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Tata Comm launches virtual proxy service

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MUMBAI, INDIA: Telecommunications major Tata Communications announced on Wednesday that it has launched its Virtual Proxy (vProxy) managed security service in partnership with Zscaler, a multi-tenant SaaS security provider.

Delivered over a cloud-based infrastructure, vProxy is already resonating well with organisations looking to leverage a one-stop, secure web security system for protection across the enterprise, Tata Communications said in a press release.

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It said the vProxy managed service shortens the time and reduces the expense associated with enabling proxy services, and provides a solution that works for all users — both on-net and off-net.

As a SaaS offering, vProxy delivers the necessary capacity and scalability that IT decision-makers need without the burden or expense of on-site equipment, said Tata Comm.

“Tata Communications’ managed security services are designed to provide day-to-day security management and monitoring better, faster, and at lower cost than the enterprise can achieve through its own internal efforts. Our new vProxy service expands the list of capabilities that we can deliver to simplify and improve our customers’ security operations,” said David Wirt, senior vice president and global head of managed services, Tata Communications.

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While typical proxy offerings route Internet connections on behalf of users and apply policies to the inbound and outbound traffic, they can be very costly to implement because of the expense of the underlying platforms that customers must purchase, said Tata Comm.

The vProxy service provides filtering for viruses, malware, and URLs, as well as providing capabilities for enforcing policies to inbound and outbound traffic without the need for customers to purchase a costly foundation platform. Optional capabilities include granular controls for Web 2.0 applications, data loss prevention, bandwidth control, and email filtering.

Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler said, “IT security decision-makers have been accustomed to buying, deploying, configuring, integrating, and operating a series of different solutions to accomplish what Zscaler has created, and Tata Communications delivers as a service.”

He said Tata Communications’ vProxy delivers a comprehensive set of web security capabilities that are pre-integrated and designed to be quickly and easily implemented, so that customers can focus on running their business instead of worrying about whether it is appropriately safe-guarded.

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