NetScreen Secures Telecom Italia

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NetScreen Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSCN), today announced that Telecom Italia, in conjunction with service operator and system integrator Tenovis Newtel, has selected NetScreen devices to provide managed firewall and VPN functionality for its recently launched managed Internet security service. Telecom Italia, one of Europe’s most successful post-deregulation incumbent service providers, offers the managed security service to small and medium enterprises throughout Italy.A NetScreen-500 based solution at a central security management site is linked via 3DES IPSec VPN tunnels to NetScreen-50 and NetScreen-5XP integrated security appliances at Telecom Italia’s customer sites. The NetScreen deployment secures the 4Mb HDSL broadband Internet connection provided for Telecom Italia’s managed security service customers, providing high-performance protection for network servers, local area networks (LANs), individual PCs and laptops. The service center also collects and analyzes security activity-related data from the network to regularly provide Telecom Italia’s customers with detailed service logs for high-quality reports.Roberto Santariello, director of Telecom Italia’s Full Business Security Division, said, “Telecom Italia is the first service provider in Italy to launch a managed security service, so we knew from the beginning that we had to set the benchmark on performance, reliability and price. The introduction of a firewall also can sometimes create a bottleneck in the network, but thanks to its ASIC-based approach, the NetScreen solution gives wire-speed throughput so customer data is not impeded as it is checked and encrypted. Additionally, installation is very easy, enabling new customers to be up and running immediately.”NetScreen Technologies Inc.Telecom Italia SpA