SANTA CLARA, CALIF., January, 28th 2014 - Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE:PANW), the leader in enterprise security, today announced its security platform has been selected by Steria, leading digital services company in Europe, with 20,000 employees and active in the provision of digital services for large businesses, SMBs and administration.
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· Frederic San Giorgio, Global Network Services Program Director for the Steria Group, says “By choosing Palo Alto Networks, one of the leading firewall and enterprise security technology providers, we are armed against current and future threats. We also can take full advantage of our IT resources and dramatically reduce cybersecurity risks for our data, networks, applications and clients.”
Deployment of the Palo Alto Networks platform by Steria also has enabled them to expand their digital service offerings to their clients; Steria has so far supported two major deployments of Palo Alto Networks platforms for clients in France and the UK.
So far, 47 Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls from the PA-200, -500, -2000, -3000 and -5000 series, have been implemented across 12 countries, allowing Steria to deliver practical responses to their customers’ visibility needs into traffic, applications, Internet and information workflows. The platform also delivers prevention, detection, analysis and resolution of security issues for Steria Information System (IS) and its customers.
ABOUT STERIA
Steria delivers digital enabled business services and is the Trusted Transformation Partner for private and public sector organizations across the globe. By combining in depth understanding of our clients' businesses with expertise in IT and business process outsourcing, we take on our clients' challenges and develop innovative solutions to address them efficiently and profitably. Through our highly collaborative consulting style, we work with our clients to transform their business, enabling them to focus on what they do best. Our 20,000 people, working across 16 countries, support the systems, services and processes that make today's world turn, touching the lives of millions around the globe each day. Founded in 1969, Steria has offices in Europe, India, North Africa and SE Asia and a 2012 revenue of €1.83 billion. Over 20%(*) of Steria's capital is owned by its employees. Headquartered in Paris, Steria is listed on the Euronext Paris market.
(*): including “SET Trust” and “XEBT Trust” (4.15% of capital) www.steria.com
ABOUT PALO ALTO NETWORKS
Palo Alto Networks is leading a new era in cybersecurity by protecting thousands of enterprise, government, and service provider networks from cyber threats. Unlike fragmented legacy products, our security platform safely enables business operations and delivers protection based on what matters most in today’s dynamic computing environments: applications, users, and content. Find out more at www.paloaltonetworks.com.
