CORE Security and Empowered Networks to Provide Security Solutions to Canada’s Enterprise and Government Markets

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CORE Security, a leading provider of predictive security intelligence solutions, and Empowered Networks, a specialized Systems Integrator that designs, deploys and manages technical solutions for networks, labs and data centers, today announced a partnership agreement between the two companies.

“Increasingly, our forward-thinking customers are seeking proactive ways to protect their networks and information from sophisticated attacks”

Through membership in the CORE Secured™ partner program, Empowered will combine CORE’s suite of security products with Empowered professional services to create security solutions for Canadian federal, enterprise and telecom customers. These combined offerings will provide customers with a broad platform for information and network security, further enriching Empowered’s IT infrastructure management and testing offerings.

“We’re pleased to be working with one of Canada’s premier IT solution providers. As a member of the CORE Secured partner program, Empowered has demonstrated their commitment to offering security solutions to their federal, enterprise and telecom customers,” said Joseph Schramm, Director, Strategic Alliances & Partner Enablement at CORE Security. “The market has already seen the value of CORE’s security solutions provisioned as part of an Empowered Networks advanced IT implementation and Empowered has established themselves as our go-to partner in the territory.”

“Increasingly, our forward-thinking customers are seeking proactive ways to protect their networks and information from sophisticated attacks,” said Mervyn Hann, Vice-President, Empowered Networks. “Empowered’s blue chip customer base has security as a top priority and are demanding the most advanced products to safeguard information. We conducted a thorough review of the available security products and selected CORE.”

The two firms are sponsoring a series of events across Canada. CORE Security will speak on Cyber Security at an upcoming utility/telecom industry event in Vancouver on September 10, 2012 (http://www.utccanada.org/program-2012-canadian-utility-telecom-conference). Later this month, CORE will speak on wireless and mobile security at seminar events in Ottawa and Toronto. For more information and to register, visit empowered.ca/enabling-wireless.

To learn more about the Empowered CORE solution, go to empowered.ca/partners/core-security

About CORE Security

CORE Security is the leading provider of predictive security intelligence solutions for enterprises and government organizations. We help more than 1,400 customers worldwide preempt critical security threats throughout their IT environments, and communicate the risk the threats pose to the business. Our patented, proven, award-winning enterprise solutions are backed by more than 15 years of applied expertise from CORELabs, the company’s innovative security research center. For more information, visit www.coresecurity.com.

About Empowered Networks

Empowered Networks^® is a specialized Systems Integrator - designing, deploying and managing practical technical solutions for Networks, Labs and Data Centers by combining proven products and systems with technical, engineering and consulting expertise. With a team of almost one hundred technical professionals, Empowered solves the toughest technical problems, recommends, deploys and integrates the right hardware and software, and delivers unparalleled support to some of Canada’s most successful enterprises in telecom, financial services, education, technology, and government. A privately-held Canadian company headquartered in Toronto, Empowered has offices in Moncton, Montréal, Ottawa, Waterloo, Calgary and Vancouver. For more information, please call 1.877.325.1855 or visit www.empowered.ca.

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