This January Astaro rolled out version 7 of its Astaro Security Gateway, representing seven years of advanced technology development, customer feedback, end-user suggestions and current marketplace demands.
The full line of Astaro Security Gateways protect computer networks from a variety of threats including viruses, hackers, spam, spyware, phishing, and unauthorised content.
Biodata IT, Astaro's local distributor, confirms that version 7 contains a number of advanced features and enhancements, such as transparent e-mail encryption, SSL VPN, active/active clustering and that it safeguards for the uncontrolled flood of unsecured instant messaging traffic and peer-to-peer file sharing traffic.
Version 7 further enables the encryption, decryption and digital signature of e-mails, based on S/MIME and OpenPGP standards. Defined user groups or individual users can automatically encrypt and/or sign their e-mails through a central e-mail encryption inside the Astaro gateway before sending them. Inbound e-mail is automatically decrypted. Because of the nature of UTM, both incoming and outgoing e-mail is verified and forwarded through virus and content scanners before users open it.
Version 7 also introduces SSL VPN through the enhancement of existing remote access protocols such as IPSec, L2TP over IPSec, and PPTP tunnelling with SSL VPN. The Astaro gateway is the only UTM appliance on the market with such a degree of VPN and remote access solutions.
For large multi-user enterprise environments, Astaro developed a unique brand of Active/Active Clustering that enables the load distribution for as many as 10 Astaro Security Gateways, eliminating the need to install additional load balancers. This patent-pending technology increases the speed and reliability of network traffic.
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Astaro develops a complete line of network security products including the Astaro Security Gateway line of security appliances and Astaro Security Linux, a software-based solution. All Astaro products offer seven critical security applications - firewall, VPN gateway, anti-virus, intrusion protection, spam filtering, spyware protection and content filtering - fully integrated on a single management platform.
The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and with facilities in Karlsruhe, Germany. Astaro's software has won numerous industry awards, and is protecting over 20 000 networks in 60 countries. Astaro products are distributed by a worldwide network of 350 solutions partners who offer local support and services.
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Biodata IT South Africa (Pty) Ltd is a distributor of a wide range of best-of-breed IT security solutions. Highly specialised and experienced staff as well as a network of skilled channel partners are dedicated to protect and to add value to your IT infrastructure.
The client base of Biodata IT South Africa (Pty) Ltd comprises over 200 leading organisations in the financial, healthcare, government and industrial sector based in countries of the Sub-Saharan Africa.
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