and remote points - every network device and IT
asset remains protected before attacks are released. "In an
evolving market, enterprise IT departments need well-balanced,
critical third party analysis of vendors and their offerings to
make the best decisions for their organization," said Paul Proctor,
vice president at META Group. "This METAspectrum is designed to be
an easily understood tool that addresses the breadth of selection
criteria used by enterprise IT." About METAspectrum META Group's
METAspectrum(SM) methodology provides a framework for evaluating or
selecting an appropriate IT vendor or product, simplifies the
decision process, and enables more effective technology
investments. META Group's research efforts, which adhere to the
company's commitment to objectivity, are conducted independently,
based on industry best-practice methodologies and subject to the
highest levels of review by META Group's research community. To
learn more about METAspectrum, visit metagroup.com/metaspectrum or
call 800-945-META. About Internet Security Systems, Inc. Internet
Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) is the trusted expert to global
enterprises and world governments, providing products and services
that protect against Internet threats. An established world leader
in security since 1994, ISS delivers proven cost efficiencies and
reduces regulatory and business risk across the enterprise. ISS
products and services are based on the proactive security
intelligence conducted by ISS' X-Force(R) research and development
team - the unequivocal world authority in vulnerability and threat
research. Headquartered in Atlanta, Internet Security Systems has
additional operations throughout the Americas, Asia, Australia,
Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit the
Internet Security Systems Web site at http://www.iss.net/ or call
800-776-2362. Internet Security Systems is a trademark, and X-Force
and Proventia are registered trademarks, of Internet Security
Systems, Inc. All other companies and products mentioned are
trademarks and property of their respective owners.
METAspectrum(SM) market evaluations and results are the sole
property of META Group, Inc. Permission to use the results requires
prior written approval from META Group and should not be deemed an
endorsement of any company or product. DATASOURCE: Internet
Security Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Kathryn Quigley of Internet
Security Systems, Inc., +1-404-236-3691, or , or Ryan Eddy of
McGrath-Power Public Relations, +1-408-727-0351, or Web site:
http://www.iss.net/
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