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Open Systems, a leading provider of native, managed SASE solutions, today announced the general availability of its new SD-WAN Backbone service. The private global network backbone addresses the growing connectivity challenges faced by international organizations in the digital age.

Open Systems’ SD-WAN backbone has more than 500 Points of Presence (PoPs) in 121 locations across 32 countries. This makes the company the only managed SASE provider with such comprehensive global coverage. As a complement to the SASE Experience platform, the backbone service offers better WAN performance and reliable connections to cloud applications worldwide.

Key benefits of the SD-WAN backbone:

• Excellent traffic quality: Comprehensive network SLAs ensure minimal packet loss, latency and jitter – even in remote locations.
• High reliability: Automatic healing and intelligent routing ensure consistent performance.
• Versatile configuration: Flexible bandwidth settings and application-specific controls allow individual configurations.
• Regulatory compliance: Deployment in 32 countries, including China, helps ensure high-speed connectivity even in heavily-regulated states.
• Guaranteed site-to-site connectivity: In conjunction with Open Systems Connectivity Service, the SD-WAN backbone also offers end-to-end SLAs, even for hard-to-reach locations.

The SD-WAN backbone supports secure connectivity across cloud and hybrid environments and locations. It is part of Open Systems’ comprehensive SASE Experience, which combines SD-WAN, Firewall, SWG, CASB and ZTNA in one framework. The solution is provided as a managed service with 24/7 support.

Further information on the SD-WAN backbone from Open Systems can be found at www.open-systems.com/sase/sd-wan-backbone.

Open Systems, the leading provider of native, managed SASE solutions with a superior user experience, today announced that Open Systems SASE Experience has been selected as a winner in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) category of the 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, and has been named Best Solution for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) in Cyber Defense Magazine’s Global InfoSec Awards.

Open Systems recently received TMC’s Internet Telephony SD-WAN Product of the Year award and the Globee Business Awards’ Golden Globee Award for SASE. The honors closely follow Open Systems’ recent recognition as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Edge Service Providers, Q2 2024, based on an evaluation of nine vendors in the ZTE service providers market.

Open Systems’ industry-leading SASE Experience has received numerous honors and has emerged as the solution of choice for midmarket organizations seeking secure connectivity across cloud and hybrid environments and locations, delivered as a service. It combines SD-WAN, firewall, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA into a comprehensive framework, supported through its user-intuitive customer portal, and delivered as a 24×7 managed service with unmatched customer service.

Open Systems SASE Experience revolutionizes secure access by prioritizing user experience and simplifying complex SASE solutions. It alleviates the burdens faced by CIOs managing remote and hybrid workforces, cyber threats, and digital transformation initiatives. Unlike traditional SASE solutions, Open Systems integrates seamlessly across IT and OT cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments, ensuring easy, consistent, scalable, resilient, and agile secure access to users, applications, and data.

Open Systems prioritizes customer satisfaction, assured connectivity, business agility, and reputation through its Service Experience Promise. This commitment is upheld by the Open Systems Mission Control Operations Center, which provides proactive and preemptive support to minimize disruptions and enhance operational performance, ensuring customers receive unparalleled service and expertise.

Open Systems is a leading provider of native, managed SASE solutions that enable organizations to simply connect and secure hybrid environments to meet their business goals. Backed by our Service Experience Promise, Open Systems’ SASE Experience helps reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation with a comprehensive, easy-to-implement and use combination of SD-WAN and Security Service Edge delivered as a service with a superior user experience. SASE Experience combines SD-WAN, firewall, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA into a framework that supports secure connectivity across cloud and hybrid environments and locations. It provides a comprehensive SASE solution through an easy-to-use customer portal, underpinned with a unified data platform to drive future innovation, all delivered as a 24×7 managed service. To learn more about Open Systems, visit www.open-systems.com.

Open Systems, the leading provider of native, managed SASE solutions with a superior user experience, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Edge Service Providers, Q2 2024. In the report, Forrester evaluated nine vendors in the ZTE services providers market based on 34 criteria. Open Systems received the highest possible scores in 16 criteria including service delivery platform, networking and security services, last-mile underlay, service delivery capability, vision, innovation, roadmap, partner ecosystem, and adoption.

