Computer Reseller News And SC Magazine Honor Astaro Unified Threat Managament Appliances, Software

Rated 'One to Consider' and 'Best Security Appliance' for 2005

Burlington, Mass. (PRWEB) December 25, 2005 -- Astaro Corporation products have received accolades from two more publications: 'Best of 2005' for two of its all-in-one, network security solutions in the December issue of SC Magazine and 'Best Security Appliance' in the December issue of Computer Reseller News. This follows closely after PC Magazine named Astaro Security Gateway 220 'Best of the Year.'

Astaro products were featured in the Multifunction Appliances and Firewalls/VPNs categories in the Best of 2005 SC Magazine issue. In the October issue of the same publication, the Astaro Security Gateway 220 received a Best Buy and five-out-of-five star rating.

Technology Editor Jon Tullett said the Astaro Security Gateway 220 appliance is, "One to consider very strongly."

Astaro Security Gateway 420 was named 'Best Security Appliance' by CRN Test Center's Frank Ohlhorst. He said, "Astaro’s commitment to the channel and outstanding feature set combine to promote partner success and profitability. The Security Gateway 420 offers integrated protection for hundreds of users at an affordable price, and partners can expect to earn margins of up to 40 percent."

“Companies need straight-forward, robust security and Astaro provides it," said Jan Hichert, CEO of Astaro. "These acknowledgements from SC Magazine and CRN are further validation of the quality of our network security products and our commitment to building and supporting a robust reseller program."

About Astaro Products
Astaro develops a complete line of network security products -- Astaro Security Gateway software and an Astaro Security Gateway line of appliances. All Astaro products provide email security, web security, and network security with up to nine critical security applications fully integrated on a single management platform, including:

Email Security
·Virus Protection for Email – catches viruses in conventional (SMTP and POP3) emails and attachments.
·Spam Protection – uses nine different techniques to filter out spam and without stopping legitimate emails.
·Phishing Protection –blocks emails from criminals trying to trick users into revealing confidential information.

Web Security
·Spyware Protection – detects and blocks spyware infection attempts as well as spyware communication from already infected systems
·Virus Protection for the Web – defends computers from virus infections from web downloads and web-based emails.
·Content Filtering (Surf Protection) – can block Internet access to 60 categories of web sites.

Network Security
·Firewall – guards Internet communications traffic in and out of the organization with stateful packet inspection and application-level proxies.
·Intrusion Protection – detects and blocks probes and application-based attacks using heuristics, anomaly detection, and pattern-based techniques.
·Virtual Private Network Gateway – assures secure communications with remote offices, "road warriors," and telecommuters.

About Astaro - www.astaro.com
Astaro is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. and with facilities in Karlsruhe, Germany. Its software has won numerous industry awards, and is protecting over 25,000 networks in 60 countries, including such organizations as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Los Alamos National Labs, Stanford University and Watsco, Inc. Astaro products are distributed by a worldwide network of 350 solutions partners who offer local support and services.

Contact:
Bill Baker, Baker Communications Group, 860-350-9100

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