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Blue Lane(TM) Technologies Inc., provider of the
industry's first inline patch proxy for enterprise servers, today
announced that Micromuse Inc., the leading provider of ultra-scalable,
real time business and service assurance software, has deployed the
Blue Lane PatchPoint(TM) System to secure their business critical
Microsoft(R) server operating environment and applications.
Like most companies today, Micromuse contends with an ever growing
number of vulnerabilities affecting their Microsoft production systems
and, therefore, the need to frequently patch and update their systems.
However, according to Bruce Fingles, CIO of Micromuse, that is not a
viable solution for any production environment because security
patches can break applications, making production environments
unavailable. But testing patches is a time-consuming process which
leaves business critical applications at risk.
"We chose Blue Lane for two reasons. First and foremost, to
protect mission-critical servers and applications. As a result, I now
have peace of mind knowing that my systems are up and running and
secured," said Fingles. "Secondly, the PatchPoint System takes the
pressure off of having to install the vendor patch immediately. It
provides us with the time to perform proper tests on our servers and
applications without compromising the security of those systems. That
means we've also recognized significant cost savings because we don't
have to stop everything to test a patch or risk potential downtime. We
save thousands of dollars every time there's a new patch released."
Micromuse has deployed PatchPoint in front of their
mission-critical servers at their headquarters in San Francisco and in
their London office, where it has been deployed for six months. They
anticipate installing PatchPoint in four more locations, in front of
their servers in all of their satellite offices, by Q3 of this year.
Fingles also said that the system was easy to install and likes
the patch-centric nature of the PatchPoint Enterprise Manager, which
is easy to use and graphically presents information about server
vulnerabilities and the network traffic for which an ActiveFix has
been applied.
"The fact that Blue Lane is protecting Micromuse's business and
saving the company time and money validates our technology and
delivers on our goal to help our customers maintain high availability
for their business operations while lowering the cost associated with
patching," said Jeff Palmer, president and CEO of Blue Lane. "We look
forward to working with them further as they expand their
deployments."
About Micromuse
Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq:MUSE) is the leading provider of
ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software
solutions. The Netcool(R) software suite provides organizations with
the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits
24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems,
Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate
troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business
intelligence allows organizations to respond to problems quickly,
streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse
customers include BT, Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, EarthLink,
ITC^DeltaCom, JPMorgan Chase, MCI, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Headquarters
are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107;
415-538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com.
About Blue Lane Technologies Inc.
Blue Lane provides the industry's first inline patch proxy for
enterprise servers that fixes application-specific vulnerabilities at
the root cause by checking for the same conditions and applying the
same corrective action as the software vendor security patch. Solving
the dilemma of "patch now or patch later," PatchPoint instantly
secures critical applications and preserves the uptime of the business
while eliminating the cost and risks associated with unscheduled
patching. Founded in 2002, Blue Lane is headquartered in Cupertino,
California. For more information, contact the company at
www.bluelane.com.
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