Check Point targets managed services market

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SMP On-Demand offers value-added managed security services.

Check Point targets managed services market
Security firm Check Point and its SofaWare Technologies subsidiary have unveiled what they claim to be the industry's first fully hosted web-based security management service for managed security service providers.

Security Management Portal On-Demand is a service provider-oriented network security management system targeted at small and medium sized businesses.

SMP On-Demand allows service providers and resellers to offer value-added managed security services.

Industry analyst Yankee Group estimates that the global managed security services market will reach more than US$4bn in 2006, growing to US$6.8bn by 2010.

Check Point believes that SMP On-Demand offers an easy way to enter this lucrative market, enabling service provides to increase their value proposition.

The service includes managed firewall and intrusion prevention for Safe@Office UTM appliances as well as always-on antivirus protection, VPN management, centralised reporting and other value-add features.

Since SMP On-Demand is a hosted solution, no purchase of software or servers is required, while service providers can offer a high degree of flexibility using pay-as-you-grow pricing.

SMP On-Demand services can be branded with a customised look and feel to help promote the service provider's own brand.

"In developing SMP On-Demand, we listened to what our partners believed they needed to be successful with their customers," said Laura Yecies, vice president of marketing at Check Point.

"SMP On-Demand gives resellers and service providers the opportunity to offer the same high quality security services to their SMB customers that Check Point provides to Fortune 500 customers.

"It creates a great selling opportunity for partners to provide a customised value-added service and is being offered at a very competitive price."
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