McLean, VA - July 28, 2008 - Spacenet Inc., a leading provider of satellite and hybrid network services, today announced that it has achieved Service Provider Level I PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security) compliance for its VSAT satellite and managed wireline services. For years, Spacenet’s networks have been trusted by many of the world’s largest enterprise and government organizations for mission-critical transactions. The new PCI compliance provides an additional layer of confidence to Spacenet’s customers in the retail, hospitality and financial services industries, enabling them to meet the highest standards for financial transaction data security. In addition, Spacenet has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new participating organization and will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards.
SPCI DSS is a uniform and worldwide data security standard that ensures merchants meet minimum levels of security when storing, transmitting or processing credit cardholder data. Meeting PCI data security requirements is required for businesses that process any type of cardholder data. Spacenet’s PCI-compliant network architecture helps companies meet the requirement for a secure financial transaction processing environment. Customers can also consult with Spacenet experts on these security requirements and proper implementation.
Spacenet President and COO Glenn Katz said, “PCI DSS requirements are a critical component for helping to protect businesses and customers against financial fraud and credit card identity theft. With Spacenet’s infrastructure enhancements in support of PCI DSS compliance across both our satellite and wireline network services product lines, we provide our customers with the utmost level of confidence in the safety and integrity of their networks. Spacenet has always delivered exceptional levels of network security for our enterprise and government customers, and we will strive to remain at the forefront of the industry in offering secure managed Wide Area Networking solutions.”
About Spacenet®
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for US based enterprise, government and small office/small business customers. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry leadership and innovation, and today has more than 100,000 operational network endpoints for customers including many Fortune 500 companies and major government agencies. Spacenet’s services include its custom satellite and hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government; Connexstar™ VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks; and StarBand® broadband Internet by satellite. Spacenet is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end services infrastructure including network management, field services and teleport facilities in McLean, VA; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.