The Forrester report said: “It sustains its momentum through an excellent vision of target customer profiles, strong commitment to R&D, and deep engineering expertise. Open Systems delivers an impressive NPS above 60, a highly adaptable set of white-labeled targeted partners, and flexible services pricing. Its capability to integrate partners or develop features in 10 weeks or less is unmatched.”

The Forrester Wave™ for ZTE service providers notes, “[Open Systems’] impressive capabilities leverage AI and automation to autoresolve incidents later reported as KPIs. The vendor provides best-in-class service delivery agility that integrates DevOps and CloudOps. Its innovative engineering-to-operations rotation and direct level 3 support are unique among its competition…” The report also noted, “reference customers reported high satisfaction with its technical expertise, engineering support and application understanding.”

Open Systems SASE Experience eliminates the complexity of secure global access and network management, while providing easy and comprehensive global support. It delivers all the benefits of SASE with an exceptional delivery experience – ideal for enterprises who don’t have the resources to do it all. SASE Experience frees customers from the operational overhead of appliance purchases, installation, and maintenance, to minimize staffing costs and provide a fast ROI.

Visit Open Systems at the RSA Conference on May 6-9 in San Francisco at booth 6567 in Moscone North Hall to learn more about Open Systems SASE Experience.

Open Systems today announced the general availability of its Secure Web Gateway as a Service offering. Open Systems Secure Web Gateway is a cloud-based, comprehensive web security solution that combines advanced threat protection, secure access controls and intelligent web filtering to provide organizations with a secure and productive web browsing experience. As with all Open Systems’ offerings, Secure Web Gateway comes with 24/7 support from exclusively level-3 engineers, which means customers can rely on top-of-the-line expertise.

Open Systems Secure Access Experience revolutionizes secure network access. It simplifies connections for hybrid workforces, maximizes secure access investments, and ensures availability and security. Secure Access Experience allows businesses to focus on revenue-generating activities, adapt to changing needs, and gain control and confidence. In today’s complex environment, the platform provides cost-effective secure access and improved business outcomes.

Open Systems Secure Web Gateway as a Service key features include:

• Flexible deployment options: Secure Web Gateway can be independently deployed from Open Systems backbone, a customer’s cloud platforms or their premises. This allows for the best performance and cost-effectiveness by respectively setting security controls as close as possible to the users and leveraging the customer’s existing investments.
• Threat protection: The service uses real-time threat intelligence and advanced web filtering to detect and block malicious URLs, phishing attempts, malware, and other web-based threats. It helps prevent data breaches, infections, and data exfiltration by proactively identifying and stopping malicious content before it reaches your network.
• Content filtering and policy management: Organizations’ web access policies are tailored to their needs using Open Systems intuitive management interface. Control and enforce browsing rules based on user profiles, content categories, and more. This empowers you to manage web access efficiently while promoting compliance with your organization’s security policies.
• Advanced reporting and analytics: Gain valuable insights into your organization’s web traffic and security posture through detailed reporting and analytics. Monitor user behavior, track web usage patterns, and identify potential security gaps to proactively address threats.

Additional Resources

• Open Systems Secure Web Gateway as a Service: https://www.open-systems.com/sase/secure-web-gateway/
• Webinar: https://resources.open-systems.com/wcc/eh/2470380/lp/4418554/what-is-zero-trust-edge-managing-the-morass-of-terms?mc_phishing_protection_id=45427-clav43erd9afdk3r2u00

Open Systems, a leader in managed secure access service edge (SASE) services, today announced the general availability of its OT firewall service. The Open Systems OT Firewall provides organizations with a dedicated appliance at the center of operational technology (OT) networks for better visibility and control of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) traffic, enabling fast detection and remediation of malicious activity.

Many manufacturing organizations are adopting IIoT as part of Industry 4.0 strategies, increasing the risk of a breach in their OT environment. According to a survey conducted by SCADAfence, 76% of OT experts said they believe that their OT security risk level is high or severe.

Open Systems OT Firewall also includes technical support from Open Systems’ expert team to help customers successfully implement thorough network segmentation on the OT firewall. OT segmentation is then easily managed using simple policy and zoning concepts.

Additional resources:

• White paper: https://go.open-systems.com/Modern-OT-Environments.html
• Webinar: https://info.enterprisemanagement.com/securing-modern-operational-techn-networks-webinar-ws
• Open Systems OT Firewall: https://www.open-systems.com/sase/ot-firewall