BlueLock Selects Shavlik Technologies to Enhance and Simplify Its Security Infrastructure-as-a-Service Model

Shavlik and BlueLock are Featured Presenters at 2008 MSPAlliance Managed Services Summit – Chicago

Shavlik Technologies, the market leader in delivering software solutions that simplify and automate security and compliance readiness, today announced its partnership with managed service provider (MSP), BlueLock, a leading provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) using Virtual Cloud Computing.

The partnership enables BlueLock to deliver security patch management, application control, and configuration management via a cost effective, operationally efficient, and highly available solution that can scale to the needs of any customer. The Shavlik Security Suite provides BlueLock a very streamlined approach to the security and compliance management of both physical and virtual systems.

“Shavlik Security Suite will help us to differentiate ourselves in the competitive hosted services marketplace, attract new customers, improve our operational efficiency and enhance the value of BlueLock offerings to our clients,” said Pat O’Day, Chief Technology Officer, BlueLock. “Shavlik’s recognized leadership in the security software market represents a major step forward for BlueLock in the security industry by allowing us to deliver a proven solution for customers that addresses the patch management and compliance challenges inherent in highly distributed physical and virtual environments.”

One unique way in which BlueLock will leverage the Shavlik Security Suite is by offering additional value through the delivery of compliance reports to those clients concerned with managing and maintaining various regulatory compliance states, such as PCI. BlueLock will use the Shavlik Security Suite to automatically generate and post PCI reports for customers on the customer portal that BlueLock provides for each of its infrastructure clients. BlueLock clients can log on to their client portal and review reports on current security and compliance posture at any time.

To launch the partnership, Shavlik Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations Chris Schwartzbauer and BlueLock’s CTO, Pat O’Day will present at the 2008 MSP Alliance Managed Services Summit in Chicago on September 25. More information about the conference can be found at http://www.mspalliance.com.

“We are pleased to provide a new way to access and use our security solutions via the IaaS and Virtual Cloud Computing model through our partnership with BlueLock,” said Schwartzbauer. “This model will open doors for Shavlik with new customers in new markets, so clients will pay for only those security solutions that they need.”

Shavlik’s Security Suite

The Shavlik Security Suite provides a sustainable solution for generating and distributing approved system baseline configurations and security policies, and then document full compliance with those policies. The Shavlik Security Suite can be deployed very quickly and provide almost immediate reporting on an organization’s current compliance status. Shavlik’s Security Suite drives a higher state of security and compliance readiness through the continuous identification and remediation of system security gaps, and deliver on-going security management that evolves and grows as customers’ needs grow.

About Shavlik Technologies

Shavlik Technologies, LLC delivers businesses robust software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness by simplifying IT operations, and identifying and reliably closing system security gaps. Shavlik’s solutions provide Rapid Readiness so IT organizations realize continuous security and compliance readiness in a fraction of the time, cost and IT resources required by alternative approaches.

With more than 10,000 customers worldwide, Shavlik enables enterprises and service providers to simplify complex IT security and compliance management, providing trustworthy solutions that free up critical IT resources to focus on innovations that drive business growth while lowering costs. Shavlik also licenses its technology to more than 20 leading security and technology companies such as BMC, Juniper, Sophos, Symantec and VMware. For more information, visit Shavlik Technologies at www.shavlik.com.

About BlueLock, LLC

BlueLock serves its clients by providing the people, expertise and infrastructure in a world-class, SAS 70 certified data center. Through long-term relationships, the company offers expertise, virtual cloud computing, disaster recovery and virtualization solutions via Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) at ever decreasing price points. BlueLock, a Collina Ventures company, is privately-held and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information about the company, please visit www.bluelock.com.

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