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Network Engines Provides Services For eTrust Vulnerability Mgr

Network Engines Inc announced that it is supplying appliance development, manufacturing and logistics services for Computer Associates eTrust Vulnerability Manager, a rack-mountable security management appliance for safeguarding IT infrastructures from known vulnerabilities that threaten the integrity of the enterprise.

eTrust Vulnerability Manager r8 combines vulnerability assessment, automated patch and configuration management, remediation and compliance into a single solution-enabling IT personnel to perform all critical vulnerability-related tasks from a common, intuitive Web interface.

"We are pleased to partner with Computer Associates in the development and manufacture of the eTrust Vulnerability Manager appliance," said John Curtis, president and CEO of Network Engines. "With the Vulnerability Manager application, CA delivers a unique set of tools for analyzing weaknesses within a network and identifying potential and costly problems before they have a chance to occur. The appliance model brings an added level of ease, affordability and reliability to companies of any size."

eTrust Vulnerability Manager helps ensure business continuity through real-time management of vulnerable and mis-configured systems. It is the first security appliance to address the full vulnerability life cycle, including:

  • Discovery and profiling of assets.
  • Tracking of emerging vulnerability alerts.
  • Analysis of vulnerabilities across all enterprise assets.
  • Automatic notifications of vulnerabilities via e-mail.
  • Prioritization based on business impact.
  • Planning and testing of remediation measures.
  • Automated remediation.
  • Documentation as required for validation and/or regulatory compliance.

eTrust Vulnerability Manager utilizes a proven asset-based approach to vulnerability management. It leverages validated security information from the CA Security Advisor to ensure that customers can respond to all known vulnerabilities as soon as they are discovered.

"As an appliance-based solution, eTrust Vulnerability Manager r8 uniquely combines vulnerability assessment, automated patch and configuration management, remediation and compliance analysis into a single, fully integrated plug-and-play solution that enables IT departments to efficiently and effectively protect the business," said Toby Weiss, senior vice president of eTrust security management at CA. "By providing CA with high-value engineering and manufacturing expertise, Network Engines has helped us deliver an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-own security solution that fulfills the technical, functional and operational requirements of our customers."

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