Astaro News Coverage - All-in-One Unified Threat Management Solutions for Complete Network Security, Web Security and Mail Security

Publication	Description	Date
Game Linux	Introducing the Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall Edition – free for business use! Astaro is a great product! Up till now, It has only been free for home usage. Now you can get a good business firewall for free! All though you get more cool stuff in the ASG Free Home Use Firewall, this is a very good Firewall with all the essentials. Read more	11/20/2009
ILTA White Papers	Benefits of Unified Threat Management Products Dave Rogers, vice president Americas, Astaro and Robert DuBois of Divine Millemet discuss the benefits of implementing a Unified Threat Management product to protect networks (from page 32). Read more	11/18/2009
Room 362	A Simplified Astaro Unified Threat Management (UTM) now FREE to businesses Rob Fuller tests and discusses the Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall Edition. Read more	11/18/2009
bMighty.com	Free SMB Firewall Offered By Astaro Security firm Astaro is offering free firewalls to small and midsized businesses starting today. Too good to be true? Maybe not. Astaro Corporation's announcement of free distribution of its Firewall Essentials is interesting to small and midsized businesses on a couple of fronts. Read more	11/18/2009
Secure Channel	Astaro Begins Firewall Giveaway Astaro is the latest security vendor to offer a product at no cost to new customers as a means of exposing its solutions to more end users and capture greater market share. It’s giving away its Essential Firewall, which has much of the same functionality and performance as its other firewalls and UTM appliances, but lacks high-touch support. Users opting for the free version will receive support through a user forum only. Read more	11/18/2009
Infosecurity USA	Astaro offers free firewall version of its UTM system Unified threat management firm Astaro is offering a free version of its UTM product, focusing on firewall functions and targeting SMBs. Read more	11/17/2009
SC Magazine	Free firewall added to SMB security gateway offering by Astaro SC Magazine’s Dan Raywood spoke to Astaro co-founder Gert Hansen about the Essential Firewall Edition of Astaro Security Gateway which is available for all companies at no charge. Read more	11/16/2009
computing.co.uk	Astaro launches free firewall for SMBs Computing.co.uk writes about the launch of the free Essential Firewall Edition of Astaro Security Gateway, including a short statement by Astaro co-founder Gert Hansen. Read more	11/16/2009
infosecurity.com	Astaro joins free IT security software industry to boost profile Infosecurity.com introduces the Essential Firewall Edition of the Astaro Security Gateway and notes that despite the IT security software being free it supports many of the features that rivals offer on their pay-for applications, e.g. stateful packet inspection. Read more	11/16/2009
Homeland Security Today	Greening of IT Astaro's Angelo Comazzetto is quoted discussing the environmental benefits of UTM appliances. Read more	10/20/2009
Data Centre Solutions	Astaro Security Gateway 7.5 Provides Improved IPS Performance and Enhanced Usability Astaro launches latest version of its flagship UTM appliance based on user feedback. Read more	10/09/2009
ARN	New partnerships drive market expansion Security managed services provider, Seccom Global buddied up with Astaro in a bit to offer its customers a tailored UTM package. Read more (PDF)	10/07/2009
Channel Tech Insider	A lesson in evolution from Astaro It doesn’t take a Darwin to realize that security is evolving in the enterprise. Security vendor Astaro is taking evolution seriously and is turning to the environmental impact of the partner ecosystem to avoid an evolutionary dead end. With the release of version 7.5 of the Astaro Security Gateway, the company is proving that a great deal of value can be found in the channel partner and customer ecosystems. For channel partners, turning to a security vendor that understands technical evolution has its rewards. Read more	10/05/2009
NZBusiness	Who's minding your data? Kiwi business owners have traditionally been sticklers for detail when it comes to securing their businesses. They’ll stop at nothing to ensure that intruders can’t break into their premises – with security grates, bollards, monitored CCTV, patrols by the local security firm, and so on. Read more (PDF)	10/01/2009
NZBusiness	Who's minding your data? Guy Coles, Astaro Vice President of APJ, is quoted in this article about securing their business data. Read more	9/22/2009
NET Developer's Journal	Astaro Offers VMware Users a Free Firewall Astaro Corporation, a 150-man German network security vendor started by a college dropout infected with the viral get-rich-quick fever that was pandemic at the turn of the century, is going to give away an open source-based business firewall for VMware. Read more	9/03/2009
