“Mission Critical Linux today announced that their cutting-edge
SST (Secure Service Technology) will be offered as an ASP service.
SST, which securely harnesses the power of the Internet to provide
real-time management of mission-critical environments, enables
system administrators to remotely access their systems to perform
all the necessary tasks to monitor, diagnose, and maintain their
systems. The unique technology can be deployed on all major Linux
distributions.”
“SST, which is hosted by Mission Critical Linux, addresses the
challenges faced by organizations needing an immediate and
cost-effective resolution to system problems from remote sites.
System administrators can now have access to their operating
environments 24 hours a day from any Web-based browser. The
patented technology also allows systems status to be monitored from
a Palm VII handheld. SST may be used to trigger customized alerts
in response to system anomalies such as degraded performance or
hardware errors. The alerts may be programmed to issue real-time
notification to customers’ centralized support staff. SST provides
the ability for customers to integrate their existing diagnostic
and management tools into this secure service infrastructure,
delivering a total solution for remote management.”
“Using 128-bit encryption and VeriSign’s digital certificates,
SST provides the same high level of security that Fortune 1000
companies use today when transmitting the most sensitive data over
the Internet. Furthermore, SST uses multilevel authentication and
authorization to safeguard access to customers’ environments.
Customers maintain complete control over when their systems may be
accessed, by whom and the privilege level granted. SST is deployed
without requiring customers to open conduits through their
corporate firewalls.”