Hamburg, 20 February 2013 – At the CeBIT booth of gateprotect AG Germany (Hall 12 C82) it will be sporty from 5 to 9 March: The Hamburg IT security specialist will feature its sponsoring commitment at the “Race Across America” (RAAM) and an extensive charity activity in its trade show concept. On a race bike simulator, visitors can demonstrate their fitness and support a charity project at the same time.

For each visitor who keeps up two minutes on the race bike simulator, gateprotect AG Germany will donate five Euros. Furthermore, the participant who has yielded the highest average wattage at the end of each day will win a high-quality gateprotect security audit. The well-known radio DJ Viola Gaspar will select the winner of the day at 5.00 p.m. on each day of the CeBIT.

The proceeds from the charity activity will be given the youth club Mainfeld in Frankfurt, where the money shall be used to establish a bicycle repair shop in the summer of 2013 where children and teenagers will have the opportunity to repair bicycles together with social workers and thus gain access to manual skills and to the world of employment. “In this part of Frankfurt, many parents are unemployed, single or facing problems such as debts or addiction. This has a considerable influence on the living conditions and future opportunities of the children and teenagers”, says Dr. Peter Smeets, CEO of gateprotect AG Germany and initiator of the project. “With the bicycle workshop, we will be able to give the children the possibility to try out manual work and discover or develop new capabilities. This may also help them with their choice of career”, Dr. Susanne Feuerbach, director of the Frankfurt children’s office, who is supporting the activity of gateprotect AG, adds.

The new bicycle repair shop, which is being established in a container, and which is put up with donations in kind, is also the basis for other future offers and projects at the Mainfeld youth club.

gateprotect AG Germany is supporting the establishment of the bicycle repair shop with extensive contributions. The main sponsor of the cycling team “4Athletes powered by gateprotect” will also auction the high-tech time trial bike of Dr. Peter Smeets to the highest bidder after the end of the “Race Across America” (RAAM) and donate the proceeds as well.

Film and Photo Opportunity:
On Thursday, 7 March 2013, from 5.00 p.m. the cycling team “4Athletes powered by gateprotect” will be at the gateprotect booth in Hall 12 C82. The participants of the “Race Across America” (RAAM) 2013, Dr. Peter Smeets, Frank Vytrisal, Georg Heckens and José Alvarez will then be available for photos, shootings as well as interviews.

Gerrit Sternsdorff from the youth club in the Frankfurt district Mainfeld, who is accompanying the charity project on the part of the city of Frankfurt, will likewise be there.

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About gateprotect
gateprotect AG Germany has been a leading, globally acting provider of IT security solutions in the area of network security for ten years. These solutions comprise next generation firewalls with all commonly used UTM functionalities, Managed Security as well as VPN client systems. To minimize the risk of operator errors in highly complex security functions, gateprotect has developed the eGUI® interface concept. The patented eGUI® technology (ergonomic Graphic User Interface) and the Command Center based thereon for the configuration and administration of firewall systems for managed security service providers (MSSPs) increase the factual security in companies and companies and allow for an efficient ongoing maintenance of the systems. Reputable companies and institutions in more than 80 countries are among the users of about 23,000 installed licenses worldwide. Since 2010, gateprotect has been listed in the renowned Gartner “Magic Quadrant” for UTM firewall appliances in the SMB market and is currently going through the “Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL 4+)” – a certification procedure at the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). For the easy handling and comprehensive security of the UTM firewall solutions, gateprotect was the first German company to be awarded the Frost & Sullivan Excellence Award.

About “4Athletes powered by gateprotect” and “Race Across America” (RAAM)
In June 2013, the team “4Athletes powered by gateprotect” will cover a distance of more than 5,000 kilometers across the USA on their bikes. On this tour, 30,000 meters of altitude will have to be overcome. The goal is to master the distance from California to the east coast in five days and six nights. For Dr. Peter Smeets, CEO of gateprotect AG Germany, and his experienced teammates Frank Vytrisal, Georg Heckens and José Alvarez, the race, which is one of the hardest races of the world, is also an opportunity for a charitable commitment. The intensive training preparations have already begun and can be followed under http://raam.4athletes.com/newsarchiv.html.