TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) --
Groundbreaking New eSO Vulnerability Management Appliance Provides
Crucial Differentiator in Fast-Growing Security Market
EdgeTech Services, Inc. (OTCBB:EDGH), a total business solutions provider specializing in IT Security and outsourced services, today announced plans to offer the eSO Advisor(tm) appliance (Asset Discovery and Vulnerability Intelligence System with Onsite Repository). eSecurityOnline, an Ernst & Young company, contributed to the development of the eSO Advisor(tm) appliance. Designed for fast and easy configuration and deployment, the eSO Advisor appliance is a turnkey hardware and software solution that helps security personnel find and fortify their most pressing security weaknesses. As a member of the eSO(tm) Reseller Network, EdgeTech expects to offer eSO Advisor to customers beginning today.
"Too often, companies think their IT security is sufficient without knowing the full security requirements -- and they suffer from the consequences," said Tae Ho Kim, CEO of EdgeTech Services. "By adding eSO Advisor to our IT solution arsenal, we are able to provide companies with a truly complete end-to-end security services offering, while giving them the flexibility to manage their security position from behind the firewall."
"eSecurityOnline is delighted to work with EdgeTech Services to broaden the market for comprehensive IT solutions," said Robin Hutchinson, president and CEO of eSecurityOnline. "We selected EdgeTech to join our eSO Reseller Network because of its expertise in delivering customized IT solutions to customers throughout Canada. Together, we will focus on enabling companies of any size to administer their own world-class IT protection fortified by Ernst & Young vulnerability data."
eSO Advisor is the first vulnerability management appliance that enables organizations to automatically assess and manage security risks likely to impact their specific IT assets. By providing a patch and vulnerability management solution in a turnkey appliance, eSO Advisor fills a gap left unaddressed by virtual private networks, firewalls and intrusion detection systems. eSO Advisor correlates automated discovery, inventory and assessment processes with a continuously updated database of verified threats and proven fixes. As a result, companies can quickly and affordably establish a robust and easily manageable corporate security posture, while reducing the cost of owning and maintaining their IT assets.
eSO Advisor automatically surveys and inventories a company's network of IT devices and assets, and then deploys Ernst & Young knowledge to create a prioritized list of security risks correlated with a company's devices and mission-critical software. As a result, security personnel can immediately attend to the vulnerabilities identified as the most critical using keystroke-by-keystroke instructions.
The eSO Advisor appliance also automatically updates its vulnerability database and correlates new security threats with a company's inventory of devices, operating systems and applications. The appliance performs updates at a user-selectable frequency that may be as often as hourly.
About eSO
eSecurityOnline LLC, an Ernst & Young software company, is a leading provider of risk management solutions that help enable companies to proactively protect their IT assets from external attacks and internal security threats. eSO arms security executives with trusted Ernst & Young vulnerability data along with the tools they need to assess and track the success of their company's security efforts, while communicating security hazards throughout an organization. With headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., eSO is wholly-owned by Ernst & Young. Visit eSO online at www.esecurityonline.com.
About EdgeTech Services
Edgetech's primary business is IT Consulting covering the following areas: IT Security, Biometrics, Business Solutions, Systems Engineering, Software Development and Project management.
Edgetech is a Business Partner to Microsoft, IBM, Symantec, Counterpane and many others. Edgetech's clients include major government and private sector clients in the United States and Canada. Some of these clients include: IBM, Falconbridge, Bell Nexxia, Rogers Telecom and Province of Ontario. The Edgetech Website is www.edgetechservices.com
eSecurityOnline LLC. All rights reserved. All eSO products or services mentioned herein are the registered or unregistered trademarks and service marks of eSecurityOnline, LLC. All other trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.
This press release includes forward-looking statements. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Inherent risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties are described in the periodic reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.