AVANTEC AG Partners with Outpost24 to Provide Cutting Edge Vulnerability Management Solutions

July 16, 2009 - PRLog -- KARLSKRONA, Sweden – Outpost24, the Technology Leader in On-Demand Vulnerability Management solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with AVANTEC AG in Switzerland. As a certified partner, AVANTEC will provide its clients with technologically leading vulnerability management and assessment solutions.

Mark Stäheli, Head of Business Unit AVANTEC NET, states “Outpost24’s products offer the best available coverage of known vulnerabilities and a detailed level of technical information. These solutions complement the existing security product and service portfolio of AVANTEC in a perfect way.”

Together with Outpost24, AVANTEC offers an outstanding support package, guiding customers from the vulnerability management implementation process through detailed questions about vulnerability findings. Customers of AVANTEC can have their external IT infrastructure scanned from a highly secure and bank-compliant Swiss data center, ensuring that their vulnerability data never leaves Switzerland.

Tave Chapman, Sales Office Manager Outpost24 Frankfurt, was quoted as saying:

“AVANTEC is the perfect partner for us: many years of experience in IT security combined with a large customer base and very good market awareness will help us increase our share in the Swiss vulnerability management market.”

About AVANTEC AG:
AVANTEC AG is a leading IT Security company in Switzerland with 14 years of experience in implementation concepts, security system integration, consulting and support. AVANTEC is located in Zurich and Berne and serves more than 200 enterprise customers successfully. http://www.avantec.ch/

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About Outpost24:
Outpost24 is the European leader in on-demand vulnerability assessment and management solutions with over 1,000 corporate and government customers, including Travelex, Delta Lloyd Group, ING Life Limited, University of Helsinki, and Deloitte. Outpost24 is headquartered in Sweden with a global network of local sales offices.

Outpost24 delivers security solutions in a Software-as-a-Service (OUTSCAN® & OUTSCAN PCI®) or Appliance (HIAB®) form factor. Outpost24’s solutions provide fully automated network vulnerability scanning, easily interpreted reports, and vulnerability management tools. OUTSCAN PCI® is the ideal tool for businesses of all sizes to achieve and demonstrate PCI DSS compliance. For more information, please visit http://www.outpost24.com.