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Classmethod and Asgent Announce Collaboration on Managed Security Service (MSS) Specialized for AWS

August 20, 2014
Classmethod, Inc.
Asgent, Inc.

Classmethod, Inc. (President & CEO: Satoshi Yokota, located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) and Asgent, Inc. (President & CEO: Takahiro Sugimoto, located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JASDAQ:4288) announce they will collaborate to begin providing Hoot Security, a Managed Security Service (MSS) specialized for Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This service utilizes the integration consulting service specialized for AWS and the general support service for AWS “Members”, both provided by Classmethod along with the Managed Security Service (MSS) “SecurityPlus MSS” from Asgent and “AWS Support (Enterprise)” provided by AWS to provide a full managed security service capable of handling enterprise level customer requests.

Classmethod is a cloud native and an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner with strengths in cloud network design and construction, already with hundreds of customers.
Asgent is both an AWS consulting partner and a security solution provider, providing corporations and organizations with the necessary products and services to protect them from cyber security threats.

The new “Hoot Security” service will standardize security configurations and necessary items for secure server operations and Classmethod will provide the service along with 24/365 monitoring services by Asgent’s dedicated analysts in a one-stop package.

“Trend Micro Inc. welcomes the start of sales for “Hoot Security”. “Trend Micro Deep Security” has a high affinity with AWS, with a strong customer base on AWS. We expect that this new service will help to expand safe use of the cloud by a wider range of customers.”
(Trend Micro Incorporated Senior Executive Officer Akihiro Oba)

Also, through integration with the “Server Operations Monitoring Service” Hoot24 provided by collaboration between Classmethod and siteROCK K.K. (Representative Director and Chairman of the Board: Nobuyuki Amano, located in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), it is now possible to implement a ROC (24-hour Integrated Operations Monitoring Center) and SOC (Security Monitoring Center) specializing in AWS in a short timeframe and provide safe and secure systems operations on a 24/365 scale.

【About Managed Security Service “Hoot Security”】

• Implementation of Trend Micro Deep Security and initial configuration
• Application of latest signature files
• Security incident monitoring
• Incident response and monthly reporting
• Trend Micro Deep Security Operations Maintenance

Hoot Security Price (Standard Edition)

Features: Firewall monitoring, intrusion prevention monitoring

Initial Cost: 100,000 Yen (tax excl.)/Site

Monthly Cost: 10,000 Yen/Month (tax excl.)/1 Unit

※ Trend Micro Deep Security license is required separately.

Hoot Security Pro Price (Professional Edition)

Features: Firewall monitoring, intrusion prevention monitoring, change monitoring, security log monitoring

Initial Cost: 200,000 Yen (tax excl.)/Site

Monthly Cost: 20,000 Yen/Month (tax excl.)/1 Unit

※ Trend Micro Deep Security license is required separately.

【About Server Operations Monitoring Service “Hoot24”】

• Initial configuration of monitoring items
• Resource monitoring
• Alive monitoring
• Service monitoring
• 24/365 monitoring by personnel

Hoot24 Price (Standard Edition)

Features: Primary recovery handling

Initial Cost: 50,000 Yen (tax excl.)/1 Unit

Monthly Cost: 10,000 Yen/Month (tax excl.)/1 Unit

Hoot24 Pro Price (Professional Edition)

Features: Handling based on customized procedure manual

Initial Cost: 50,000 Yen (tax excl.)/1 Pattern

Monthly Cost: 30,000 Yen/Month (tax excl.)/1 Pattern/1 Unit

※ Contract with Hoot24 is required separately.

【About AWS General Support Service “Members”】

• Registration handling (Service limit alleviation application, vulnerability scan application, warm-up application, etc.)
• Operations assistance, technical assistance
• Cost optimization
• AWS support request handling
• Japanese Yen billing handling

Members Price

Initial Cost: 0 Yen

Monthly Cost: 10% over and above actual AWS usage fee

※ Requires customer enter into AWS support contract

※ Trend Micro Deep Security

As the number of organizations building mission critical systems on AWS accelerates, Trend Micro Deep Security is a host-based total server security product that has gained a lot of high praise from enterprise customers using AWS as a mission critical system platform, based on the “Shared Responsibility Model”, put forward by AWS. This one product provides all of the functionality required for server security, including antivirus, firewall and IDS/IPS (virtual patching), file and registry change monitoring, and security log monitoring. Please visit the URL below for more details.
http://www.trendmicro.co.jp/jp/business/products/tmds/

【Asgent, Inc.】

Asgent is a security solution vendor specializing in security. From inception, Asgent has a strong track record, having performed security consulting and audits for various organizations including major financial, insurance and securities companies as well as datacenters and has gained a vast amount of knowledge in the process. Asgent also has a strong reputation among both SIers and end users for security product sales and technical support. “SecurityPlus” is the inclusive term for a group of services that Asgent provides that combine many years of security knowhow to provide the highest quality of security service at a reasonable price.

Company Name	Asgent, Inc.
Location	6-4 Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative	President & CEO Takahiro Sugimoto
URL	http://www.asgent.co.jp/
Business Domain	Providing network security and operation management solutions

【About siteROCK】

siteROCK K.K. is a Management Service Provider (MSP), providing the highest quality of operations monitoring services 24/365 through “Personnel”, “Process” and “Systems” to companies providing internet services. siteROCK also provides mechanisms and knowhow to companies considering becoming MSPs. siteROCK is a subsidiary of Bit-isle Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Kohei Terada http://www.bit-isle.co.jp/).

Company Name	siteROCK K.K.
Location	2-2-28 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Representative	Representative Director and Chairman of the Board Nobuyuki Amano
URL	http://www.siterock.co.jp
Business Domain	Total Operations Management Services, Provision of Integrated Operations Management Platform, IT Operations Improvement Solution

【About Classmethod】

Classmethod, Inc. provides technical assistance utilizing the cloud and mobile technology to corporations, and has developed/operated many applications. In recent years, Classmethod has made a lot of business inroads by information dissemination and consulting activities regarding cloud-based system design and effective use of the cloud as an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner.

Company Name	Classmethod, Inc.
Location	Sanpo Sakuma Building 8F, 1-11 Kanda Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative	President & CEO Satoshi Yokota
URL	http://classmethod.jp
Business Domain	AWS Specialized Cloud Consulting, iOS App Development

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