JCMEX Partners Sourcefire for Malaysia’s FIRST IPS-enabled IP Telephony Solutions

World-class intrusion prevention systems provider works with local VoIP distributor JCMEX to protect VoIP networks from cyber attacks

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – June 25, 2012 -- Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announces its local partnership with JCMEX Trading Sdn Bhd (“JCMEX”), to deliver Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems (“NGIPS”) protection over Internet Protocol(“IP”) telephony solutions for enterprises, small and mid-sized businesses (“SMBs”).

Established since 2000 in Malaysia, JCMEX is Asia's pioneer distributor of Digium/Asterisk IP telephony solutions. JCMEX’s clients include Hewlett Packard, Ministry of Defence (Hanoi, Vietnam), Cebu Telecoms and many more.

JCMex expects this partnership to increase its IP telephony solution revenue as well as boost the number of enterprises in Asia into using web-based communication technology.”

“This year, JCMEX is looking at a 20% of growth in IP solution revenue sales. Currently, we have over 180 resellers around the region to advocate the business growth and performance,” ends Suzanne.

According to Ivan Wen, Country Manager of Sourcefire in Malaysia, JCMEX is Malaysia’s FIRST IP telephony solutions distributor, and also Sourcefire’s first local partner in providing secured IP telephony solutions for the local market.

Increasing Demands for Security Enabled IP-based Telephony Offerings

Based on the Frost & Sullivan’s latest report ¹, revenues for the enterprise telephony market in the Asia Pacific region is expected to grow to USD2.57 billion in 2016 (from USD1.72 billion in 2009). In particular, SMBs have shown an active interest in enterprise IP products that can help reduce the total cost of ownership and telecommunication bills.

Wen shares, “As VoIP (Voice over IP) increases in popularity, so does the potential for harm from cyber attacks. Security is becoming the main concern for enterprises to adopt IP-based telecommunication platforms.”

“Sourcefire’s NGIPS provides users with decisive threat-mitigating controls to reduce threat attack surfaces over VoIP, video and web communications, IP-based Private Branch Exchange (PBX) servers, IP traffic gateways, data networks and more.”

“Much like firewalls in any IT infrastructure today, IPS has become a required component in any VoIP deployment,” says Wen.

Security Enablement Brings Greater Business Opportunities

JCMEX’s General Manager, Vanita Suzanne shares that she is excited on the partnership with Sourcefire as it demonstrates to the Asia’s IP telephony industry that the company is at the forefront of innovative technology solutions.

“The new partnership will enable JCMEX to integrate Sourcefire's context-aware NGIPS within all its IP-based telephony offering range to identify and prevent malicious attacks, i.e. voice hacking, on communications platforms that have been commonly experienced by Asia’s IP telephony users.”

“In today’s competitive market, it’s common for businesses, particularly for the enterprises and small- and mid-sized business to engage IP-based communication platforms to be more operationally cost saving and to keep up with the latest in technology.

“The introduction of NGIPS-enabled IP telephony solution will also provide organization a peace of mind to explore other new IP telephony technologies, such as mobile applications and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services.”

Suzanne ends, “We are very pleased to be partnering with Sourcefire as the worldwide most leading intrusion prevention technology provider,”


本地JCMEX与跨国企业Sourcefire合作推出大马首项具网络入侵防御能力的互联网IP电话解决方案

与世界级网络入侵防御系统供应商合作，VoIP（Voice over IP）经销商JCMEX致力于保护VoIP网络通话

吉隆坡，25日讯 – Sourcefire (Nasdaq: FIRE)，网络智能安全解决方案供应商，今天宣布其与本地JCMEX贸易私人有限公司（JCMEX Trading Sdn Bhd，“JCMEX”）合作， 以提供网络入侵防御功能（Next Generation Intrusion Prevention, “NGIPS”）予互联网协议电话解决方案（Internet Protocol Telephony Solution，“IP”）， 为集团，小型和中型企业带来更佳的网络通话保护。

自2000年成立于马来西亚，JCMEX已成为亚洲Digium/ AsteriskIP电话解决方案的分销商先驱。

JCMEX的客户包括惠普（Hewlett Packard），国防部（越南河内）Ministry of Defence (Hanoi, Vietnam)，宿雾电信（Cebu Telecoms）等等。

JCMEX总经理，Vanita Suzanne表示今年，JCMEX翼在IP解决方案的销售收入增长达20％。目前，我们有180多位经销商分布于亚洲倡导业务增长和运作。

据文宏宏，Sourcefire大马商业总监表示，JCMEX是其公司在大马的首位IP电话解决方案合作伙伴，也是本地首位将IPS网络防御功能纳入IP电话解决方案的分销商。

市场对设有网络安全系统的IP通话产品需求日益增长

根据Frost＆Sullivan的最新报告¹， 在亚太地区的商用电话市场收入预计将在2016年增长至USD2.57billion（从2009年的USD1.72billion）。另外， 报告显示中小型企业对通过互联网的IP产品明显关注，因IP科技产品可以帮助降低总成本和电信账单。

文宏宏表示“，随着VoIP（IP语音通话）日益普及化，同样的网络攻击的潜在危机也同事件日益增加。网络同话安全已成为许多企业在采用基于IP的通信平台所主要关注的问题，。“

“Sourcefire的IPS网络防御系统能让企业减低潜藏在视频网络通讯，基于IP的专用交换服务器（Private Branch Exchange，PBX），IP通信网关，数据网络等， 的入侵攻击表面。”

“就像设置在任何科技基础设施的防火墙，IPS网络防御系统已经成为任何VoIP部署中所需的重要一环，”文宏宏表示。

启用安全功能带来更大的商机

JCMEX总经理，Vanita Suzanne表示，新的合作伙伴关系将能够让JCMEX所推出的所有IP通话解决方案识别和防止通讯入侵攻击，即如语音黑客，IP电话用户平台入侵。“

“推出IPS网络入侵防御IP通话解决方案， 将能够让商业企业放心地采用新的IP通话科技，如流动应用软件和虚拟流动网络运营商服务（Mobile Virtual Network Operator，MVNO）。 同时， 促进更多的亚洲企业采用基于网络的通信技术，” Vanita Suzanne结尾。