WORLDCOM'S UUNET CANADA CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN SECURITY ON THE INTERNET
NEW FIREWALL SOLUTION ENABLES MORE SECURE BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TORONTO, Ont. -July 31, 1998 - UUNET Canada Inc., a subsidiary of WorldCom, Inc., today announced its new firewall solution for Internet security. FireWall-1 from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., provides UUNET Canada customers with a comprehensive, industry-standard solution designed to enable more secure business connections to the Internet.
After extensive research and testing, UUNET Canada found the award-winning Check Point FireWall-1 to best meet the customer's needs for stand-alone firewall security solutions.
"If you have a private network connected to the Internet, you need a firewall designed to protect it from unauthorized access" notes Richard Cantin, UUNET Canada Inc.'s vice-president of marketing. "We realize that the sensitive nature of the internal resources travelling on our clients' networks should not be compromised by intruders. With Check Point's FireWall-1 technology, businesses can be confident that data resident on their internal systems is as secure as it can be."
Clients operating on a Unix platform can benefit from the simplicity of a UUNET-managed firewall solution with hardware, software, consulting, monitoring and management. This takes away the customer requirements for on-site, trained staff to provide 7x24 support and updates of the firewall.
FireWall-1 addresses security risks
In a recent industry survey of people who do not use the Internet for data communications, more than 80 per cent said they were reluctant because of perceived security risks. These users said they would move to the Internet to achieve cost and reach benefits, once security issues were addressed.
While these concerns are valid, they have been addressed and the Internet is an important tool that businesses cannot afford to overlook. As the industry leader in providing Internet-based high-tech solutions to businesses, protecting client data is of critical importance to UUNET Canada. Firewall-1 is a comprehensive Internet security suite that uses a patented stateful inspection technology designed to protect data while enabling the high level of performance businesses demand.
By adopting UUNET Canada's firewall solution, businesses can easily define a single integrated security policy that spans Internet and Intranet connectivity, is transparent to network users, supports multiple protocols and network technologies, and can be distributed across both Windows NT and Unix platforms.
Availability
Firewall-1 is now available to current and new UUNET Canada clients.
