After extensive testing, CASPUR has decided to adopt Clavister Firewall as the preferred solution for its internal use and for the implementation of managed security services for the Italian public administration. CASPUR is one of the leading state owned research institutions in Italy, and is one of Clavister's first technical and scientific partners in Italy. Among other things, CASPUR hosts NAMEX - one of the Italian Internet access points. Several Ministries and Public Institutions consult CASPUR for design and development of specific high performance, high reliability solutions for their internal and Internet based networks.

Security is a main concern for organizations using networks that not only handle extremely sensitive information, but that also are very demanding from a technical point of view. High availability and top-level security combined with easy and powerful administration are important features for equipment used by CASPUR and the institutions they work with.

CASPUR met Clavister in 2001 and started discussing IT security issues. Dr. Leonardo Valcamonici is responsible for the network and security management at CASPUR:

"We immediately found both Clavister's technical approach to network security and their commitment to lightweight, high-speed firewall technology extremely interesting. Due to the nature of CASPUR as a center for national high performance computing and networking, the CASPUR Consortium has always been focused on evaluating emerging technology and solutions," says Dr. Leonardo Valcamonici at CASPUR.

"Clavister provides a solid multi-gigabit firewall and VPN solution. Compared to other competitors on the market, Clavister has demonstrated, on one hand, to have an R&D department which is very sensitive to the needs of the academic and research world, and on the other hand, to have extremely high quality, and responsive customer support."

Clavister has, since it was founded in 1997, put a strong emphasis not only on the quality of its products, but also on the quality of its scientific partners and CASPUR has a prominent role among those partners.

"CASPUR's choice is an important milestone for us at Clavister. We spend every day designing security solutions which are able to fulfill the requests of the most demanding technical and scientific environments. The relationship with CASPUR has since the beginning been strongly focused on creating an open and friendly forum of discussion between security experts, and we have proved that a partnership with Clavister has a real meaning and isn't just a slogan," says Niccolò Galimberti, Country Manager for Clavister in Italy.

About Clavister
Clavister is a leading developer of high-performance IT/IP security. The products, based on unique technology, include carrier-class firewalls and VPN solutions. They have been awarded preferred choice by international press and are in use today by thousands of satisfied customers. In short; In a world where people depend on information, Clavister provides complete security solutions more cost-efficient than any competitor, always with Your business in mind.

Clavister was founded 1997 in Sweden. Its R&D and headquarters is situated in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden and its solutions are marketed and sold through sales offices, distributors and resellers in Europe and Asia. Clavister also offers its technology to OEM manufacturers.

For more information, please see http://www.clavister.com.


About CASPUR
CASPUR (Italian Consortium for Super-computing Applications for University and Research) is a government institution under the Italian Minister of Education. It is established by six Universities from central and southern Italy. CASPUR has collaboration agreements with some of the major research institutions in Italy, like INFN, ENEA, ING, CNR and is maintaining the NAMEX one of the two italian Internet Neutral Access Points. CASPUR has an ongoing Technical Cooperation Agreement with Clavister.

For more information, please see http://www.caspur.it.