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Acton, Mass. – April 20, 2005 – eIQnetworks™, Inc.
(www.eIQnetworks.com),
a pioneer of comprehensive security and systems management
solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Global Data
Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Security and Network
Solutions for Healthcare, Financial, and Government
Industries, has joined the eIQ’s newly-launched “Powered By
eIQnetworks” Advantage MSSP Partner Program and is leveraging
Network Security Analyzer as the backbone to its comprehensive
security event management and regulatory compliance services
offering. GDS is using NSA to help their managed services
customers deal with increasing intrusion and virus attacks,
security breaches, and Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, HIPAA and FIMSA
regulatory compliance needs.
Global Data Systems (GDS) provides managed security services
for the small- to mid-sized business enterprise and recently
has extended its expertise to serve health care organizations,
commercial banks, regional banks and credit unions. This
client-base is among the most highly-scrutinized by regulatory
compliance mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, and HIPAA.
They are also most attractive and vulnerable to security
threats and breaches. Partnering with eIQnetworks enables GDS
to provide comprehensive, proactive and preemptive security
and compliance management services with a cost-effective
award-winning SEM solution – Network Security Analyzer.
“It’s no longer enough to provide best-in-class network
security products to manage our customers’ security
requirements. Our customers need clear, concise and actionable
information to help them, not just raise awareness of security
breaches, but mitigate them and ultimately eliminate them,
while meeting stringent regulatory compliance requirements,”
said Joe Young, president and chief executive officer, Global
Data Systems. “eIQ Advantage MSSP Partner Program provides us
with a structured, consistent vehicle to broadly deliver a
compelling, viable and valuable managed security service
offering. With eIQ, we’re not simply alerting our customers of
a problem, we’re able to present them with a comprehensive
threat assessment complete with actionable information to
better protect their enterprise assets, and deliver processes
and tools to comply with regulatory compliances such as GLBA,
Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.”
“GDS’ mission represents our industry’s biggest and most
visible challenge; protecting people’s personal healthcare
records and financial identity information while meeting the
stringent requirements of federal compliance regulations,”
said Vijay Basani, chief executive officer of eIQnetworks. “By
closely partnering with eIQ, GDS is able to provide the high
caliber, depth and breadth of managed security services to all
of its customers, from the smallest neighborhood banks to the
largest Fortune 500 companies in the industry.”
Leveraging eIQnetworks Network Security Analyzer enables GDS
to offer the following new value added services:
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Monitoring and Alerting - Monitor and alert on security
event data across all customer devices in real-time, and
identify security breaches including viruses, intrusions,
attacks, port activity, rule violations, denied/allowed
traffic, protocol activity and more.
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Forensic Analysis – deliver on demand post-incident
forensics and investigative analysis by reconstructing the
time line of an attack or activity by a particular source or
employee. It assists Auditors in verifying an organizations’
regulatory compliance using ad-hoc search capability.
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Reporting - Using Co-branded reporting portal to
deliver new revenue generating services such as on-demand and
customized reporting services to meet each customer unique
security reporting requirements.
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Regulatory Compliance - Provide comprehensive and
automated compliance reports, Security Event Monitoring,
correlated alerting, and forensics analysis to meet compliance
with government regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA,
HIPAA and FISMA.
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Log Management – Automatically collect, correlate,
compress, encrypt and archive log data from each customer’s
devices to help them meet regulatory compliance requirements
as well as for historical analysis.
About the “Powered By eIQnetworks” Advantage MSSP Partner
Program
The 3 tier eIQ Advantage MSSP Partner Program (Platinum, Gold
and Silver) empowers partners with extensive, customizable
information delivery vehicles with award-winning security
management solutions. MSSPs can deliver log management,
compliance analysis and reporting, security event monitoring
and alerting, forensics analysis and reporting services. Key
program elements include:
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Out of the Box Co-branded, client-facing portals (“Powered
by eIQnetworks” Program) – Allows customers to logon to
MSSP’s portals to gain access to security event and compliance
reporting services;
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‘Pay as you go’ Program - MSSPs can add new customers
without large upfront commitment;
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Flexible payment program – Qualified MSSPs can pay on a
monthly, quarterly or onetime basis, thus avoiding large
upfront capital requirement;
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Volume and channel discounts – significant discounts
makes it easy and affordable to offer new value added services
to end customers;
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Free training through periodic and ongoing partner Webinars;
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Market Development and Co-marketing funds – MSSPs can
qualify for co-marketing and market development funds; -
Partner extranet sites;
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Sales and support assistance – eIQ sales and support
teams will work with MSSP partner teams to facilitate
relationships and communication with customers.
About eIQnetworks
Founded in 2001, eIQnetworks is an award-winning provider of
Security and Systems Management Solutions that deliver
security-critical forensics, archiving, correlation, alerting,
risk analysis, reporting as well as real-time event monitoring
for information security professionals in multiple industries
worldwide. The Company’s products are used in more than 50
countries around the world and are currently deployed in over
1200 companies and government agencies, including LL Bean,
Hess, Sprint, Avaya, MCI, Malaysia Telecom, Fujitsu,
Fiberlink, Vigilar, Norlight, Hitachi, New England Patriots,
Harvard University, Yellow Pages.com, Boston.com, FCC, US
Army, US Navy, Wachovia, Citibank, HP, ADP, Bertelsmann, UBS,
KPMG and many more. eIQnetworks’ solutions are available
worldwide through an extensive, global distributor network.
For additional information, visit
www.eIQnetworks.com or call 1-877-LOGS R US.
About Global Data Systems
Founded in 1991, Global Data Systems, Inc. (GDS) is a leading
provider of Security and Network Solutions. The Company’s core
expertise surrounds the development, Implementation, and
support of technological solutions. As such the company has
created processes in three distinct areas of the IT value
chain – Consulting, Technology Solutions, and Sustainment
Services. Within the Consulting Services segment GDS provides
organizations an accurate gauge of their security posture and
network infrastructure architecture. GDS implements many
Security-Based and Network-Based technology solutions and has
vast expertise and certifications with leading manufacturers
such as Microsoft, Cisco, Computer Associates, eIQnetworks,
Fortinet, and Silverback Technologies. Completing the IT value
chain is the sustainment services GDS provides. The Company’s
Network Operations Center (NOC) allows real time support of
its customer critical systems, infrastructure, and security
controls. Through the NOC GDS can provide support services
instantly and with lower costs. GDS primarily focuses on
regulated industries such Healthcare, Finance, State/Local
Government, and organizations effected by Sarbanes-Oxley. For
more information please call (888) 849-6818 or visit
www.GDSConnect.com.
eIQ Press Contact:
Mariah Torpey
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
781-418-2404
eIQ@daviesmurphy.com
eIQnetworks and the eIQnetworks logo are registered trademarks and Network Security Analyzer is a trademark of eIQnetworks, Inc. All other trademarks, servicemarks, registered trademarks or registered servicemarks are the property of their respective owners.
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