Adyton Systems and Rohde & Schwarz SIT announce technology partnership
The collaboration between firewall manufacturer Adyton Systems AG and Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH will start with CeBIT 2012 in Hanover
Leipzig/Berlin February 21, 2012. The Leipzig-based technology company Adyton Systems and the Berlin-based high-security expert Rohde & Schwarz SIT will be working together in the future to develop and market next-generation firewall products. The basis for this partnership will be the next-generation firewall developed by Adyton Systems with innovative technology that allows network traffic to be screened practically in realtime at various levels. In the future, Rohde & Schwarz SIT will be marketing the next-generation firewall under the name of R&S SITGate to government institutions, infrastructure operators and companies with especially sensitive data worldwide. A common-criteria-certified model is currently in the planning stages.
“We expect the strategic cooperation with Rohde & Schwarz SIT to help us tap into new markets and target groups within a short period of time,” says Klaus Mochalski, CEO of Adyton Systems. “From a technology standpoint, it is very exciting to continue the development of such an advanced firewall like ours in this direction and to establish it in the field of high security,”
adds Martin Menschner, Technical Director.
Winfried Wirth, Managing Director of Rohde & Schwarz SIT, sums up the positioning of the company as follows: “German-made IT security products featuring the most advanced technology paired with an attractive total cost of ownership. R&S SITGate is a powerful addition to our range of network security products. By joining forces with Adyton System, we have found a technologically very innovative partner for our firewall business.”
At this year’s CeBIT trade fair from March 6 to 10, Adyton Systems and Rohde & Schwarz SIT will present their new firewall products at their booths.
Adyton Systems will showcase its next-generation NETWORK PROTECTOR firewall at booth D36 in hall 12. Each day CEO Klaus Mochalski will also be attending the heise Security Forum in hall 12 to speak on the topic of current IT security threats and methods for dealing with them. Rohde & Schwarz SIT will show the R&S SITGate to a broad audience for the first time at booth B43 in hall 12.
About Rohde & Schwarz SIT
Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH is a subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz. For over 20 years, the name has been synonymous with encryption technology and IT security. The company has been the security partner of the Federal Republic of Germany since 2004. All around the world, it offers its customers premium crypto solutions for wireline, radio, satellite and Ethernet communications.
The company’s portfolio also includes state-of-theart solutions for network security. Today, Rohde & Schwarz SIT has 150 employees at its locations in Berlin, Stuttgart and Munich.
