AlgoSec Launches New Channel Partner Program

AlgoSec Adds Key Network-Security Value Added Resellers (VARs) in North America, EMEA and Asia-Pac

Reston, VA, September 9, 2008 – AlgoSec, the leading provider of Firewall Operations and Security Risk Management solutions, today debuted its new Partner Program designed specifically to enable channel partners to increase revenue by aligning the program with partners’ specific service offerings. The new initiative includes ongoing professional services, consultations, customizations and training.

“The AlgoSec Partner Program clearly was designed with our needs in mind and we are delighted to have been selected as AlgoSec’s first Gold Partner in the United Kingdom,” said Hans Haverhals, head of information security at NET2S, the leading international consultancy specialized in Capital Markets. “AlgoSec provides a fantastic firewall and compliance management solution which is already meeting the security and performance needs of many of our clients and we look forward to strengthening our working relationship with them.”
More than 200 enterprises globally rely on AlgoSec to help them when there are difficult, complex or time-consuming issues surrounding firewall administration. AlgoSec solutions find ways to automate those tasks and reduce the time spent managing their changing and complex firewall environments.

“We are seeing an increasing demand among our large enterprise clients across verticals, from financial institutions to telecommunications companies, for firewall change management, rule base optimization, compliance and security auditing solutions,” said Sharon Hebert, business development manager, CompuTek Inc., a leading network security VAR. “With AlgoSec we are able to meet this increasing enterprise demand by providing the most advanced firewall and lifecycle management solutions on the market.”

“Our new Partner Program helps us enrich and strengthen our relationship with existing partners and recruit additional partners by aligning our product offerings and program with their specific needs," said Yuval Baron, AlgoSec’s CEO and Co-Founder. "This new program is completely partner-driven and we actively sought out partner input to assemble the most forward looking program in the industry.”

You can register online to join the program which contains three levels of partnership: Gold, Certified and Fulfillment.

Program highlights follow:
   •    Receive Bonus Payments
   •    Get Refunds for Upgrades
   •    Become an AlgoSec Training Center
   •    Receive Preferential Lead Forwarding
   •    Register and Safeguard Opportunities
   •    Get Complimentary Licenses
   •    Offer Paid Evaluations
   •    Provide Ongoing Services
   •    Provide Ongoing Audit and Consulting Services
   •    Offer Installation, Configuration and Customization Services
   •    Deliver PCI, SOX and ISO Compliance Certification Services
   •    Get Full Margin on Support Services
   •    Receive Marketing Co-Op

“AlgoSec’s Firewall Analyzer is a must have for anyone who manages a rule set of 100 or more. ”

Network World Magazine

“By creating FireFlow using the AFA engine, AlgoSec has effectively created a solution that can automate the entire network security lifecycle...”

Frost & Sullivan Analyst

“We quickly saw a clear return on our investment with the AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer... ”

Anton Spitzer,
Infrastructure Services, Porsche Informatik

“The AFA allows us to get all of our firewall information in one place, providing IT Governance and visibility where it did not exist.”

Anton Spitzer,
Infrastructure Services, Porsche Informatik

“Network security VARs, take note: AlgoSec’s FireFlow network policy change workflow management software is the next hot-ticket item for customers.”

eWeek Magazine

“The AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer fills a critical need for us by automating what was a manual, labor intensive and error prone process. ”

Anton Spitzer,
Infrastructure Services, Porsche Informatik

“By utilizing AFA we no longer require the services of an external source to perform an audit.”

Ruza Manojilovic,
Manager Security Operations Teranet

“It (AFA) easily and quickly provided Atos Worldline with the ability to understand, track and verify changes to our firewall infrastructure…”

Massoud Kamran,
Security Consultant at Atos Worldline Belgium

“AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer’s automated and intelligent analysis lets us know the implications of a change and avoid potential risks which save us time, effort and money. ”

Peter Johannes,
head of Security and Architecture Policy at Atos Worldline Belgium

“AlgoSec’s Firewall Analyzer has helped us significantly improve our overall network security.”

Ruza Manojilovic,
Manager Security Operations Teranet

“Using AFA’s turnkey solution for PCI DSS has been invaluable for us in terms of time and effort.”

Ruza Manojilovic,
Manager Security Operations Teranet

“The integrity of the company (AlgoSec) and its employees surpassed our expectations and has raised the bar for what we look for in other vendors as well.”

Lutz Bleyer, Chief Security Officer,
FIDUCIA

“By utilizing AFA we no longer require the services of an external source to perform an audit.”

Ruza Manojilovic,
Manager Security Operations Teranet.

“With the AFA we can focus on what is most important to Porsche Informatik – our customers.”

Anton Spitzer,
Infrastructure Services, Porsche Informatik

“AlgoSec affords us realizing operational efficiencies in global security policy management and compliance.”

Hugo Van der Veeken,
Atos Worldline SA/NVsecurity department head