June 24, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — VeriSign (verisign.com) said on Thursday that it has taken several steps to improve its presence in Europe. The moves include the opening of a dedicated security operations center in Geneva, Switzerland to serve its European-based managed security services customers and the establishment of direct selling presences in the French and Nordic markets.
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The opening of a VeriSign security operations center allows the company to provide its MSS customers with twenty-four hours, seven days a week SLA support in English, French, German and Spanish. VeriSign will monitor the operation and status of MSS customers’ security devices, including vulnerability scanners, intrusion detection systems and firewalls.
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“The opening of a European SOC, coupled with our new direct presence in France and several Nordic countries, illustrates how VeriSign is solidifying its position as a leading global provider of critical infrastructure services for businesses, regardless of size,” says Francois Stieger, senior vice president of VeriSign Europe, Middle East and Africa. “With our SOC, VeriSign can offer European businesses the full suite of Intelligence and Control Services for Network Security, giving them insight into security trends not only within their corporate walls, but also across the Internet that VeriSign gains by having the largest breadth of service and devices under management. This, in turn, will allow them to more effectively react to the growing number of threats affecting enterprises today.”
