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Dialtone Internet Deploys SlotServer Firewalls From OmniCluster Technologies To Protect Its Dedicated Servers

Market Wire, 20050229

Dialtone Internet and OmniCluster Technologies today announced that
Dialtone will utilize OmniCluster’s SlotServer Firewall to protect
its clients’ dedicated servers.

The SlotServer Firewall will enable Dialtone Internet, a leading
independent provider of dedicated and managed Web-hosting services,
to provide the added security of managed built-in firewalls along
with managed access control, unique rules and secure external
communications.

“We have chosen OmniCluster’s SlotServer Firewall because it is one of
the best value-added security options that we can offer to our
customers,” said Alvaro Albarracin, CEO of Dialtone Internet. “The
SlotServer is affordable because it uses zero rack/floor space, is
integrated within a client’s server and runs independently, providing
fully isolated server protection. We believe that an independent
firewall is a necessity to any business that is serious about its Web
site.”

“Today’s organizations understand the importance of securing external
communications to prevent network attacks and ensure privacy,” said
Christopher Fleck, CEO of OmniCluster Technologies. “The importance
of an independent Firewall is undisputed, the only question is how
best to implement, manage and support one. By offering its customers
the extra security provided by the SlotServer Firewall, Dialtone
Internet is providing a terrific value-added feature at an affordable
price.”

With the SlotServer Firewall, ISP users experience several benefits
over existing solutions that require users to implement external
firewalls which create additional points-of-failure in a network.
OmniCluster’s SlotServer provides server class firewall protection
while taking advantage of the dedicated host server’s
high-availability systems and UPS.

The SlotServer Firewall is a full function server on a standard PCI 2.1
half-length card. This allows proven industry-standard security
applications to run on a hardened Linux, FreeBSD or Windows operating
system. The SlotServer has a standard external 10/100 Ethernet
connection, as well as an integrated Ethernet interface to the
Gigabit PCI Bus. The SlotServer Firewall provides pass-though
perimeter protection for each dedicated mission critical server with
any undesired traffic stopped before reaching the host server. The
unique feature of this solution is the higher level of security that
can be provided with no impact to the data center infrastructure. The
SlotServer occupies no extra rack space, cables or network ports and
can be added to exiting servers or new servers as they are deployed.

The SlotServer Firewall supports any server running Win2K, FreeBSD,
Linux or WinNT4. Its operating system is completely isolated from
the host OS, so there is complete transparency to the dedicated host
computer.

Key Features of the SlotServer Firewall are:

1) Isolated independent operation protects the dedicated
server from undesired traffic
2) The dedicated Firewall per server allows customers to
have unique rules and protection from other servers in a
data center
3) Minimum infrastructure impact with zero rack space,
zero extra cables, only 10 watts of power and no data
center rearrangement, as it replaces the NIC port that
was originally used.

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