FORT LEE, N.J., May 30, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Whale Communications(r) today announced that global minerals supply company IMERYS has selected Whale's e-Gap(r) Remote Access Appliance to provide its 4,000 employees secure access to key corporate applications from any web browser.
IMERYS is a world leader in the supply of specialty minerals, pigments for paper, building materials and refractories and abrasives. It needed to provide its executives and employees with secure remote access to key applications, including email, ERP and portal applications and terminal services via Citrix MetaFrame(r). IMERYS is headquartered in France and has offices in 36 countries around the world.
"We searched for more than a year for a secure way to provide remote access to iNotes. We actually tried three different reverse proxy solutions recommended by IBM, but nothing worked and we were under a self-imposed deadline that was approaching," said Georgia-based Dave Bailey, Senior Consultant - IMERYS Global IT. "It wasn't until we discovered Whale's e-Gap Remote Access Appliance that we had any success. It was amazing. We actually had the whole thing up and running within hours and it didn't even require us to make any changes to our 30-plus Domino servers."
Enterprises worldwide are using Whale's award-winning SSL VPN products to deliver remote access to corporate applications without jeopardizing the network's security or compromising the information being accessed. Whale's e-Gap products are cost-effective and easy to manage alternatives to traditional IPSec VPNs. Unlike an IPSec VPN, the e-Gap Remote Access Appliance is a clientless solution, enabling access from any browser.
IMERYS has since extended the applications it is rolling out for remote access to include ERP for reporting, a corporate portal to access finance, human resource and legal applications among others and terminal services through Citrix MetaFrame.
"Whale's SSL VPN has really met our needs and exceeded our expectations," said Bailey. "It was important for us to provide convenient access and what is more convenient than being able to get what you need from any browser? It was critical for us to make certain that this was done securely and Whale's appliance with its Air Gap technology and stringent application-level checks ensures that this is the case. We know that no matter where we access our data from we are protected."
Whale's e-Gap SSL VPN appliances are the only SSL VPNs secure enough to provide true anywhere access. The solution is designed to ensure that any residue, such as attachments and cookies, the user may have unintentionally left behind on a public browser is wiped away. The solutions not only protect the information being accessed but also the enterprise's LAN.
"In today's market, enterprises are constantly looking for ways to leverage their existing infrastructures for a better ROI," said Vicki Kuo, Whale's Vice President of Sales. "It is gratifying to be able to help enterprises like IMERYS leverage their current architectures to increase employee productivity."
For more information on IMERYS particular deployment, please join Dave Bailey, along with Stratecast Partners, senior analyst, Michael Suby, in a web cast on June 3 when they will discuss SSL VPN technology. To register for the web cast go to www.whalecommunications.com/webcast.
About Whale Communications:
Whale Communications, the leading SSL VPN vendor, is enabling enterprises to provide employees and partners secure access to corporate data and applications from any web browser. Its award-winning solutions have been securing enterprises worldwide since it was founded in 1998. Privately held, Whale is funded by prominent venture firms and industry leaders, including Goldman Sachs, Soros Private Equity Partners and the BRM Group, the founding investor of Check Point Software Technologies. The company is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and has international offices in Israel and Germany.
Whale Communications, e-Gap, Whale and the Whale logo are trademarks of Whale Communications Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. For more information about Whale visit: www.whalecommunications.com.
About IMERYS:
The world leader in adding value to minerals, IMERYS is active in 36 countries through approximately 290 industrial and commercial sites. The Group achieves almost 3 billion Euros in annual sales. The Group mines and processes minerals from reserves of rare qualities in order to develop solutions that improve its customers' product performance and manufacturing efficiency. IMERYS products have a large number of applications in everyday life, including construction, personal care products, paper, plastic, ceramics and telecommunications. http://www.imerys.com