By Joan Engebretson

Start-up cloud providers are securing Internet users and online retail

As enterprise users seek to offload more and more IT-related functionality to cloud service providers, one area of great activity is security. New cloud service providers have emerged to address a range of security needs — and several of them say they’re seeing growth in the area of 40% to 50% per year or more, despite the economic downturn.

Orange, California, USA (June 11, 2010) – Internet cloud security vendor iSheriff Ltd today warned that the FIFA World Cup will not only affect worker productivity, but may also disrupt critical Web-based business resources through excessive bandwidth consumption on sites such as YouTube. The FIFA World Cup, set to kick off today in South Africa and run for the next month, is expected to draw a global audience of almost 5 billion fans.

Orange, California, USA (June 1, 2010) – Internet cloud security vendor iSheriff Ltd today announced the deployment of its global Web and email security service network. iSheriff is initially deploying managed services on carrier-grade server infrastructure across 19 cities worldwide. iSheriff says it is now able to support clients almost anywhere in the world, including mobile users travelling to foreign countries.

Orange, California, USA (May 10, 2010) – Internet cloud security vendor iSheriff Ltd, today announced a major new partnership which will see the company rollout email and Web security services across South America.

Orange, California, USA (April 27, 2010) – Internet cloud security vendor iSheriff Ltd, today announced the launch of its new Email Security and Web Security services. iSheriff says its new services can be used separately but are designed to work seamlessly as a single Internet security solution with unified management and reporting.

Orange, California, USA (April 21, 2010) – Internet cloud security vendor iSheriff Ltd, today announced the launch of its latest cloud security solution based on its new version 7.0 architecture. iSheriff says the new 7.0 architecture is a major leap forward for unified Web and e-mail cloud-based security services. It features real-time data and blended threat analysis managed within a single Web-based interface and integrated reports console.

Orange, California, USA – April 15, 2010 – Internet security as a service vendor, iSheriff Ltd, has announced a major management restructure and re-financing of the company as it launches a new brand and new solutions. The company was previously based in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. In August 2009 iSheriff announced it was seeking expressions of interest from potential investors in the wake of financial difficulties.

"The 25 Rising Stars were compiled through suggestions from our expert judges and discussions with MIS editorial teams around the world. They are often very new businesses, but ones that show signs of seriously influencing the way technology is bought or deployed. Many of these companies can expect rapid growth, acquisition or significantly increased presence in the enterprise over the next 12 months. This is an early warning to take note of companies that are already impressing savvy CIOs, who have become aware of them in their local markets. " - 16th Nov 2006

SYDNEY, Australia. - October 4th, 2006 HP has launched a program that assists indigenous independent software vendors (ISVs) crack markets overseas. Under the program, dubbed the Elite ISV Club, HP will provide fund marketing, technical and business planning support to a select group of ISVs, looking to break into Asian markets. These companies also have access to HP's developers and product managers across Asia. Gareth Sutton, ISV business development manager at HP said the program will be restricted to 10 local ISVs. The five that have already been selected include IBA Health, Infomaster, iSheriff, TechnologyOne and Tier-3.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - August 23, 2006 - Internet Sheriff Technology Ltd ("Internet Sheriff"), Australia's leading provider of enterprise content security, today announced the integration of Mailshell SDK into its portfolio of threat management software. The Mailshell SDK is the most widely deployed engine to identify spam, phishing and email fraud and, Internet Sheriff will provide Mailshell's filtering to users of its iSheriff™ Unified Threat Management and iSheriff™ Email Threat Management products. More than 6,000 companies and 10 million consumers already rely on 'Powered by Mailshell' products to block spammers and phishers.