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Sify Technologies Partners With Fortinet to Roll Out Virtualized Network Security Services on its Entire Range of IaaS Offerings
Alliance Underpins an On-Demand Security Solution for Cloud Computing Customers and a Clean Internet Pipe Service for Enterprise Clients
BANGALORE, India, June 14, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Fortinet(R) (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and a
worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today
announced that it has partnered with Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq NM:
SIFY) - a leader in enterprise network and data center services - to
enable the latter to immediately roll out an on-demand security solution to
their cloud computing customers and its Clean Connect service. The services
are designed to guarantee secure bandwidth and clean connectivity to their
enterprise customers. Fortinet's end-to-end virtualization functionality,
available on the FortiGate(R) integrated multi-threat security platforms*,
enables Sify to provision security resources, on-demand, from a shared
appliance while providing an unmatched range of security services quickly
and easily to its customers.
Sify's On-Demand Security solution offers cloud computing customers the
ability to deploy the security layer on an on-demand basis, therefore
providing complete end-to-end Opex-based services. These cover the areas of
security, WAN edge, unified switching, computing and storage. The solution
allows customers to address data center requirements through virtualization,
and to integrate private and public cloud services into a single
infrastructure.
Sify's Clean Connect services offer cloud-based UTM functionalities for
customers subscribing to its dedicated Internet access services. Enterprise
administrators can define a set of custom security policies, including
firewall and IPS policies, and Web filtering rules. An online portal reports
security-related activities to customers in real-time and historical logs
and reports are also directly available. Such services help organizations
comply with security standards relative to the cloud.
Fortinet enables cloud-hosting and service providers to create secure
cloud infrastructures and deliver cloud security services. Fortinet
appliances and chassis-based multi-threat security platforms currently
secure a wide range of public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures
around the world. Cloud service providers rely on Fortinet technology to
protect the confidentiality and integrity of their subscribers' data, and to
create and deliver highly available, innovative cloud security services.
FortiGate multi-threat security platforms incorporate the proprietary
Virtual Domain (VDOM) technology, providing secure virtualization of
security services.
"Sify has effectively utilized Fortinet solutions' virtualization
capabilities, allowing customization of security service offerings down to
the individual customer level, which is so essential for multi-tenant
environments," said Vishak Raman, Regional Director, SAARC & India,
Fortinet. "We will continue to work closely with Sify to deliver
best-in-class security services to enterprises and consumers."
Sify Technologies recently won the 'Best Product Implementation Award'
at Fortinet's inaugural VIP customer forum in Hong Kong, an event attended
by more than 50 top CIOs and CSOs from India.
Pranesh Babu, Chief Technology Officer, Sify Technologies, said: "We are
delighted to receive this award, a clear endorsement of our long-standing
and mutually beneficial relationship with Fortinet. We will work hard to
replicate the successes we have had with Fortinet's various solutions to the
Clean Connect services we are launching today."
About Sify Technologies
Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet
Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a
comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network
infrastructure reaching more than 625 cities and towns in India.
A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate
Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications
solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications
and hosting. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider
for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for
provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated
security solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data
Center operations. Sify has also established a formidable reputation in the
emerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a thought leader in
the domain. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and
ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long
distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India's first
enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center
(SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers
use Sify's corporate service offerings.
Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of
eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The
eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digital
learning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmental
organizations in the fields of Information technology, engineering,
environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure
Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around
managed services, hosting and monitoring.
Sify Software was established with the cumulative experience gained over
the last decade in infrastructure, Data centre and connectivity business. It
aims to be a solutions company that provides applications and services to
improve business efficiencies of its current clients and prospect client
bases.
Consumer services include broadband home access and the ePort cyber cafe
chain across more than 200 cities and towns in India. Very recently, Sify
also introduced a whole host of services for the retail consumer on the
Consumer cloud platform, thereby becoming among the first to do so in India.
Sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment,
finance, sports, games and shopping. Samachar.com is the popular portal
aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site's content is
available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu,
Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.
For more information about Sify, visit http://www.sifycorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty
to update any forward-looking statements.
