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Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, and data centre specialist Server Central today announced they have entered into an in principle agreement to merge on 30 June*. The merger represents a pooling of the expertise of the two companies in order to respond to the changing needs of customers as a result of...
Dr David Ross from Bridge Point presented this paper to the CACS confernece in April 2011. The paper discusses the pitfalls and possible solutions to information systems security in virtualised environments. The paper focuses on the issues with compliance and audit against the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard for the security cardholder data and the systems of the cardholder...
As a specialist systems integrator, Bridge Point Communications focuses on helping organisations to build out data centre fabric, compute and network services. Dave Robbins, Network Technology Specialist, Bridge Point Communications, makes some pertinent points to be aware of when undertaking a virtualisation project.
It's been a good month or two for Bridge Point Communications. First, it was named Top APAC Partner for Q2 by Crossbeam Systems. Next up, Bridge Point achieved Gold Certification from Cisco, which means it meets rigorous standards set forth by the IT giant.
Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, announced today it has achieved Cisco
Gold Certification. To earn Gold Certification, Bridge Point had to meet rigorous standards set forth by
Cisco in networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction.
Construction company McNab has considerable remote staff who benefited from a recent Wan upgrade. Not only will staff and customers benefit from faster LAN but also gain from the remote possibilities that the new technologies that Bridge Point are implementing. The over 230 remote staff will be able to take advantage of such technologies as video, reducing travel time considerably.
According to...
Bridge Point completed a review and test of TransLink Transit Authority’s Website. Translink is one of the largest public transport networks in the world and as such it was important that the company chosen has a good understanding of the company’s requirements and is up to date with the latest technology and developments, according to Translink’s Director of Infrastructure and Investment Matt...
Brisbane, Australia, 20 December, 2010 – Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, has been selected by St Paul’s School to upgrade its wireless network.
St Paul's School (www.stpauls.qld.edu.au) is an Anglican co-educational school based in Brisbane which educates more than 1,500 students from Prep...
Bridge Point Communications today announced it was named Top APAC Partner for Q2 by Crossbeam Systems, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks.
The award recognises Bridge Point’s strong sales, technical performance and expertise in delivering Crossbeam network security solutions.
Bridge Point has established itself as a leading IT services...
In the past it was just not even considered that staff would bring in their own computers to work. These days staff take a number of devices with them to the office from iPhones to iPads. The boss has no control over what is in their staffs laptops or iPads. The content may violate office policy or privacy regulations due to the type of files held. The battle has been lost but creates grave...
Andrew George, managing director of Server Central will become a director of Bridge Point.
Rob Siganto, managing director of Bridge Point Communications said, "This combination is an excellent strategic fit for both parties. … It strengthens Bridge Point in the areas of virtualisation, storage and data management so we can now provide full coverage to our customers... Our main goal remains the...
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Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, today announced it has strengthened its Critical Infrastructure practice with the appointment of Gary McHugh to the newly created position of Practice Manager.
Rob Siganto, Managing Director of Bridge Point Communications said, “Gary’s appointment demonstrates our commitment to invest in...
Bridge Point Communications today announced the appointment of Amanda Lugton as an Account Manager.
More evidence of Bridge Point’s total dedication to customer service is the appointment of Amanda, whose knowledge and experience means she is well placed to take care of Bridge Point customers and meet their needs, according to Managing Director, Rob Siganto.
In her role as...
Dr Dave Ross from Bridge Point presented the following White Paper at CACS 2011. This white paper presents the considerations and foremost advocacy in virtualisation and cloud computing security, including details of the Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), along with a full update on the Cloud Security Alliance’s Australian activities.
Data centre...
Brisbane, Australia, 8 March, 2011 – Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, today announced it has appointed Carmel Gray as an external Director and company Chair.
Ms Gray’s extensive experience includes senior roles as CIO at Suncorp, General Manager of Energy Information Systems and Managing Director of Logica Australia. From 2006...
Brisbane, Australia, 3 March, 2011 – Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, has been selected by McNab to upgrade its network.
McNab (www.mcnab.net.au) is a people-focused construction company with more than 230 staff spread across their Brisbane, Toowoomba and Townsville offices. Their unique approach...
Bridge Point Communications has appointed Carmel Gray as an external director and company chair.
Gray’s extensive experience includes senior roles as CIO at Suncorp, General Manager of Energy Information Systems and Managing Director of Logica Australia.
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Complying with the revised data security standards is as much about technology as it is security according to Bridge Point Communications director business development, Tim Smith.
PCI is a technical standard, with updates made to the regulations last month, and CIOs need to make themselves aware of what has changed.
New Technologies and virtualisation were overlooked in previous versions of PCI...
Brisbane, Australia, 15 December, 2010 – Bridge Point Communications, a specialist network, compliance and information security company, has been selected to review and test TransLink’s upgraded website infrastructure prior to the launch of its new website.
TransLink Transit Authority (www.translink.com.au) is one of the largest public transport networks...
Bridge Point today released details showing that over 15% of Brisbane inner CBD addresses are still using insecure obsolete wireless technology to conduct their
business. Two years ago, over 30% of Brisbane CBD locations were still using the insecure Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption protocol, and now in 2010 over half as many are still not yet secure.
business. Two years ago, over 30% of Brisbane CBD locations were still using the insecure Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption protocol, and now in 2010 over half as many are still not yet secure.
