Atos Origin and ExaProtect Announce European Partnership
Added: (Thu Mar 30 2006)
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Atos Origin to integrate ExaProtect solutions into all of its IS and managed
security service offerings
30 March 2006 � Atos Origin, a leading IT services company, and ExaProtect, the market leader in Core Security Event Management (CSEM), have announced a technology, marketing and operational partnership in Europe to enhance their range of security solutions for complex, corporate IS systems.
The partnership means that Atos Origin will integrate ExaProtect�s CSEM technology into its entire line of IS security solutions. Both companies, in their respective industries, possess unrivalled experience in deploying large-scale, end-to-end IS solutions.
The partnership will allow Atos Origin to:
- Use ExaProtect technology to deliver innovative customer solutions.
- Integrate ExaProtect solutions with the managed security services already offered by its Security Operation Center (SOC), such as 24/7 security management.
The alliance between the two companies stems from their collaboration on customer projects which have proved successful in terms of efficiency, simplicity, transparency and cost. ExaProtect and Atos Origin currently have five joint customers, and this is expected to treble during 2006.
ExaProtect will continue to develop software capable of analysing, aggregating and correlating security events, issuing reports and tracking incident management. Atos Origin is responsible for deploying and managing the integrated security solution.
The companies' key projects include the implementation of a security management system for France's Ministry of Labour, via a contract with the department for general administration in charge of upgrading services.
Fabrice Pizzi, responsible for security at the department for general administration in charge of upgrading services, on behalf of the Ministry of Labour said, "The growing number of security products and threats has forced us to rethink our data security policy and to look for effective, reliable solutions with clear indicators for everyone concerned, whether managers or security technicians. The Atos Origin and ExaProtect solution meets our requirements with round-the-clock monitoring via a shared platform. In addition, a system of security network devices allows us to determine the appropriate alert level."
"Thanks to ExaProtect CSEM technology, our administration teams are able to respond more quickly and effectively to the millions of events generated by firewalls, intrusion detection systems and corporate servers on customers� systems. Furthermore, ExaProtect�s real-time management dashboard enhances customer IS security visibility and response," explains Daniel Gargot, Network & Security Services Manager at Atos Origin.
Fr�d�ric Saint-Joigny, vice president of sales at ExaProtect said, "By offering a complementary fit of network management and IS management services, Atos Origin is the ideal choice for enterprises that want to focus on their core business, while ensuring that their key business IT assets and data are fully secured against all types of threat."