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AlgoSec Expands International Reach Through Partnership With Leading Spanish Distributor Afina
Afina to Deliver AlgoSec Firewall Operations and Security Risk Management Solutions to Customers Across Spain and Portugal
| Source: AlgoSec
RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - September 30, 2009) - AlgoSec,
the leading provider of Firewall Operations and Security Risk Management
solutions, today announced that the company has signed a strategic
partnership with international distributor of Internet and Intranet
solutions, Afina, to increase the AlgoSec presence among leading
enterprises across Spain and Portugal.
Madrid-based Afina focuses on providing security, Internet infrastructure,
information technology and connectivity systems to technology and
telecommunications companies across Europe and the Americas. Afina joins
an AlgoSec global partner network of solution providers, distributors,
resellers and security consultants and auditors that provides enterprises
with superior operational efficiency through unparalleled analysis and
intelligence into their firewall, router and VPN configurations.
"This is a great fit for AlgoSec as we look to continue our strong growth
in Iberia. Afina's success as one of the region's top technology solution
providers gives us an incredibly strong platform in the area, and it is one
that is made even more promising considering their focus on providing
best-in-class security solutions," said Bruno Weinberger, VP of EMEA for
AlgoSec. "We have great expectations for this partnership and look forward
to working with Afina to bring our unique firewall management solutions to
companies that want and need to reduce risk and increase IT operational
efficiency."
AlgoSec technology solutions intelligently automate the audit, analysis,
and lifecycle management of complex multi-firewall, multi-vendor security
environments. The AlgoSec
Firewall Analyzer (AFA) and FireFlow products provide an unparalleled combination of optimized operations,
risk, compliance and change management technologies. FireFlow is built on
AlgoSec Analytics technology that provides unprecedented analysis of
firewalls, routers and VPNs and is the first solution to automate the
entire life cycle of network security policy change requests from
submission through audit.
In addition, AlgoSec solutions provide turnkey solutions for compliance
with Basel II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and SOX. AlgoSec technology supports all
major enterprise platforms including: Check Point (FireWall-1 and
Provider-1 on Solaris, Nokia, SecurePlatform, Alteon, Crossbeam and
Windows), Cisco firewalls (PIX, ASA and FWSM), Cisco routers and Juniper
Netscreen and many additional vendors.
"With the addition of AlgoSec solutions to our catalog we further
strengthen our offerings in the field of security management and continue
our strategy of offering our customers the very latest technologies to best
fit their changing needs," said Fernando Pascual, CEO of Afina Iberia.
About Afina
Afina is a multinational value-added distributor that provides
comprehensive and complete solutions for businesses and organizations of
all sizes to take full advantage of IT. Afina markets the most advanced
solutions for firms such as Check Point, F5, Fortinet, VMware and others
who are prominent in the areas of security, IP and Virtualization
Infrastructure & Data Centers. It also has a range of professional
services, among which are support and subscription services and a complete
range of training on the latest technologies. Afina is an authorized
training center for many manufacturer distributors. The company is
headquartered in Madrid with offices in Barcelona, Portugal, France, USA,
Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Peru and
Morocco.
About AlgoSec
AlgoSec is the leading provider of Firewall Operations and Security Risk
Management solutions. AlgoSec's® exclusive technology is optimized for
enterprises, MSPs, auditors and consultants to quantifiably increase their
operational effectiveness. More than 300 leading organizations such as
Cisco, BP, Visa, Nokia, IBM, Vodafone, NASDAQ, KPMG, E&Y, Deloitte, and PwC
have selected AlgoSec's products -- AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer and
FireFlow™ -- to intelligently automate what where traditionally manual,
time- and labor-intensive tasks surrounding firewall, router and VPN
management. This translates to significant cost savings and greater output
for organizations without increasing headcount. AlgoSec also allows IT
organizations to get more from their current infrastructures by extending
the lifespan of existing security devices.