OPSWAT Announces Metascan Version 2.0

Advanced multi-scan engine providing built-in integration with dozens of antivirus engines for scanning files and streams now available with CA eTrust™ and Clamwin Free Antivirus applications optionally pre-installed.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 5, 2006 -- OPSWAT, Inc., the leading provider of endpoint security integration technologies and services today announced the release of Metascan version 2.0. Metascan™ is an advanced engine for launching antivirus applications, analyzing data streams in real time, and speeding up file scanning. Metascan™ supports using one or multiple antivirus applications at the same time.

MetaScan™ is ideal for technology vendors, systems integrators and in-house developers developing solutions designed to prevent harmful files from entering networks using preinstalled antivirus applications.

Metascan™ version 2.0 features built-in, integrated antivirus applications from CA and Clamwin plus support for dozens of other antivirus applications.

Other important features of Metascan™ include:

--integrated RAM Drive to protect confidential data in event of re-boot during scan

--ability to queue content and scan with multiple antivirus applications in parallel using asynchronus integration

--ability to quarantine files and users

--ability to schedule updates of both antivirus application and signature files

--ability to scan both files and streams

“Metascan™ version 2.0 provides developers with a proven solution providing true multi-scanning technology,” said Oren Shnitzer, CTO at OPSWAT. “Once you use Metascan™ to integrate one antivirus application, you can easily switch to or add another antivirus application because a single API controls them all.”

“We devoted a great deal of effort to finding an anti-virus package that would allow us to initiate virus scans for files that were uploaded to our web server,” said Jeremy Antonini, Web Developer at Rigzone. “After trying several different options and talking with every antivirus vendor we could find, we found that OPSWAT’s Metascan™ perfectly fit for our situation. Metascan™ allows us to run a virus scan using CA eTrust™ from our ASP and ASP.NET applications as soon as the file is uploaded, and we can provide immediate feedback to the user about the file.”

“We’re pleased to provide leading antivirus applications from CA and Clamwin to Metascan™ customers," said Tom Mullen, OPSWAT’s Director of Business Development. “Built-in integration for multiple antivirus applications provides our customers with the opportunity to easily enhance security by scanning with multiple antivirus applications in parallel. We are actively seeking partnerships with antivirus vendors that will enable OPSWAT to offer additional antivirus applications optionally pre-installed with Metascan™ which will provide our customers with maximum flexibility and security.”

For more information about Metascan™ or other OPSWAT products, visit http://www.opswat.com/products.shtml.

About OPSWAT

OPSWAT, Inc. is a leading provider of endpoint security integration technologies and data services. OPSWAT customers include networking and security technology companies, system integrators and corporations seeking to detect, assess, manage and remediate security features of antivirus, antispyware, antiphishing anti-spam, personal firewall, browser, instant messaging and VPN client applications. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Herzliya, Israel.

OPSWAT, Metascan and the OPSWAT logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of OPSWAT, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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