Enterprise Open Source Journal	Astaro Offers VMware Users a Free Firewall Astaro Corporation (network security vendor, today announced that Astaro will offer a Free Business Firewall for VMware. The free VMware firewall, which offers the base functionality of the Astaro Security Gateway Virtual Appliance using a special license key, will allow organizations with virtual environments to secure their network from external threats, as well as control and monitor communications between virtual machines. In addition, Astaro provides organizations with a free tool for centrally managing multiple Astaro products, the Astaro Command Center. Read more	9/02/2009
Channel Web	100 Strong: The Most Powerful Women Of The Channel Astaro's Regina Grieco named one of Everything Channels most powerful women in the channel. Read more	8/21/2009
Channel Pro	Does the cloud have a steel lining? In the current economic climate, organisations are looking for greater flexibility and cost savings in their IT. Many are now considering outsourcing also their IT security to a third party or 'security as a service'. Andrew Fourie, UK country manager at Astaro, writes about how best to deploy security solutions in this way. Read more	8/13/2009
7th Space Interactive	Astaro Security Gateway will help hackers identify potential network vulnerabilities Hacker spaces are community-operated physical spaces where people meet and collaborate on all forms of technology, culture and crafts in new and interesting ways. Members are encouraged to share research and discoveries and use what they learn to help educate others. Astaro donated three Astaro Security Gateway appliances to this group as part of the company's ongoing commitment to educating the technology community about network security. Read more	8/03/2009
The Cowtown Computer Congress	Announcing the Warzone project We were ecstatic when we were contacted by the Astaro corporation who loved the idea so much, they not only wanted their hardware on the network but that they wanted to help expand the Project nationwide by donating appliances to each of us. Each hacker space has their hardware and over the next few weeks we will be hashing out the details and putting together the darknet. Read more	8/01/2009
IT Europa	IT Security, the best form of defence? How has the UK's IT business been affected by the present economic situation and how have companies dealt with it? Andrew Fourie, Sales Director UK at Astaro, talked with IT Europa about why UTM and Astaro are still growing: Astaro offers the flexibility of hardware, software or virtual appliances. And with UTM, companies gain the ability to replace different point-based solutions and are therefore able to free bound resources to invest in new projects.	7/24/2009
The Channel	Google Chrome OS: The Feedback This article includes commentary from Astaro’s Tim Cronin regarding the new Google Chrome OS. Read more	7/10/2009
darkReading	Astaro To Bolster Security Gateway With Customer-Requested Features Suggestions include real-time bandwidth monitoring, increased IPS performance on multicore installations and captive portal. Read more	6/15/2009
ZDNet Australia	The best firewall is... The Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 525 is the big brother of the ASG family. There are currently six models available with the smallest targeted at just 10 users, moving up from there. A software solution and virtual appliance are also available, so they have most bases covered. Read more	6/08/2009
ChannelWeb	Tech Innovation Rules Interop event puts the spotlight on hundreds of the latest and greatest products to check in to the channelAstaro's Web Gateway This virtual appliance offers integrated URL filtering, malware detection, instant messaging and peer-to-peer application control, as well as bandwidth optimization to secure Web access. Read more	5/27/2009
ChannelWeb	25 Must-See New Products At Interop 2009 Astaro Secures The Web Astaro will debut the Astaro Web Gateway, a virtual appliance that offers integrated URL filtering, malware detection, instant messaging and peer-to-peer application control, as well as bandwidth optimization to secure Web access. Read more	5/20/2009
Channel Web	20 Hot Security Products for SMBs ChannelWeb lists the 20 newest and hottest security products for SMBs. The lists includes the Astaro Web Gateway and Astaro Mail Gateway virtual appliances. Read more	5/20/2009
TMCnet.com	Astaro Intros Astaro Web Gateway and Astaro Mail Gateway as Virtual Appliances Astaro Corporation, a network security vendor, has announced availability of Astaro Web Gateway and Astaro Mail Gateway as virtual appliances. Read more	5/19/2009
Advance	Practice Improves Security Let's look back to the days when malware- and spyware-related issues were giving David Stephenson, IS manager at the 50-plus provider practice, Clark and Daughtrey Medical Group in Lakeland, Fla., a major headache. Read more	5/06/2009
Enterprise Networking Planet	Astaro Appliances Take the Sting out of Security Summary The thinking behind the Astaro gateway is simple: the power of multiple open-source security applications, in a convenient, professionally supported appliance which updates itself with new firmware and attack signatures automatically. Read more	5/03/2009
