Untangle Integrates with Level Platforms

Untangle Integrates with Level Platforms

SAN MATEO, Calif. – March 27, 2008 – Following a September partnership agreement, Untangle (www.edge.arista.com) announced today the availability of a comprehensive Untangle Policy Module for Level Platforms’ Managed Workplace®. Support for Untangle within Managed Workplace means that MSPs utilizing Untangle’s and Level Platforms’ technology can experience increased operational efficiency via centralized workflow. MSPs rely on operational efficiency to grow their profitability and keep their customer networks running smoothly.

With the seamless integration between Untangle and Level Platforms, MSPs can now use Level Platforms’ Managed Workplace to monitor and receive alerts from each of their client’s Untangle gateway servers about system resources (including availability, CPU utilization, memory, disk space, etc.) and platform statistics (such as spam counts, web filter pages blocked/passed, intrusion attempts, viruses blocked, data transfer rates, platform configuration status and change dates).

“Untangle is committed to the success of our MSP partners,” said Chris Sterbenc, Vice President of Sales at Untangle. “The integration between Untangle and Level Platforms’ Managed Workplace will help our joint MSP customers streamline monitoring and managing their networking and security applications, reduce costs, and react more quickly to the needs of their clients.”

“The bottom line is that MSPs must easily integrate disparate network technologies to keep their customers’ networks functioning,” said Ryck Marciniak, Director, Vendor Alliances at Level Platforms. “Untangle and Level Platforms are aware of the needs of their MSP customers, and this integration helps MSPs proactively avoid network problems to maintain a high degree of operational efficiency.”

MSPs using Level Platforms’ Managed Workplace can access the Untangle Policy Module by logging onto Level Platforms’ Partner Portal at http://www.levelplatforms.com/Portal.

About Level Platforms

With more than 2500 partners in 29 countries, Level Platforms is the leading provider of managed services software for IT solution providers servicing small and mid-sized end customers through its award-winning remote monitoring and management software, Managed Workplace. Managed Workplace provides everything a managed services provider needs to remotely monitor and manage their end customers’ IT networks through a single web-based central dashboard. For more information, visit Level Platforms at www.levelplatforms.com

About Untangle

Untangle was founded with the vision of untangling the complexities of technology, initially targeting network security and control for small and medium size businesses. The company follows Open Source development practices to create better code and make it widely available. The Untangle Gateway Platform, the world’s first commercial-grade open source solution for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network, provides a free and better alternative to costly, inflexible proprietary appliances. Untangle’s applications are currently being used in thousands of businesses in a variety of industries, including financial services, real estate, education, bio-science, and professional services.