Perimeter Internetworking Announces Partnership with NuVox Communications
Greenville, SC -- Thursday, November 10, 2005
Perimeter Internetworking Announces Partnership with NuVox Communications
Integrated Communications Provider Extends Security in the Cloud Protection to Business Customers
Perimeter Internetworking, the leading provider of managed network and security services for businesses with high data availability and security requirements, today announced that NuVox Communications will deploy its new suite of security solutions using the Perimeter Defense Platform. NuVox’s product set uses the Perimeter infrastructure to help businesses solve current technology problems and meet federally mandated compliance regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley. Features include anti-virus, spam filtering, email security, email archiving, and data back-up.
NuVox is a leading Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) serving business customers in 16 Southeastern and Midwestern states with the ability to serve as a mini-IT staff for customers with limited IT resources.
“We are excited to continue our partnership with NuVox as they expand their security solutions for businesses,” said Brad Miller, CEO of Perimeter Internetworking. “We are able to offer their customers a dynamic, yet affordable security solution, previously only available to large companies.”
“The business world is evolving with great new possibilities and opportunities, but with this evolution also comes threats to Internet security. That is where NuVox can help,” commented J. Pendleton Gaines, Vice President of Marketing for NuVox. “Through our partnership with Perimeter, NuVox is able to assist our customers when natural disasters and human error threaten the operation of their business.”
About NuVox Communications:
NuVox Communications is a privately held ICP offering a full array of communications services for business customers including data, Internet, voice, and other advanced communications solutions. The company serves over 43,000 business customers across Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. NuVox’s VoxIP product is delivered via technology from Perimeter, Cisco, Sonus, Sylantro, IP Unity, and Acme Packet. For more information, visit www.nuvox.com.
About Perimeter Internetworking:
Perimeter Internetworking™ is the leading provider of multi-threat, managed “Security in the Cloud” services to financial institutions, telecommunications/Internet service providers, healthcare providers, and other firms with high data security and regulatory requirements. Perimeter offers over 50 managed network security services On Demand, including Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense, Secure Email Services, Secure Access, Automated Compliance, and Network Services. Perimeter's unique centralized architecture offers best-in-class, pre-integrated technology with complete redundancy, continuous upgrades, complemented with a 24/7 engineering staff of trained subject-matter experts. Perimeter ranked 9th on The Connecticut Technology Fast 50 in 2005 & 5th in 2004. In addition Perimeter ranked 121 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 & has been profitable for the last three years. Headquartered in Milford, CT, with three geographically distributed technical operations centers and two redundant datacenters, Perimeter's secure network services are validated by TruSecure and guaranteed for current and future regulatory compliance. For more information about Perimeter visit www.perimeterusa.com.
Contacts:
Susanne Hite for NuVox Communications
(864) 672-5097 - hite@nuvox.com
Cathy Clarke for Perimeter Internetworking
(617) 527-2089 - cathy@cncassocs.com