TMCnet.com	Network Security in the Face of Growing Threats Security is certainly not a new concern for businesses today. It’s also not a small one. In fact, according to a recent study by Symantec, most SMBs are clearly aware of the threats that face them each time they access an application, send an email, or make a VoIP call. Rather, they are keenly aware of the need to protect their networks against viruses, spam, and data breaches - the top three concerns, according to the study. Read more	4/16/2009
CSO	All Together Now: Unified Threat Management To protect networks and information against increasingly sophisticated threats, many organizations are deploying security in layers. Some are finding that an efficient way to do this is by using unified threat management (UTM) appliances. This article lists Astaro as a market leader in Unified Threat Management and describes recent product enhancements. Read more	4/05/2009
Server Management	Review: Astaro ASG 320 Server Management outlines "the Astaro Security Gateway is easy to use and provides everything you could need in a single box". Read more	3/12/2009
Channel Pro	Astaro teams with Arc to support SME resellers Security firm and VAD reveal a channel support programme to help resellers win SME business. Read more	3/12/2009
SC Magazine	Product Review: Astaro Mail Gateway 3000 The latest edition of SC Magazine features a product review for our very own Astaro Mail Gateway 3000 hardware appliance. The leading security industry publication awarded the all-in-one mail security solution a full 5 star rating in every possible category. Read more	3/01/2009
Business Solutions Magazine	VARs Beware: Cyber Criminals Up The Ante Jan Hichert, Astaro CEO, is referenced throughout this article for his knowledge on web security trends and future outlook. Read more	2/18/2009
SearchSecurity.com	Product Review: Astaro Mail Gateway 4000 Information Security Magazine gives Astaro Mail Gateway an overall A-, lauding the product’s end user management features. Final verdict: "An outstanding first offering, the Astaro Mail Gateway should be on the short list of anyone for a simple, small business anti-spam gateway."	2/15/2009
Macworld	iPhone management tools: Are they enough? Originally published in InfoWorld and also picked up by Yahoo! Tech News, this article examines the iPhone’s management tools and features Astaro’s compatibility with the iPhone’s IPsec VPN as a third party security option. Read more	2/12/2009
SearchSecurity.com	Recession forces security to measure and prioritize risks This article features Astaro customer Clark and Daughtrey Medical Group as an example of a company finding additional functionality in their current security solution (Astaro Security Gateway).	2/01/2009
Linux Magazine	Linux Magazine's Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2009 Astaro is named one of the top 20 companies to watch in 2009 for the products' many unique features, including a local spam quarantine and a 7th generation AJAX-featured graphical user interface (GUI). Read more	1/08/2009
Computerworld Security	Rival offers 50% discount to SonicWall users miffed by licensing glitch ComputerWorld editor Jaikumar Vijayan outlines Astaro's Sonic Switch promotion, which gives 50% off the list prices on all Astaro hardware and software with the trade in of a SonicWall appliance. Read more	12/05/2008
Boston Business Journal	Astaro Doubles HQ Size with Relocation The Boston Business Journal announces Astaro’s headquarters move and notes important company growth statistics. Read more	11/24/2008
ISP-Planet	The Astaro Mail Gateway Takes On Barracuda Alex Goldman outlines Astaro’s Better than Barracuda Promotion, introduces the Astaro Mail Gateway and provides commentary from Jack Daniel, Astaro Support Engineer. Read more	10/07/2008
SC Magazine UK	Review: Astaro Web Gateway 4000 SC Magazine praises Astaro Web Gateway 4000's simple deployment, versatile web access policies and unlimited users. Read more	9/15/2008
PC Pro	Review: Astaro Web Gateway 1000 PC Pro calls the Astaro Web Gateway 1000 "An easily deployed appliance with stiff web content filtering that can be customised with a wide range of access policies." Read more	9/08/2008
E-Commerce Times	Astaro: Tapping the Channel for Security Revenue E-Commerce Times outlines Astaro’s history, from small startup operation to highly successful player in the security space. Jan Hichert also explains where the company is headed. Read more	8/28/2008
IT PRO	Review: Astaro Web Gateway 3000 According to IT PRO, Astaro Web Gateway 3000 is a "sophisticated solution". Read more	8/08/2008
Australian IT	Crooks shift sights to small operators Astaro's Vice President of Asia Pacific, Bryan Stibbard, speaks about how crooks are using PCI compliance as an entry point. Read more	7/15/2008
TMCnet.com	6 Top Technologies -- As the drive to better support remote sites gains momentum, you need to separate helpful tech from roadblocks Article explains how UTM appliances such as Astaro addresses the problems of supporting remote offices. Read more	7/14/2008
