FORT LEE, N.J., Feb. 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Whale Communications today announced that its CEO, Elad Baron, will be a featured guest speaker at the RSA(r) Conference 2004, to be held in San Francisco from Feb. 23 to 27.
RSA Conference 2004 is the most prestigious information security event of the year for organizations that deploy, develop or investigate data security or cryptography products. The RSA Conference brings together IT professionals, developers, policy makers, industry leaders and academics to share information and exchange ideas on technology trends and best practices in identity theft, hacking, cyber-terrorism, biometrics, network forensics, perimeter defense, secure web services, encryption and related topics.
The Whale Communications session will address network security at the application layer and the vulnerable points of SSL VPN remote access. It will include ways that SSL VPNs can be deployed without compromising application security. The presentation will take place at:
-- Feb. 26 at 9:00 a.m. PST (Session: DEF-302): "SSL-Based Reverse Proxy Access: Network Security at the Application Layer."
In addition to speaking, Whale will present its next-generation Application Aware SSL VPN, a universal secure access gateway that large enterprises are standardizing on for all of their remote access needs. Whale will delineate -- at its booth (No. 1536) -- key features that enable large enterprises to deliver access to employees, partners and customers.
"SSL VPNs are a burgeoning market and in this broader remote access context enterprises are increasingly looking for solutions to resolve application level security and functionality issues. As the innovators of Application Aware SSL VPNs we are in a good position to understand what the market is seeking in terms of technology in order to provide a comprehensive solution," said CEO Elad Baron. "I am privileged to be able to share our experience as to what security pitfalls enterprises should be aware of and how to mitigate them in order to meet their application access needs of today and tomorrow."
About Whale Communications
Whale Communications, the leading enterprise-class SSL VPN vendor, is enabling companies to provide employees and partners secure access to corporate data and applications from any web browser. Its award-winning solutions have been securing enterprises worldwide since it was founded in 1998. Privately held, Whale is funded by prominent venture firms and industry leaders, including Goldman Sachs, Soros Private Equity Partners and the BRM Group, the founding investor of Check Point Software Technologies. The company is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and has international offices in Israel, the United Kingdom and Germany. Whale Communications, e-Gap, Application Aware, Whale and the Whale logo are trademarks of Whale Communications Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. For more information about Whale visit: www.whalecommunications.com.