For Immediate Release
Skybox Security AND WIPRO
TECHNOLOGIES Launch Strategic Partnership TO Deliver Global MANAGED
SECURITY
AND CONSUlTING SERVICES
Partnership Creates Comprehensive IT Risk and Compliance Services
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BANGALORE,
INDIA
AND SAN
JOSE, CA – December 10, 2007
–
Skybox® Security, Inc., the leader in
Security Risk Management, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT
services arm of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) and leading provider of
security solutions, announced today a strategic partnership to
globally deliver managed security and consulting services. This
service is designed to help enterprises cost-effectively identify
and prioritize information security risks as well as lower the cost
of compliance. Wipro Technologies is the third Managed Security
Services Provider (MSSP) to leverage Skybox View® as an enabling
technology to improve overall service level delivery and market
penetration.
For the first time, global organizations
will be able to deploy a risk-based approach to IT Risk and Compliance
Management delivered as a comprehensive services-model through Wipro.
Enterprises who take advantage of Wipro new services will enjoy the
following benefits:
·
Proactively identify and reduce IT
infrastructure risk
·
Lower cost of compliance
·
Conduct on-demand audits in minutes
·
Reduce resource dependency
·
Improve process efficiency
Over the past three years Governance, Risk and Compliance Management has
emerged as an effective approach to assessing threat relevance,
quantifying IT infrastructure risk, prioritizing vulnerabilities,
auditing controls, and lowering cost of compliance. According to leading
industry analyst estimates, the market is expected to grow from $400
million to $850 million by 2010.
“Today’s IT risk and compliance needs present business and operational
challenges which are difficult to continuously assess and scale,” stated
Prasenjit Saha, Vice President, Wipro Enterprise Security Solutions.
“Our partnership with Skybox will provide clients with considerable
value by ensuring enterprises are able to cope with increasing risk and
compliance demands using our Managed Security Services (MSS) powered by
the Skybox View platform, providing high visibility into threats and
automating their security processes.” As evidence of market demand,
Wipro and Skybox will support a Fortune 500 company with operations in
the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
“Offering our
Security Risk Management software as part of a comprehensive managed
security service through leading MSSPs is a natural evolution of our
go-to-market strategy. We chose Wipro as our partner because they
deliver comprehensive solutions and services within three of our fastest
growing geographies – the United States, United Kingdom and Canada,”
said Tom Doyle, president and chief executive officer for Skybox
Security. “Wipro’s extensive global security consulting and device
management expertise, as well as their proven service delivery model,
will ensure global organizations will not run out of runway despite
increasing risk and compliance demands. As a valued partner, Wipro
significantly expands our market reach towards the goal of establishing
Skybox View as a best practice.”
About Skybox Security
Skybox Security is the leader in security risk management (SRM). The
company’s award-winning flagship software product, Skybox View, is
successfully deployed in some of the most demanding, rapidly changing,
and mission-critical networks in the world. With Skybox View, IT
professionals can identify risks and security gaps before they can harm
the business; achieve an instant and realistic understanding of
compliance status; deploy scalable processes that reduce resource
dependency; as well as establish effective communications across
management, security and operations teams. Founded in 2002, Skybox
Security is headquartered in San Jose, California. For more information
go to
www.skyboxsecurity.com.
About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a
division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI
CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro
Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across
offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest
product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro
provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions
and services, including systems integration, information systems
outsourcing, package implementation, software application development,
and maintenance services to corporations globally. For more information,
please visit
http://www.wipro.com and
http://www.wiprocorporate.com.
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Media Contact for Skybox Security:
Leslie Kesselring,
Kesselring Communications, LLC, +1-503-656-2847,
leslie@kesselring.net
Media Contacts for Wipro:
India:
Radhika Mahadeven, Wipro Technologies, +91 9945042603,
radhika.mahadevan@wipro.com
Ranjani S. Roy, Gutenberg Communications, +91 9886377941,
ranjani@gutenbergpr.com
UK:
Rahul Kadavakolu, ,
Wipro Technologies, + 44 792 020 5496,
rahul.kadavakolu@wipro.com
US:
Abhishek Mendiratta,
Wipro Technolgies, + 1 732 789 8646
abhishek.mendiratta@wipro.com
Lavanya DJ,
Gutenberg Communications, + 1 917 623 7793,
lavanya@gutenbergpr.com
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