CRN	2008 CRN Emerging Vendors: The List Astaro has been selected, for the second year in a row, as a CRN Emerging Tech vendor for Astaro Security Gateway. CRN's Emerging Tech list captures companies that are delivering high margins for solution providers with innovative and easy-to-use technology that undercuts industry giants.See Astaro's listing here. Read more	6/27/2008
Business Solutions Magazine	Security VAR Enters The Education Market Astaro partner M5 Systems is featured in Business Solutions Magazine for their successful implementation of Astaro solutions in Cottonwood School District in Arizona. Read more	6/24/2008
CRN	Astaro lures resellers with large discount CRN highlights Astaro's most aggressive channel promotion ever. Read more	6/17/2008
SearchEnterpriseLinux.com	Open source Astaro security appliance installed at insurance company At Underwriters Safety & Claims, security abruptly rose to the top of IT Director Grant Nickle's to-do list late last fall when it became clear that the existing security system needed replacement. Read more	6/05/2008
SC Magazine UK	Lean Times References Astaro Survey results from the RSA Conference in San Francisco earlier in the year. Discusses the growing concerns surrounding IT Security budgets in 2008. Read more	6/03/2008
Processor	Spotlighting Security - Smaller Companies That Can Alter Your Approach Christian Perry of Processor Magazine highlights which smaller companies should not be overlooked when shopping for security. Astaro is said to have "great potential" and is featured in a standout box. Read more	5/30/2008
Tech Tidbits	Can Security Services Offer VARs a Safe Haven in a Harsh Economic Environment? Frank Ohlhorst of the Tech Tidbits blog says Astaro offers compelling research on IT spending in the face of an economic recession and also offers his own take on the issue. Read more	5/16/2008
PC World	Guide to Secure Web Gateways Best Practices for deploying secure Web gateways. Analysts, users point to cheap upgrades, understanding traffic patterns and flexible policy enforcement as crucial deployment elements. Read more	5/13/2008
InformationWeek	Small And Midsize Businesses' IT Security Budgets 'Recession-Proof' Information week utilizes results from Astaro’s RSA attendee survey to report that IT security budgets seem to be “recession proof”. Read more	4/24/2008
ComputerWeekly.com	Open Source Software Security Andrew Fourie, UK country manager at Astaro, helps to debunk the myth that open source security software is too risky for enterprise adoption. Read more	4/18/2008
Dark Reading	Vendors Push Out UTM's Boundaries Astaro is noted as the best example of a company working to push the boundaries of UTM functionality. Read more	4/10/2008
GWAVATV	GWAVATV talks with Angelo Comazzetto from Astaro GWAVATV talks with Angelo Comazzetto, Product Evangelist at Astaro, about the Astaro product line and competitive advantage. Read more	4/01/2008
SC Magazine	Astaro Receives 5 Stars & SC Magazine Recommended Honors The Astaro Security Gateway 320, running version 7.1 received top honors in the latest SC Magazine Unified Threat Management (UTM) group test. SC Magazine exclaims that the Astaro product is "a fully loaded gateway security device at a not so fully loaded price" and "it could become the only security appliance needed for total protection." Read more	3/06/2008
Network World	PIX trade-in offer from Astaro Quiet Cisco PIX end-of-sale notice kindles PIX trade-in offer from Astaro. Cisco PIX users can get Astaro for big discount. Read more	2/03/2008
Vertical Systems Reseller	The Upside of Insecurity Astaro surveyed 2,800 partners and end users, finding that 70 percent will increase budgets to prevent unauthorized access to networks and data. Read more	1/14/2008
Network World	Options Seen Lacking in Firewall Virtual Server Protection Astaro recognized as one of the few security vendors playing in firewall virtual server protection. Read more	1/08/2008
CRN	Astaro No. 1 in "10 Companies to Watch" What separates Astaro from the pack is its Linux foundation, which paves the way for the solution provider partners to capture 30 percent margins. Look for Astaro to continue to push the margin and technology envelope in 2008. Read more	12/17/2007
bMighty.com	The iphone is turning into a business tool While the iPhone is good at accessing public Web sites (like Google, Amazon.com or bMighty) and hosted Software-as-a-Service (like Salesforce.com), it’s been challenged by enterprise firewalls. That barrier is being broken thanks to new VPN features offered by Astaro. Read more	12/12/2007
Windows IT Pro	Astaro Security Gateway 220 Receives 4.5 Rating Windows IT Pro Magazine recommends Astaro stating "The Astaro Security Gateway 220’s broad feature set and ability to be implemented on many platforms make it a must-see. Take this flexible, highly configurable perimeter security system for a test drive." Read more	12/01/2007
