Optenet

Optenet is a global security company that provides customers with a Multi-tenant Secure Web Gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises.^[1]

Optenet, Inc.

Industry	computer security
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Madrid, San Sebastian Spain and Miami, Florida, U.S.
Key people	Francisco Martín, CEO Omar Aguirre, CCO
Services	content security, web security, email security, malware protection, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Employees	150+
Website	http://www.optenet.com/

History

Optenet is a private company that was a spin-off from the University of Navarra's Engineering Faculty and San Sebastian's Research Centre in San Sebastian, Spain. It provides customers with a Multi-tenant Secure Web Gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises that want to create service offerings for their own clients.^[2] It's product Optenet WebSecure^TM was recently awarded with five stars in SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test,^[3] defining it as a 'Solid' Web Security solution.

Cool Vendor

Optenet has been named a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner for its innovative Multi-tenant technology in 2011, in Gartner's report, "Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure 2011," authored by Akshay Sharma and Deborah Kish.^[4]

Protection of Minors

Since its founding in 1997, Optenet has been firmly committed to eliminating the digital divide through effective education and safe usage of the Internet, especially for children. For this reason Optenet works with nonprofit organizations such as Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) to implement countermeasures against the constant flow of online threats and to create a secure environment for minors. In 2009 Optenet became an official FOSI member.^[5] Optenet is also affiliated with NGO Protégeles^[6] and the International Association of Internet Hotlines, INHOPE.^[7]

References

1. ^ Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
2. ^ Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
3. ^ "SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test, 2011" (January 3, 2011)
4. ^ Gartner, Inc. Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure, 2011, Akshay K. Sharma, Deborah Kish, 20 Abril, 2011., page 6
5. ^ "Optenet Joins the Family Online Safety Institute" (June 8, 2009)
6. ^ "Protegeles Association"
7. ^ Inhope Official Website: http://www.inhope.org/gns/home.aspx

External links

• Optenet Official Website
• Protegeles Official Website