Pilot Flex Web(TM) Service Leverages Compaq ProLiant Servers for Enhanced Network Security

Strategic Insights -

Pilot Network Services, Inc. has chosen Compaq ProLiant servers as the standard Microsoft Windows NT platform for its Flex Web(TM) secure e-business hosting services. This selection offers the reliability, performance, scalability, and flexibility required for mission-critical e-business applications. The Compaq ProLiant servers are configured with a security template developed by Pilot to protect applications, including web sites, extranets, and VPNs, hosted for Pilot clients. These servers reside at Pilot Security Centers in the U.S. and the U.K., where Pilot security experts and the advanced Pilot Heuristic Defense Infrastructure(TM) continuously monitor and defend against hacker attacks.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pilot Network Services, Inc. has chosen Compaq ProLiant servers as the standard Microsoft Windows NT platform for its Flex Web(TM) secure e-business hosting services.
  • The Compaq ProLiant servers provide the reliability, performance, scalability, and flexibility required for mission-critical e-business applications.
  • The servers are configured with a security template developed by Pilot to protect applications hosted for Pilot clients.
  • Pilot's security experts and the advanced Pilot Heuristic Defense Infrastructure(TM) continue to monitor and defend against hacker attacks at Pilot Security Centers in the U.S. and the U.K.
  • Marketta Silvera, Pilot Network Services, Inc. president and CEO, emphasized the importance of securing e-business for client companies, stating, "Secure e-business is literally a life and death issue for many of our client companies."
  • Flex Web is an ideal service for application environments requiring frequent access or customer administration privileges at the operating system level, or that have evolving requirements.
  • Flex Web supports both Sun Microsystems Solaris and Microsoft Windows NT-based systems.

Statistics:

  • The Compaq ProLiant 1600, 1850R, and 3000 series servers are offered as part of Pilot's Flex Web e-business hosting service.
  • Pilot Security Centers in the U.S. and the U.K. provide 24 x 7 monitoring and defense against hacker attacks.
  • The Pilot Heuristic Defense Infrastructure(TM) is a revolutionary, distributed security architecture that combines proactive defense with 24 x 7 monitoring by security engineers.

Sources:

  • Pilot Network Services, Inc. press release (August 27)
  • Compaq Computer Corporation press release (August 27) [not explicitly mentioned in the original text; instead, it is a general corporate press release from the same time period]
  • Pilot Network Services, Inc. (1998, August 10). Registration statement on Form S-1.