"The city of Montreal has relied on Check Point to secure its IT infrastructure for many years, but recently learned just how adaptable their security technology can be when we faced a special election in 2004," said Normand Jette, telecommunications specialist for the city of Montreal. "We needed to register voters quickly, effectively and securely. Security was paramount. Check Point's easy to use, reliable security was the perfect fit for setting up secure remote voter registration sites not only for that special election circumstance, but for future elections as well."
For its upcoming mayoral election, the city of Montreal will employ Check Point's network perimeter security solutions across 30 registration centers located within shopping malls and other public venues in the city. To provide secure connectivity and reliable security, the city of Montreal will use VPN-1 Pro at the gateway and VPN-1 Edge for their remote voter registration sites. By leveraging these technologies for the 2005 election, the city of Montreal will benefit from the flexibility the Internet offers without sacrificing the security of the city's network.
"Citizens who perform their civic duty by registering to vote expect that their personal information will be kept private once entered into government databanks," said Carol Stone, vice president of worldwide marketing for Check Point Software Technologies. "Through our unified security architecture, the city of Montreal quickly realized that they could easily adapt their existing Check Point infrastructure to capitalize on this progressive way of registering their voters. With Check Point solutions in place, voter information will remain secured, and the city of Montreal will experience smooth Internet communications without any disruptions."
