Dataway Is Approved CMAS Vendor to California State Agencies For Qualys' Network Vulnerability Management Solutions

San Francisco and Redwood City, Calif. — July 14, 2004 — Dataway, Inc., a San Francisco-based network-security consulting company, has received a California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract for Qualys™, Inc. (Contract # 3-04-70-1609D). Dataway is now an accepted and pre-approved vendor to California state agencies of Qualys’ on demand network vulnerability management solutions.

CMAS is a process that greatly facilitates purchases of products and services by state agencies from pre-approved vendors.

Dataway, a Qualys partner, provides a full range of services including managed firewall, VPN, antivirus and IDS/IPS services to assist government agencies and businesses in optimizing their information-technology security. Dataway offers its customers Qualys’ on demand solutions that automates network security audits and vulnerability management ensuring the security of information networks.

QualysGuard® minimizes risk to networks by uncovering and repairing vulnerabilities before fast-moving worms or targeted attacks can penetrate and compromise a network. It is a comprehensive solution for unlimited and regular auditing of a network perimeter as well as internal servers, desktops and other devices. Using the most up-to-date, comprehensive and accurate database, QualysGuard detects more than 3,500 unique security vulnerabilities and automates all steps of vulnerability detection and management.

With the highest degree of accuracy, data integrity, scalability, and ease of use, QualysGuard is available in a variety of packages designed to meet the specific needs of different-sized agencies and enterprises, as well as consultants and managed service providers.

About Dataway

Dataway, Inc. is a premier network-security consulting firm offering product integration, managed security services and security training. Founded in 1993, the company serves clients worldwide and has a proven track record delivering network security solutions to government and to enterprises in the financial, healthcare, communications and technology sectors. With offices in San Francisco and Dublin, Ireland, Dataway is a certified small business in the State of California and holds several CMAS contracts.

About QualysGuard

QualysGuard automates network security audits and vulnerability management ensuring the security of information networks. With the highest degree of accuracy, data integrity, scalability, and ease of use, QualysGuard’s unique on demand platform enables users to assess and manage their security exposure, without requiring them to deploy and maintain their own infrastructure. QualysGuard is available in a variety of packages designed to meet the specific needs of enterprises, small to midsized enterprises (SMBs), consultants, and managed service providers.

About Qualys

With more than 2,000 subscribers ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations, Qualys has become the leader in on demand vulnerability management and policy compliance. The company allows security managers to strengthen the security of their networks effectively, conduct automated security audits and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Qualys’ on demand technology offers customers significant economic advantages, requiring no capital outlay or infrastructure to deploy and manage. Its distributed scanning capabilities and unprecedented scalability make it ideal for large, distributed organisations. Hundreds of large companies have deployed Qualys on a global scale, including AXA, DuPont, Hershey Foods, ICI Ltd, Novartis, Sodexho, Standard Chartered Bank and many others. Qualys is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with European offices in France, Germany and the U.K., and Asian representatives in Japan, Singapore, Australia, Korea and the Republic of China. For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.

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Qualys
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