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Riverbed ties up with Check Point

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MUMBAI, INDIA: Riverbed Technology, an IT service provider, today announced a partnership with Check Point Software Technologies to provide enterprise customers a single solution that combines Riverbed WAN optimization technology with Check Point’s leading security software.

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The joint solution would help companies protect and safeguard networks at remote and branch offices through a unique virtualized environment, said a press release.

The partnership takes advantage of the complementary capabilities of the two companies’ technologies. The Riverbed Services Platform (RSP), a virtualized, extensible data services platform, allows customers to deploy best-of-breed edge services.

Check Point Security Gateway R70 provides customers a comprehensive set of centrally managed best-in-class security protections.

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Through Check Point’s Software Blade architecture, customers can select the exact security protections they need for an environment, including firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, antivirus, anti-spyware, URL filtering, Web security, anti-spam and policy management software blades.

Customers can deploy virtual appliances, such as Security Gateway R70, directly on Riverbed Steelhead appliances to minimize complexity at the branch office and reduce costs and operational overhead, said the release.

“As a cost savings measure, many enterprises are looking to execute on IT consolidation initiatives. The RSP allows enterprises to streamline IT resources while lowering operational and capital costs,” said Alan Saldich, vice president of product marketing at Riverbed.

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He added that by combining these business-critical services – from Check Point and Riverbed - in one solution at the branch, enterprises are able to take advantage of superior security and acceleration, while lowering operational costs.

 “The cooperation between Check Point and Riverbed brings customers WAN optimization together with robust security, all in a single solution,” said Amnon Bar-Lev, vice president of field operations at Check Point.

He added that Check Point Security Gateway R70 on Riverbed’s Steelhead appliance is a creative approach that leverages virtualization technology and adds to it Check Point’s renowned security capabilities.