eChannelLine Daily News	Astaro IDs Future IT Security Trends WLAN security, vulnerability scanning and web application firewalls were some of the investments that 65 percent of IT departments said they will be making during the next fiscal year, according to the results of a global market survey conducted by Astaro Corp., makers of unified threat management (UTM) security appliances. Read more	11/25/2007
BCS	The Right Formula for Data Leak Protection Email is so firmly established that few users stop to wonder what happens to their emails after they send them. Customer records, sales figures, marketing plans and other business confidential information are regularly attached to emails and sent, without a second thought, across the internet, an open communication medium. Udo Kerst, senior product manager, Astaro AG, looks at how to make email more secure. Read more	10/25/2007
Connect IT	Security Budgets on the Rise A global market survey from unified threat management solution makers Astaro Corp. notes that 70 percent of IT professionals surveyed plan on increasing their spending on network security in the next fiscal year. Read more	10/23/2007
CRN Tech	Bake-Off: Unified Threat Management Appliances "While there are many vendors that specialize in content filtering and other application-level security, only a few vendors can truly claim that they have a UTM solution. Astaro is one...The Astaro Security Gateway 110/120 Version 7 arrives with the most security management features of all the products we reviewed." Read more	10/22/2007
CRN	Dangerous Security Mistakes That Can Take Your Company Down Developing, implementing, and maintaining an IT security strategy is a task so rife with stress and second guessing that it could probably give Rip Van Winkle insomnia. CRN recently asked several IT security experts for their take on some of the most common errors in judgment companies make when it comes to securing their networks. Read more	10/12/2007
Linux.com	Astaro "paved the way" for VC-funded open source companies Astaro makes and markets a network appliance built on Linux and a complement of open source tools to help prevent spam, viruses, and other potential Internet intrusions. When Astaro's founders launched the company in 2000, venture capital funding for open source businesses was hard to find. CEO Jan Hichert says he and his colleagues tried but failed to secure funding and had to bootstrap. After the company was proved successful, VCs proved more willing to contribute to a company built on open source. Read more	8/30/2007
CRN	14 Hot Products From XChange '07 It wasn't all mini golf at Astaro's booth. The vendor was also talking up its forthcoming Compliance Reporter, a new tool launching later this month that channel partners can use to perform risk assessments to determine whether customers are compliant with a multitude of federal regulations. Once information about a customer's network is entered into the tool, it generates a report detailing the level of compliance that customer has achieved. An annual subscription to the online tool costs $595 and the company is offering partners 40 percent margins. Read more	8/27/2007
Risk UK Online	Email Encryption and Threat Management "To be acceptable for small or midsized companies, secure email transmission technology needs to be easy to install, administer and, to maximize simplicity, easy to combine with other security components," explains Udo Kerst, senior product manager, Astaro AG. "Its use by individual employees must be enforceable in order to allow company-wide security policy to be implemented, but the securing mechanisms should be transparent in use to avoid the need for costly training and to maintain employee productivity. Finally, the solution must be affordable for smaller businesses." Read more	8/02/2007
PC Magazine	Review: Astaro Security Gateway 120 The Astaro Security Gateway 120 is a full-featured perimeter protection device for small business. It's got a number of impressive, well-implemented features, and IT pros will appreciate the unit's excellent reporting and alerting systems. Read more	7/19/2007
IT Backbones Security News	Astaro’s Unified Threat Management Security Products Create Accelerated UK Channel And Sales Growth With the number and complexity of security threats continuing to increase, the benefits of UTM have established widespread market acceptance. One security appliance, rather than many, protecting an organization from all threats and managed through a single management interface, significantly reduces the overall cost of security. Astaro’s latest UTM software, Astaro Security Gateway version 7 (ASG v7), comes preloaded onto a range of hardware appliances and provides protection in over nine different security categories. Read more	7/13/2007
Boston Business Journal	German IT security software developers come here to grow In the market for network security products, the founders of Astaro Corp. have found security of their own in establishing a U.S. presence in this state, while focusing on a particular customer demographic. Read more Read more	6/29/2007