For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please
see the discussion under the caption "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2010, which has been filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available
by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov and
Sify's other reports filed with the SEC.
About Fortinet (http://www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security
appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our
products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and
high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while
simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include
enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including
the majority of the 2009 Fortune Global 100. Fortinet's flagship FortiGate
product delivers ASIC-accelerated performance and integrates multiple layers
of security designed to help protect against application and network
threats. Fortinet's broad product line goes beyond UTM to help secure the
extended enterprise - from endpoints, to the perimeter and the core,
including databases and applications. Fortinet is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices around the world.
Copyright (c) 2011 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols (R)
and ? denote respectively federally registered trademarks and unregistered
trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet's
trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet,
FortiGate, FortiGuard, FortiManager, FortiMail, FortiClient, FortiCare,
FortiAnalyzer, FortiReporter, FortiOS, FortiASIC, FortiWiFi, FortiSwitch,
FortiVoIP, FortiBIOS, FortiLog, FortiResponse, FortiCarrier, FortiScan,
FortiAP, FortiDB and FortiWeb. Other trademarks belong to their respective
owners. All statements other than statements of historical fact are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Fortinet assumes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in the event actual
results differ, and does not intend to update these forward-looking
statements.
* with the exception of the FortiGate-30B appliance.
For further information on Sify technologies, please contact:
Sify Technologies Limited
Praveen Krishna
Corporate Communications
+91-44-22540777 (extn.2055)
praveen.krishna@sifycorp.com
Kasturi Bashyam
Investor Relations
+91-44-2254-0777 (ext. 2114)
Kasturi.bashyam@sifycorp.com
Grayling Investor Relations
Truc Nguyen (ext. 418)
Christopher Chu (ext. 426)
+1-646-284-9400
truc.nguyen@grayling.com
christopher.chu@grayling.com
For further information on Fortinet, please contact:
EXL Public Relations for Fortinet
Vandana Rathore Poria
Cell No - +91(0)9902012040
vandana@exlpr.com
Source: Sify Technologies Limited
.
Sify Technologies Partners With Fortinet to Roll Out Virtualized Network Security Services on its Entire Range of IaaS Offerings
Alliance Underpins an On-Demand Security Solution for Cloud Computing Customers and a Clean Internet Pipe Service for Enterprise Clients
BANGALORE, India, June 14, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Fortinet(R) (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and a
worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today
announced that it has partnered with Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq NM:
SIFY) - a leader in enterprise network and data center services - to
enable the latter to immediately roll out an on-demand security solution to
their cloud computing customers and its Clean Connect service. The services
are designed to guarantee secure bandwidth and clean connectivity to their
enterprise customers. Fortinet's end-to-end virtualization functionality,
available on the FortiGate(R) integrated multi-threat security platforms*,
enables Sify to provision security resources, on-demand, from a shared
appliance while providing an unmatched range of security services quickly
and easily to its customers.
Sify's On-Demand Security solution offers cloud computing customers the
ability to deploy the security layer on an on-demand basis, therefore
providing complete end-to-end Opex-based services. These cover the areas of
security, WAN edge, unified switching, computing and storage. The solution
allows customers to address data center requirements through virtualization,
and to integrate private and public cloud services into a single
infrastructure.
Sify's Clean Connect services offer cloud-based UTM functionalities for
customers subscribing to its dedicated Internet access services. Enterprise
administrators can define a set of custom security policies, including
firewall and IPS policies, and Web filtering rules. An online portal reports
security-related activities to customers in real-time and historical logs
and reports are also directly available. Such services help organizations
comply with security standards relative to the cloud.
Fortinet enables cloud-hosting and service providers to create secure
cloud infrastructures and deliver cloud security services. Fortinet
appliances and chassis-based multi-threat security platforms currently
secure a wide range of public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures
around the world. Cloud service providers rely on Fortinet technology to
protect the confidentiality and integrity of their subscribers' data, and to
create and deliver highly available, innovative cloud security services.
FortiGate multi-threat security platforms incorporate the proprietary
Virtual Domain (VDOM) technology, providing secure virtualization of
security services.
