Biodata IT South Africa, distributor of Utimaco Safeware products, has launched its newly released security solution for Citrix MetaFrame and Terminal Servers onto the local market.
"Despite the advantages of using Terminal Server solutions," says Christian Runte, director at Biodata IT. "Security is still a pending issue. Although basic system security such as a 128-bit encryption on an SSL authentication for the network session between server and client is provided, it is not at all sufficient. Utimaco released Safeguard LANCrypt 2.50 SR1 which offers a completely transparent encryption on the file directory in the Terminal Server environment."
The data is encrypted according to flexible rules for user groups, individual users, file names and types or directories. The seperation of network administrator and security administrator functions helps to guarantee a secure LAN parameter and encrypted data is protected during data transfer. Safeguard LANCrypt offers a secure data exchange between individual parts of a company by configurable encryption of data media (eg Floppy disks, CD-ROM, Zip, JAZ, etc) and its key file management facilities protect user-defined individual data access.
Moreover, SafeGuard LANCrypt supports direct data encryption on various server systems such as Windows NT/ Windows 2000 and Novell Netware.
"The important consideration here is that only the SafeGuard LANCrypt administrator can assign keys for files and directories. This means that not even the network administrator, despite having unrestricted access, can read data encrypted with the SafeGuard solution," adds Runte.
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Biodata Information Technology provides network, PC and communication security products. The company`s portfolio incorporates Internet servers that each include a firewall, router, Web e-mail and file server as well as high-speed data and e-mail encryption products for IP-based systems and network services.
In the IT security market, Biodata positions itself as a one-stop shop supplier of communication and network security. Encryption secures the transmission of data packets via public telecommunication networks. Firewalls protect computer networks from unauthorised access (hacking) and data theft via the Internet. E-mail encryption and PKI solutions cover the security of communication.
Biodata`s activities stretch to each of these growing markets including ISDN. The company distributes a router, developed by Bintec Communications, designed to provide quick and reliable Internet connection via ISDN line. The company intends to achieve a total competitive advantage in all market segments by strong global expansion.
Biodata`s concept and market approach is to develop proprietary products for the individual areas of IT security including routers and content security.
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