SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group and the southern African distributor for St Bernard Software, today announced the availability of the latter's iPrism M500, an affordable, entry-level Internet filtering appliance designed specifically for small businesses and institutions, where cost is a key consideration.
Developed in response to an increasing demand for affordable Web filtering solutions within smaller businesses and schools, the iPrism M500 delivers one of the lowest acquisition costs in the industry without sacrificing the features or functionality of a high-performance solution. Targeting 150 users or less, the iPrism M500 secures small businesses and educational institutions from Internet-based threats including spyware, instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and inappropriate content, before they reach the network.
As a completely self-contained appliance, with its own hardened operating system, iPrism protects against security breaches and does not require a separate server or additional software, thus ensuring costs are kept at a minimum. The solution can be installed and configured in minutes, and requires minimal IT maintenance.
Additional benefits of the iPrism M500 include the following:
* Decreases legal liability risk: ensures users are unable to access pornographic, racist or other objectionable sites, protecting companies and schools against possible legal issues.
* Increases employee / student productivity: surfing during work or school often translates to lost productivity. According to IDC, companies can lose up to $3 000 annually per employee due to non-businesses related Internet activity.
* Unparalled accuracy: the 100% human-reviewed iGuard URL classification system is more accurate than blended systems used by other filtering solutions. Millions of sites within iPrism's 63-category database are updated automatically every day, with security categories updated hourly.
* Cutting-edge performance: iPrism's proprietary kernel-level filtering technology delivers double the throughput rate without increasing latency.
"To help overcome the cost and resource issues faced by today's small business and educational IT administrators, St Bernard Software is aiming to put a high performance, yet affordable Web filtering tool into the reach of any organisation," commented Steve Yin, VP of sales and marketing at St Bernard Software. "The high price and complexity of software filtering solutions makes it difficult for companies and schools to protect their users from the growing dangers of Internet-based threats. The iPrism M500 is designed specifically for the needs of small businesses and educational institutions that face limited resources."
With the introduction of the iPrism M500, St Bernard now offers customers a range of Web filtering solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of any size organisation.
For further information, please contact Bianca Maritz at telephone +27 11 257 8600; fax +27 11 257 8699; e-mail biancam@securedata.co.za.
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St Bernard Software Inc is a global provider of security solutions that help small and medium-sized businesses protect their network infrastructure at the perimeter and system levels. Using a multi-layered security architecture strategy, St Bernard Software's range of solutions harden business-critical systems against threats and exploits; provide policy-based Internet management; protect e-mail messaging; and secure the data backup process to cover files that are open or in use. Deployed across millions of computers worldwide, the company's award-winning products are recognised for ease-of-use, affordability, and scalability.
It was established in April 1995, with corporate headquarters in San Diego, California and an international office in London. St Bernard Software sells and supports its products directly and through key solution partners worldwide. For further information, visit St Bernard Software at www.stbernard.com.
SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, network security, intrusion prevention software and network asset management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, vulnerability assessment, outsourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs. As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the African distributor for US-based TippingPoint Technologies and the Southern African distributor for US-based AirDefense, Application Security, eEye, Network Engines, Rocket Software, RSA Security, St Bernard and Websense. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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