Press Release Details

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, Feb. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global information security and risk management company, NTT Com Security, and Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the leader in enterprise security, today announced that they have entered into a global managed security services agreement.  Under the terms of the agreement, NTT Com Security (formerly Integralis) will provide its extensive implementation, integration, and managed security services around the Palo Alto Networks security platform.

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This agreement builds on the two companies' existing global relationships, which include NTT Com Security's role as a successful managed services provider (MSP) of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls, and the depth of technical knowledge built on a strong relationship. NTT Com Security, which has a wealth of business and technical expertise worldwide, has implemented and managed Palo Alto Networks security platforms at hundreds of organizations across the world, resulting in it becoming a global partner in the Palo Alto Networks NextWave partner program.

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• "NTT Com Security's information security and risk management solutions, proven security expertise and global presence are testament to our clear understanding of customers' security needs. We are pleased to develop our worldwide capabilities on Palo Alto Networks security platform to help meet our customers' critical security needs." – Simon Church, CEO, NTT Com Security

• "Palo Alto Networks security offerings are built from the ground up to deliver the functionality that modern organizations require today, especially as they look to adopt cloud and mobility initiatives. Only Palo Alto Networks can deliver the safe application enablement, visibility, control, and threat prevention with the high throughput necessary for those environments. We are delighted that NTT Com Security recognizes this and has made us the clear choice for a global agreement." – Mark McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer, Palo Alto Networks

• Akira Arima, CEO, NTT Communications, added: "Worldwide ICT trends such as global cloud adoption and the changing threat landscape, demand a consistent and global approach to security. This new exciting partnership with Palo Alto Networks re-enforces our continued group strategy and investment into information security and risk management solutions, as part of our vision to provide secure global cloud services on a seamless, end-to-end basis."

NTT Com Security Managed Security Services deliver peace of mind
Network and mobile security are huge challenges that many organizations rely upon NTT Com Security experts to manage around the clock and across the globe.  Under its WideAngle brand, NTT Com Security provides managed security services, including a range of capabilities from perimeter security and intrusion detection/prevention to content security and threat and vulnerability protection.

About NTT Com Security
NTT Com Security (formerly Integralis) is a global information security and risk management organization, which delivers a portfolio of managed security, business infrastructure, consulting and technology integration services through its WideAngle brand.  NTT Com Security helps organizations lower their IT costs and increase the depth of IT security protection, risk management, compliance and service availability. NTT Com Security AG, is headquartered in Ismaning, Germany and part of the NTT Communications Group, owned by NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.  For more information, visit http://www.nttcomsecurity.com

About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is leading a new era in cyber security by protecting thousands of enterprise, government, and service provider networks from cyber threats.  Unlike fragmented legacy products, our security platform safely enables business operations and delivers protection based on what matters most in today's dynamic computing environments: applications, users, and content.  Find out more at www.paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks Logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

SOURCE Palo Alto Networks

Heather Antoinetti, Marketing Director, NTT Com Security, T: 860-506-4064/M: 860-778-6431, heather.antoinetti@nttcomsecurity.com; Jennifer Jasper-Smith, Head of Corporate Communications, Palo Alto Networks, 408-638-3280, jjsmith@paloaltonetworks.com