TippingPoint to address network security and compliance requirements for major banks and financial institutions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -3rd December 2007 - TippingPoint, a leader in intrusion prevention, today announced their elite sponsorship as the only Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) vendor chosen to participate in the exclusive and interactive Annual BankTech Middle East Congress scheduled to take place on December 5-6, 2007 in Dubai.
With information security becoming a fundamental component in the design of business systems and processes for banks, the focus for this year's BankTech Middle East involves risk, security and compliance while providing a unique platform for participants to delve into the latest IT implementation strategies for the future. TippingPoint will offer insight and solutions to thought leaders and C-level executives seeking customized security solutions and answers for today's financial and banking needs.
At the Congress, TippingPoint will discuss the network security issues facing banks today and how TippingPoint® IPS can provide comprehensive protection. TippingPoint IPS provides the most powerful network protection and automated policy enforcement, as required by standards including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), without compromising network performance. By inspecting all traffic aggregation points and enforcing customer data protection, TippingPoint IPS helps banks and financial institutions meet their network security and compliance requirements by continually eliminating malicious traffic and ensuring overall network protection at all times.
"BankTech provides the industry with the opportunity to discuss critical issues and share knowledge and best practice to help better deal with these developing challenges," said Neeti Rodrigues, regional sales director, GCC, TippingPoint. "Over the last few years, information security solutions continue to gain prominence with banks spending more to improve their security infrastructure. We are very honored to be invited and chosen as a sponsor of this elite and exclusive event."
"TippingPoint's product portfolio delivers the most comprehensive and pre-emptive security available without compromising networking performance. Our solutions also offer customers unmatched network-based security with unrivalled performance, scalability and reliability," added Rodrigues.
TippingPoint is widely recognized for enterprise security expertise and innovation in best-of-breed intrusion prevention systems, offering high performance network infrastructures, application and performance protection for all IP-based voice and data traffic. With businesses realising the true benefits of IPS, TippingPoint continuously leads the industry by being the first to market with innovative IPS features such as Spyware protection, multi-gigabit throughput and phishing protection.
-Ends-About TippingPoint, a division of 3Com
TippingPoint, a leader in intrusion prevention systems (IPS), provides the IPS-secured network, which delivers attack control, access control, and application control. Its foundation is the TippingPoint IPS, the most decorated in its industry with unparalleled performance and security, as evidenced by nearly 35 awards. For a full list, visit: http://www.tippingpoint.com/products_certifications.html. The IPS obtains evergreen protection from the Digital Vaccine® service, powered by DVLabs, the largest body of security researchers in the world. DVLabs is made up of expert internal researchers and over 500 Zero Day Initiative researchers. For more information on TippingPoint, please visit www.tippingpoint.com.
About 3Com Corporation
3Com Corporation is a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes. 3Com offers a broad line of innovative products backed by world-class sales, service and support, which excel at delivering business value for its customers. 3Com also includes H3C Technologies Co., Limited (H3C), a China-based provider of network infrastructure products. H3C brings high-performance and cost-effective product development and manufacturing and a strong footprint in one of the world's most dynamic markets. Through its TippingPoint division, 3Com is a leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox.
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CONTACT:
Kate Fly
TippingPoint
kfly@tippingpoint.com
Local contact:
Lisa Welsh
Impact Porter Novelli
++9714 3304030
l.welsh@ipn.ae
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