Stonesoft expands operations to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Partnership agreements with leading system integrators
Helsinki, Finland -29 March, 2010 - Stonesoft, a provider of proven, innovative
network security solutions, today announced it has signed partnership agreements
with four leading Saudi-Arabian system integrators and is in the process to
established a representative office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during
spring 2010.
Stonesoft has signed partnership agreements with four leading Saudi-Arabian
system integrators: Saudi Business Machines Ltd., Dar Beta Information
Technology, Al Moammar Information Systems Co., and GIZA Arabia. The partners
have a strong focus on ICT and especially network security as well as an
established customer base consisting of organizations operating in the verticals
that are important to Stonesoft; government, finance, telecom operators, oil and
gas industry.
"Dar Beta Information Technology is very pleased to cooperate with Stonesoft. We
have a strong customer base with leading organizations who have extremely high
demands on network security. I am happy that with StoneGate network security
solutions we can help them secure their networks and expand their business
successfully", said Zaker Al Bakri, General Manager -Saudi Arabia, Dar Beta
Information Technology.
"Stonesoft has been continuously investing and expanding its operations in the
Emerging Markets, so establishing a presence in the KSA is a logical step for
us. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a lot of natural resources and is currently
in a dynamic development phase for TCP/IP usage", said Kim Fagernäs, Vice
President, EMEA and APAC at Stonesoft.
The Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia has an E-Government program, which is part of many
initiatives and projects adopted by the government to achieve sustained growth
and development. The objectives of the program include providing better and more
easy-to-use services for individual and business customers, increasing return on
investment (ROI) and as providing the required information in timely and highly
accurate fashion. "This is exactly where our StoneGate network security
solutions can help," Mr. Fagernäs continues.
"Saudi Arabian organizations are expanding their IT investments to meet the
growing demands on their networks. Security threats are continuously increasing
and businesses require reliable TCP/IP connections. Stonesoft's patented link
load balancing technology together with efficient centralized management offers
true always-on connectivity with lowest cost for proactive control of network
security", said Hamid Boughazi, Area Manager, Middle East and Africa, Stonesoft.
About Stonesoft
Stonesoft Corporation (NASDAQ OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of
integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of
distributed organizations. Stonesoft customers include enterprises with growing
business needs requiring advanced network security and always-on business
connectivity.
StoneGate(TM) Secure Connectivity Solution unifies firewall, VPN, IPS and SSL
VPN
network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into
a unified and centrally managed system. The key benefits of the StoneGate
solution include low TCO, excellent price-performance ratio and high ROI. The
StoneGate Virtual Security Solutions
both virtual and physical network environments.
StoneGate Management Center
provides unified management for StoneGate Firewall with VPN
SSL VPN.
StoneGate Firewall and IPS work together to provide intelligent defense all over
the enterprise network while StoneGate SSL VPN provides enhanced security for
mobile and remote use.
Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with corporate
headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com
the corporate blog http://stoneblog.stonesoft.com
For more details, please contact:
Kim Fagernäs
Vice President, EMEA and APAC
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. +358 9 476 711
E-mail:kim.fagernas(at)stonesoft.com
Hamid Boughazi
Area Manager, Middle East and Africa
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. : +213 661508629/+971 50 2651765
E-mail.hamid.boughazi(at)stonesoft.com
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