Press Release
Trusted Computer Solutions and ezRez Software, Inc. Team Up to Cut Compliance Costs in Half
ezRez Software, Inc. Implements TCS’ Security Blanket® to Secure its IT Infrastructure
HERNDON, Va. – August 25, 2010 – Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), a leading developer of cross domain, operating system and network security solutions, today announced that ezRez Software, Inc., a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for the online travel industry, has implemented TCS’ award-winning automated operating system lock down tool Security Blanket®. The tool ensures that ezRez Software’s production IT environment is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards.
ezRez Software provides customizable online travel agency functionality to some of the world’s largest airlines, hotels, travel agencies and banking loyalty programs, which require strict compliancy to both the PCI DSS and CIS security standards. Every year, the Company undergoes an audit to confirm compliancy, but continuously monitors the security of its systems in support of the strict customer Service Level Agreements.
“As a strictly business-to-business company, our clients expect to always be up and running with no down time,” stated Dario Ambrosini, Director of Marketing, ezRez Software. “We handle over 800,000 transactions per year and promise 99.95 percent up time. We are currently operating above that level.”
“We found that Security Blanket could assess the security posture of our Red Hat and CentOS servers, identify non-compliant areas and automatically fix them in half the time versus having to do it manually,” stated Jared Wright, Data Center Operations Manager, ezRez Software. “Our team is able to define custom profiles that combine PCI DSS and CIS standards, as well as harden our systems in less than two weeks. Security Blanket’s additional value is the reporting functionality as it validates the system’s security status. The product is now integrated into our standard server deployment process, and we will continue to use the ‘one click’ assessment and automated configuration features to monitor our security posture regularly.”
“We are pleased that ezRez Software was able to experience immediate financial benefits from Security Blanket,” stated Ed Hammersla, Chief Operating Officer, Trusted Computer Solutions. “Security Blanket has an outstanding record of providing rapid financial returns simply by automating the manual process of locking down an operating system in accordance with a variety of industry standards that include PCI DSS, CIS, DISA UNIX STIGs and FISMA, with the ability to create customized guidelines. Customers, like ezRez Software, quickly see a return on their investment as well as an elevated degree of security and consistency.”
About ezRez Software, Inc.
ezRez Software, Inc. enables its partners to sell any combination of travel products including air, car, hotel, trip activities, packaging and travel insurance to anyone, anywhere in the world. Its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform allows clients to easily launch online travel agency functionality with the look and feel of a customized implementation at a fraction of the cost. ezRez provides access to more than 200,000 travel suppliers and its clients include some of the world's largest airlines, hotels, travel agencies and banking loyalty programs, such as AirAsia, American Airlines, American Express, Intercontinental Hotels, JetBlue, LAN Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and United Airlines. Based in San Francisco, ezRez was founded in 2003 and has secured $17.1 million in venture funding led by Canaan Partners with participation from Azure Capital Partners. For more information, please visit www.ezrez.com.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 89 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter at @raytheon .
Media Contacts:
Dario Ambrosini, ezRez Software, Inc., 415.541.9100 x2076, pr@ezrez.com
Evan Weisel, Welz & Weisel Communications, 703.218.3555, evan@w2comm.com
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