Network Engines Teams with ePartners to Deliver NS Series Security Appliances
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Thursday June 2, 8:25 am ET
Companies Will Reduce Total Cost of Ownership for Microsoft Assets and Provide Advanced Protection for New Security Threats Occurring Inside the Perimeter
CANTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2005--Network Engines, Inc. (NASDAQ-NENG), a leading OEM appliance partner for Microsoft security solutions, today announced that ePartners, a leading global Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) consultancy, has joined the Network Engines' ENGAGE partner program as a certified reseller, enabling the company to sell the NS Series of Security Appliances to ePartners customers that require advanced protection for security threats occurring inside the perimeter.
ePartners is a leading MBS provider and information technology services consultancy with 23 offices in North America and London. More than 300 leading companies spanning 45 industries have turned to ePartners last year for aligning business and IT strategies, improving business processes and deploying and supporting solutions that accelerate business results.
"We are pleased to be working with ePartners, as they are a trusted advisor to medium and large enterprises across the United States. The firm also serves the government sector, including our first joint customer, the United Services Organization," said Derek Chueng, channel manager at Network Engines. "Together, our companies will market and implement solutions based on the NS Series of Security Appliances, so that end customers will get world-class protection through a hardened Microsoft ISA Server appliance that greatly reduces TCO and gives them a critical new component in their security infrastructure."
"ePartners is excited to add the NS Series of Security Appliances to our broad set of Microsoft solutions, as it is the only ISA-powered solution that offers remote appliance management and integrated third-party security products that can be deployed with minimal effort," said Dan Duffy, president and CEO of ePartners. "As a Microsoft Business Solutions partner, we have the consulting, technical, training and industry-specific resources necessary to not only deliver a sound security strategy, but help our customers stay one step ahead of the prevailing threats. Because the future promises more sophisticated attacks, we believe that the NS Series of Security Appliances are a strategic asset for enterprises."
"Companies now understand that firewalls also need to protect applications inside of the network, but they remain confused about which solutions to choose," said Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "ISA Server is a great offering to protect Microsoft applications. Network Engines' strategic relationship with ePartners will help to get the word out about the security capabilities of ISA Server. As users gain exposure, I'm sure we'll see increased ISA Server adoption, thus improving application protection and decreasing business risk."
About ePartners
After more than a decade of arming its customers with a competitive advantage, ePartners has established itself as the leading global Microsoft Business Solutions consultancy in the world. From aligning their clients' business and IT strategies; to improving business processes; and deploying and supporting solutions that accelerate business results, no other Microsoft Business Solutions partner offers more comprehensive information technology solutions and services than ePartners. Last year alone, more than 300 leading companies spanning 45 industries turned to ePartners for strategic business solutions and consulting services. ePartners is backed by Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Capital Resource Partners, Liberty Mutual, Mobius Venture Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Rustic Canyon Partners and Charterhouse Group. epartnersolutions.com. |