CRN	163 Emerging Tech Dynamos In addition to being selected to CRN's Emerging Tech List, Astaro was also chosen among the top *"50 Emerging Vendors You Should Know" from a total field of 163 vendors.* Read more	6/04/2007
SC Magazine	Astaro Security Gateway Best Network Security And the winner is... Astaro Security Gateway. (SC Magazine European Awards 2007). Read more	6/01/2007
Baseline Magazine	New Security Survival Guide: How To Layer A Solid Defense One reaction to those mounting lines of perimeter defense: consolidation. Kansas City Life Insurance, for one, replaced traditional, single-purpose devices with a hardware-software combination called a unified threat management (UTM) appliance (from Astaro). The device combines the firewall typical of perimeter defenses with intrusion prevention systems, anti-spam and antivirus software, and Web filtering. Read more	6/01/2007
SecureIT Online	Ask the Experts Udo Kerst, Senior Product Manager at Astaro, is one of the experts for secureIT - a magazine, website and electronic newsletter. Read more	5/30/2007
PC Pro	Astaro Security Gateway 7 Review The latest version of Astaro's UTM software offers comprehensive protection at an affordable price, says PC Pro, the influential IT magazine for experienced and professional users in the UK. Read more	5/01/2007
SecureIT Online	Centralized Administration of Multiple Security Appliances The release of Astaro Command Center (ACC) 1.4 is picked up by SecureIT Online, a magazine, website and electronic newsletter. Read more	4/24/2007
www.datamation.com	UTM: Ten Questions Before you Buy According to IDC, UTMs are the fastest growing segment of the security appliance market and by next year they will even outsell firewalls and VPNs. But finding the right UTM appliance will take some careful research and testing. Here are some questions to get you started down the right path, along with the leading products that satisfy each criteria. Read more	4/13/2007
gamesindustry.biz	Nintendo releases finalised Wii browser Nintendo has teamed up with Astaro for improved internet security through the Wii, as well as enhancing parental controls, as reported by gamesindustry.biz, the world's leading site for news and information about the global videogames industry. Read more	4/12/2007
SecureIT Online	New Arrival at Astaro Astaro’s new Marketing Director EMEA Arne Klein is news at SecureIT Online, a magazine, website and electronic newsletter. Read more	3/27/2007
CRN Canada	It's Channel Time For Linux Open Source - App Developers Look to Partners to Help Take Linux Mainstream The Linux channel revolution means businesses of all sizes are no longer tied to corporate giants for robust enterprise-class solutions, Quinonez said. Those old-school vendors are offering solutions that are at least double the cost of an Astaro unified threat management solution, he said. Read more	3/26/2007
BIOS Magazine	Astaro Rolls Out Astaro Secure Client 9.0 For Mobile Workers Secure mobile connectivity with Astaro is covered by Bios Magazine, a publication specialized in providing content specific to small businesses. Read more	3/06/2007
CRN Magazine	6 Channel Execs You Should Know "According to Alex Quinonez, vice president of sales at the company, the overarching plan for 2007 is to double partner ranks along with doubling revenue for top partners... In the two years since Quinonez joined Astaro, he has converted the company's direct sales model into a channel model, and consequently, channel-specific revenue rose 50 percent from 2005 to 2006... In addition to Astaro's product line, Quinonez credits this overwhelming takeoff to its market demand generation programs, Web-based training, as well as a dedicated team of channel managers. He also has made the product accessible to more MSPs due to pricing and contract commitments." Read more	2/12/2007
CRN Magazine	Astaro Adds Encryption to UTM Appliance "Astaro this week launched a new version of its flagship gateway unified threat management (UTM) product that adds e-mail encryption, clustering technology and tools for securing instant-messaging and peer-to-peer traffic...Having a single appliance that's easy to set up and manage is important, and the flexibility of Astaro's technology allows partners to address multiple market segments, said Scott Charles, security engineer at Roeing, a Lafayette, Ind.-based solution provider. 'They're able to pack a punch at any level, from home users all the way up to 25,000-seat organizations', Charles said." Read more	1/25/2007
Linux Magazine	Linux Magazine’s 20 Companies to Watch in 2007 Astaro’s "new directions are worth watching", says Linux Magazine, the premier resource for Linux and Open Source in enterprise computing. Read more	1/19/2007

Game Linux

Introducing the Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall Edition – free for business use!

Astaro is a great product! Up till now, It has only been free for home usage. Now you can get a good business firewall for free! All though you get more cool stuff in the ASG Free Home Use Firewall, this is a very good Firewall with all the essentials.