Cavalier Telephone Partners With Perimeter Internetworking To Add Comprehensive On-Demand Security Services
To CavVelocity Business IP Offering
Mid-Atlantic CLEC to Provide SMB Customers Complete and Cost Effective,
On-Demand Security Services - No Assembly Required
Milford, CT August 16, 2006 – Perimeter
Internetworking™, the leading provider of Complete On-Demand managed
security services, announced today that Cavalier Telephone, a leading
provider of integrated local, long-distance, Internet and data
communication services in the Mid-Atlantic region, will add the
Perimeter Unified Threat Management (UTM) suite of services including
Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense and Secure Access suite of
integrated security services to their Cutting Edge IP Productivity
Suite. This will enable Cavalier to offer a comprehensive, cost
effective suite of security service services to their
small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) customers.
"We
are very excited to partner with Cavalier Telephone," said Brad Miller,
CEO of Perimeter Internetworking. “Cavalier is a highly innovative
company providing leading edge business IP, voice and data services.
Both of our companies share a common mission to bring state-of-the-art
services that were once only available to the largest enterprises to
SMBs in a price range that is within their reach.�?
Perimeter’s
UTM suite of security services for Cavalier Telephone combines dozens
of technologies from best-of-breed vendors to incorporate cutting-edge
solutions for services such as Traffic Policy Control, Intrusion
Prevention, Web Content Filtering and Email AV scanning. The Perimeter
UTM suite combines traditional firewall monitoring services with a
centralized management platform that allows SMB customers the ability
to manage and monitor their threat activity. Perimeter’s turn-key
solution provides communications service providers and resellers with a
key differentiator at the point of sale and enables them to realize
immediate, high margin, recurring revenues without any up front costs.
“Through
our partnership with Perimeter Internetworking, we are going to take
the inherent features of our networking capabilities, our voice
expertise, our fast data services and our value added services like web
conferencing, the customer portal, and web voicemail and layer security
features on top of that for a highly comprehensive and compelling suite
of services,�? said Andy Lobred, Vice President of Product Management
and Marketing, Cavalier Telephone. “This increases customer
satisfaction while providing us with a new competitive advantage and a
new revenue stream. Our customers benefit from full IT security
coverage and regulatory compliance, a single Cavalier web portal, a
single bill and a single point of contact. They can start with a few
basic services and add additional security services as they like on
demand.�?
Perimeter’s
UTM suite offering blocks all malicious traffic before it enters or
exits a customer’s network. Perimeter provides an end user portal for
Cavalier Telephone to integrate into their existing customer portal.
This allows their customers to view and monitor Internet activity,
security alarms and other events so that they can continuously view
that their security is up to date for the latest attacks.
“CavVelocity
Business IP�? utilizes multiple technologies that enable Cavalier's SMB
customers to take advantage of the many benefits inherent in
next-generation Internet protocol based services. In addition to voice,
data, and security services, CavVelocity Business IP will include Web
conferencing, data backup services, a Customer Web Based Account
Management portal and a Web interface to the hosted voicemail platform.
About Cavalier Telephone
Cavalier Telephone is a facilities-based, full-service local telephone
company (CLEC) offering the latest in advanced telecommunications
products, including advanced telephone features and high-speed Internet
access for business and residential customers. Cavalier Telephone
currently services over 35,000 business and 220,000 residential
customers in Richmond, Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, Maryland,
Philadelphia, Delaware, Southern New Jersey, and the District of
Columbia. For additional information regarding Cavalier Telephone
contact Andy Lobred at (804) 422-4100.
About Perimeter Internetworking™
Perimeter Internetworking™ is the leading provider of Complete
On-Demand Security and the pioneer of multi-threat
security-in-the-cloud services. Perimeter offers 50+ managed network
security services including Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense,
Secure Email Services, Secure Access, Automated Compliance, and Network
Services. Perimeter's unique centralized architecture, often referred
to as a Security Utility or "Security In The Cloud", offers
best-in-class, pre-integrated technology with complete redundancy,
continuous upgrades, complemented with a 24/7 engineering staff of
trained subject-matter experts.
Headquartered
in Milford, CT, with seven geographically distributed technical
operations centers and three redundant datacenters, Perimeter's
On-Demand Security Services are validated by CyberTrust and guaranteed
for current and future regulatory compliance.
For more information about Perimeter visit www.perimeterusa.com -or- (800) 234-2175 opt # 2.
For Further Information Contact:
Andy Lobred
Cavalier Telephone
804-422-4100
alobred@cavtel.com
Cathy Clarke
CNC Associates for Perimeter Internetworking™
617.527.2089
cathy@cncassocs.com
