Clavister, through its Italian partner Adaconsulting, extends the security features of Generalmusic’s worldwide WAN. Generalmusic, an international leader in development and production of electronic musical instruments such as electronic pianos, keyboards and sound systems, relies on the new series of Clavister Security X-UTM Gateways to provide maximum security and efficiency in its high speed worldwide network.

Generalmusic has been, since the beginning of Clavister’s operations in Italy, an important and appreciated customer. The requirement for high reliability with high performance while at the same time keeping a firm eye on ROI, has been. from the beginning. the reason that pushed Generalmusic to choose Clavister for it’s strategic WAN protection.

Today, Generalmusic decided to go further, replacing the high level firewall and VPN appliances supplied by Clavister some years ago, with a new generation of Security Gateways appliances belonging to the X-UTM series recently introduced by Clavister. The X-UTM Series adds to the benefits of previous generation Clavister security appliances with new and important features such as IDS, Content Filtering and Antivirus.

"We expect to get more features and more performance from this choice of Clavister’s new X-UTM Security Gateways. And at the same time keep the top level of service availability that the Clavister high availability configuration has already proved it can offer since the beginning of our partnership, in conjunction with the excellent technical support that Clavister Italia and its partner Adaconsulting provide" says Giuseppe Orlando, CIO of Generalmusic in Italy.

"A further proof that Clavister technology served in Italian sauce is the right dish for all companies looking carefully at their long term security, without forgetting the economic benefits of choosing Clavister. The Italy-wide presence of a network of local Certified Partners like Adaconsulting has helped us to strongly increase our penetration in the most important business and public administration locations in our Country," says Niccolò Galimberti, Country Manager for Clavister in Italy.



About Clavister
Clavister AB is a Swedish privately owned company that develops IT security products. The main product, the Clavister Security Services Platform, is an integrated security platform that monitors traffic to and from networks and protects against intrusion, viruses, worms, trojans and overload attacks. Not only does it protect critical business assets, it also blocks undesirable surfing, requires minimal servicing, has central administration and exceptionally flexible configuration possibilities and thanks to its scalability fits everything from small companies to big telecom operators.

There are also special versions for ISPs, telecom operators and companies that develop managed security services.

Clavister was founded in 1997. The head office and development department are in Örnsköldsvik while sales and marketing is in Stockholm. The company's products reach the market via sales offices, distributors and retailers in Europe and Asia. Clavister also supplies its engineering on an OEM basis.

Clavister have received a number of awards in the international press. For further details see www.clavister.com.

About Adaconsulting
ADA Consulting s.r.l. is a small but strong company founded in 2000. The core business of ADA Consulting S.r.l. is consulting services with strong competence in security related services. Since the beginning it has focused it’s business on supporting local companies in developing a security strategy with good services and good products. One of it’s first partnerships has been with Clavister AB with whom it has worked together since 2001 both with Clavister appliances and firewall software. The main features Adaconsulting loves about Clavister are the ease of installation, lot of options and configurable features, the powerful management interface and, of course, it’s approach to security. Info at: http://www.adaconsulting.net

About Generalmusic
Generalmusic is today, an industrial enterprise capable of anticipating from long experience, the needs of its extensive clientele, from the amateur to the world's best professionals in the music sector. Today, Generalmusic is one of the few companies in the field of electronic pianos and keyboards (GEM) and sound system (LEM) production that designs and manufactures analogue and digital technology itself, directly controlling every step of the process. In this context, particularly important collaborations have been established with Italy's most renowned Universities in Padua, Milan, Pisa, Bologna and Genova and with other International institutes for joint research projects. As of today, Generalmusic exports to more than 80 countries around the world. Info at: www.generalmusic.com