PURCHASE, N.Y., May 6, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Interliant, Inc. (OTCBB:INIT) today announced that is has enhanced the security of its hosting infrastructure by deploying Security Threat Manager(tm), a network security event management solution designed by OpenService(tm), Inc. (Open). Interliant, a provider of managed infrastructure solutions, now uses Security Threat Manager to correlate 19 million daily security events in order to identify security threats.
"Interliant manages hundreds of firewalls in complex hosting environments," said Louis DiMeglio, Interliant's vice president of solutions. "It's critical that we identify threats quickly, so that we can act on them rapidly and keep our customers' servers secure. With Security Threat Manager, we'll be able to do that more efficiently and effectively."
The security solutions in Interliant's extensive hosting platform generate vast amounts of data - over 19 million reportable security events every day. The Security Threat Manager solution helps Interliant's network operations team analyze this data to correlate security events to network faults in real time, distinguish true threats from false positives, and focus on the most important security issues.
"We're very pleased with the efficiency and improved security that Open's product offers us," DiMeglio added. "As we add new customers and new solutions, tools such as Security Threat Manager allow us to rapidly scale for growth. And most importantly, these ongoing investments provide Interliant's customers with hosting platforms that incorporate the latest best-in-class technology."
About Interliant
Interliant, Inc. (OTCBB:INIT) is a provider of managed infrastructure solutions, encompassing messaging, security, and hosting plus an integrated set of professional services that differentiate and add customer value to these core solutions. The company makes it easier and more cost-effective for its customers to acquire, maintain, and manage their IT infrastructure via selective outsourcing. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, Interliant has forged strategic alliances and partnerships with the world's leading software, networking and hardware manufacturers, including Check Point Software Technologies Inc., IBM and Lotus Development Corp., Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems Inc.
For more information about Interliant, visit www.interliant.com.
Interliant is a trademark of Interliant, Inc., in the United States, other countries, or both. OpenService and Security Threat Manager are trademarks of OpenService, Inc.
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