SSH Joins The Hp Enterprise Management Services For Partners To Provide Integrated Enterprise Security
HELSINKI, FINLAND and Los Altos, Calif. – Aug. 23, 2004 – SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of managed security middleware, today announced that it has joined the HP Enterprise Management Services for Partners with integration of their SSH Tectia(TM) solution. SSH Tectia is an enterprise class suite of security solutions based on SSH’s industry leading technologies, including the award winning SSH Secure Shell used by millions worldwide.
SSH Tectia enables end-to-end secure communications throughout the internal and external network. It provides transparent strong encryption and authentication and easily integrates into heterogeneous, multi-platform environments. SSH Tectia’s management capabilities allow for easy scalability and centralized policy deployment.
“Our partnership with HP will deliver a powerful combination of network management services and security,” said Tatu Ylonen, CTO and founder of SSH Communications Security Corp. “The integration of SSH Tectia and HP OpenView will provide customers with a proven, ready-made solution that’s designed to accelerate return on security investment by streamlining the management and monitoring processes, as well as lower TCO by reducing the manual administration related to security and identity management.”
SSH Tectia Manager allows administrators to deploy, manage and scale large SSH Tectia and Secure Shell environments from a central location allowing easy policy management and auditing capabilities. The integration of SSH Tectia Manager and HP OpenView will enable organizations to centrally manage and monitor their network and security middleware.
In addition, SSH’s PKI solution, SSH Tectia Certifier, will be integrated with HP OpenView Select Access, enabling easy deployment and operation of strong, two-factor authentication.
About SSH Communications Security
SSH Communications Security is a leading provider of easy-to-use centrally managed data security solutions addressing the most critical needs of large enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies. As the original developer of the widely used Secure Shell technology, SSH is also pioneering the managed security middleware market with its award-winning SSH Tectia(TM) solution. With SSH Tectia, organizations can cost-effectively protect their business communications against both internal and external security risks. Currently more than 100 of Global Fortune 500 companies are using SSH security solutions to secure their data communications. SSH shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges Main List. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com.