"Sify has effectively utilized Fortinet solutions' virtualization
capabilities, allowing customization of security service offerings down to
the individual customer level, which is so essential for multi-tenant
environments," said Vishak Raman, Regional Director, SAARC & India,
Fortinet. "We will continue to work closely with Sify to deliver
best-in-class security services to enterprises and consumers."
Sify Technologies recently won the 'Best Product Implementation Award'
at Fortinet's inaugural VIP customer forum in Hong Kong, an event attended
by more than 50 top CIOs and CSOs from India.
Pranesh Babu, Chief Technology Officer, Sify Technologies, said: "We are
delighted to receive this award, a clear endorsement of our long-standing
and mutually beneficial relationship with Fortinet. We will work hard to
replicate the successes we have had with Fortinet's various solutions to the
Clean Connect services we are launching today."
About Sify Technologies
Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet
Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a
comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network
infrastructure reaching more than 625 cities and towns in India.
A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate
Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications
solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications
and hosting. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider
for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for
provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated
security solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data
Center operations. Sify has also established a formidable reputation in the
emerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a thought leader in
the domain. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and
ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long
distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India's first
enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center
(SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers
use Sify's corporate service offerings.
Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of
eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The
eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digital
learning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmental
organizations in the fields of Information technology, engineering,
environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure
Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around
managed services, hosting and monitoring.
Sify Software was established with the cumulative experience gained over
the last decade in infrastructure, Data centre and connectivity business. It
aims to be a solutions company that provides applications and services to
improve business efficiencies of its current clients and prospect client
bases.
Consumer services include broadband home access and the ePort cyber cafe
chain across more than 200 cities and towns in India. Very recently, Sify
also introduced a whole host of services for the retail consumer on the
Consumer cloud platform, thereby becoming among the first to do so in India.
Sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment,
finance, sports, games and shopping. Samachar.com is the popular portal
aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site's content is
available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu,
Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.
For more information about Sify, visit http://www.sifycorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty
to update any forward-looking statements.
For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please
see the discussion under the caption "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2010, which has been filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available
by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov and
Sify's other reports filed with the SEC.
About Fortinet (http://www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security
appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our
products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and
high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while
simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include
enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including
the majority of the 2009 Fortune Global 100. Fortinet's flagship FortiGate
product delivers ASIC-accelerated performance and integrates multiple layers
of security designed to help protect against application and network
threats. Fortinet's broad product line goes beyond UTM to help secure the
extended enterprise - from endpoints, to the perimeter and the core,
including databases and applications. Fortinet is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices around the world.
Copyright (c) 2011 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols (R)
and ? denote respectively federally registered trademarks and unregistered
trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet's
trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet,
FortiGate, FortiGuard, FortiManager, FortiMail, FortiClient, FortiCare,
FortiAnalyzer, FortiReporter, FortiOS, FortiASIC, FortiWiFi, FortiSwitch,
FortiVoIP, FortiBIOS, FortiLog, FortiResponse, FortiCarrier, FortiScan,
FortiAP, FortiDB and FortiWeb. Other trademarks belong to their respective
owners. All statements other than statements of historical fact are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Fortinet assumes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in the event actual
results differ, and does not intend to update these forward-looking
statements.
* with the exception of the FortiGate-30B appliance.
For further information on Sify technologies, please contact:
Sify Technologies Limited
Praveen Krishna
Corporate Communications
+91-44-22540777 (extn.2055)
praveen.krishna@sifycorp.com
Kasturi Bashyam
Investor Relations
+91-44-2254-0777 (ext. 2114)
Kasturi.bashyam@sifycorp.com
Grayling Investor Relations
Truc Nguyen (ext. 418)
Christopher Chu (ext. 426)
+1-646-284-9400
truc.nguyen@grayling.com
christopher.chu@grayling.com
For further information on Fortinet, please contact:
EXL Public Relations for Fortinet
Vandana Rathore Poria
Cell No - +91(0)9902012040
vandana@exlpr.com
Source: Sify Technologies Limited
.