Johannesburg, 28 Oct 2008
IP-based security and unified threat management (UTM) specialist, Clavister has launched the latest version of its network security operating system. Available in South Africa through Information Security solutions provider, Condyn, Clavister CorePlus 9.10 delivers support for virtualisation and improved traffic optimisation to its UTM security portfolio.
Says Jorina van Rensburg, CEO of Condyn: "At a time when companies are looking to save money and streamline operations with server consolidation, virtualisation is increasingly being adopted. However, up until now, this type of security solution has been limited. Companies now have the option to buy Clavister Security Gateways supporting virtualisation using VMware ESXi 3 as a virtual appliance or as conventional hardware or software appliances to suit their networks requirements."
The continued growth of enterprise applications such as VOIP, and the addition of them to the network, means that companies are experiencing increased levels of traffic on the network. This introduces new security challenges and can lead to uncontrolled bandwidth consumption. Clavister's new operating system brings with it a number of features for traffic optimisation including gigabit traffic shaping, IDP traffic shaping, route load balancing and SLB server monitoring.
"In addition to the green and economic benefits that result from security virtualisation, this operating system allows for the management of additional features without increasing workload," explains Van Rensburg.
As well as traffic management, optimisation and support for virtualisation, CorePlus 9.10 also features:
* VOIP/SIP enhancements - A number of new features gives much more flexibility in terms of network setups, such as SIP proxy placement, SIP extensions and security enhancements.
* SSL/TLS termination - Supports TLS/SSL termination and the transformation of HTTPS traffic to HTTP traffic, providing the possibility to perform deep content inspection of the traffic. It also offers a single source for managing all certificates for all servers.
* LDAP authentication - Provides support for direct connectivity between Clavister Security Gateways and LDAP directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory.
CorePlus 9.10 is an important upgrade to the core operating system that lies at the heart of Clavister's product portfolio that can be configured and fine-tuned to produce exactly the right level of protection.
Its core offering is the ability to monitor network traffic, protect critical business assets and block undesirable surfing. It also protects against intrusion, viruses, worms, Trojans and denial-of-service attacks; is easily managed and seamlessly scalable, and adapts to the needs of any customer from small organisations to large Internet service providers, managed security service providers or multimedia-ready telecom operators.
To learn more about CorePlus, please visit http://www.clavister.com/products/coreplus.html
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