SAN JOSE and PALO ALTO, Calif., -- December 10, 1997 -- Cisco Systems, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced the Secure Web Transaction Solution (SWTS), which is designed to increase online business security. HP and Cisco's SWTS is a combination of Internet applications, a strong firewall for network protocols and a high-performance network infrastructure. It helps customers to conduct critical business processes, such as electronic commerce (e-commerce), financial services and supply-chain management, securely over the Internet while impeding intruders from gaining access to restricted data. Utilizing the Internet for electronic business can help companies streamline business processes; reduce the cost of manufacturing, distribution and support; and increase overall competitiveness by cutting cycle times and increasing value and services to customers.
"Securing the enterprise infrastructure is a primary challenge for our customers as they move toward a Web-enabled networked commerce model," said Rick Belluzzo, HP executive vice president and general manager of the Computer Organization. "Together, HP and Cisco help companies deploy business-critical applications on the Internet by delivering a new model for networked computing."
"E-commerce and online business solutions are the future for how all enterprises will interact with their customers, suppliers, employees and partners," said Charlie Giancarlo, senior vice president of Global Alliances for Cisco Systems. "With our SWTS' high-performance, secure network environment, our customers can quickly deploy e-business solutions while maintaining data security. "
As Cisco's Global Authorized Support provider, HP's services enable customers to realize the full benefits of the SWTS solution, ensuring that business needs match the technology infrastructure. Worldwide SWTS services feature upfront planning and design, implementation, and ongoing support and maintenance.
Addressing Critical IT Requirements for E-business
SWTS offers a highly secure, highly available, high-performance architecture that enables companies to move mission-critical, transaction-oriented business applications to the Internet. It is composed of the following:
- HP VirtualVault, which provides a secure run-time environment for Web-enabled applications and databases, reducing the risk that a security flaw in Web-server software or Web front-end applications will compromise the internal systems to which they provide access;
- The Cisco PIX Firewall, which protects the internal network from the outside world, restricting traffic to authorized protocols and services; and
System Management from a Single Console
The SWTS solution can be managed from a central HP OpenView console. That console monitors the status of each component and alerts administrators of important events, including normal, error and critical events - which then can be acted upon automatically or manually.
The OpenView console can be distributed or centrally located and may be viewed at the console or remotely from a Web browser so administrators always can be in touch with the status of their servers. The OpenView console also manages all other devices and systems on a customer's network, providing a complete enterprise-management perspective and making SWTS installations part of an entire enterprise service-management solution.
About HP
HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament and the 1997 Tournament of France. Selected for its technology and skills to support and manage mission-critical applications, HP will help create an information-management infrastructure for handling game-scoring; media centers; personnel accreditation; hotel information; and various ticketing, stadium, warehouse and back-office operations.
Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. It is the second-largest computer supplier in the world, with computer-related revenue in excess of $35.4 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. HP has 121,900 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.
Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is theworldwide leader in networking for the Internet. athttp://www.cisco.com.
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