Case Studies

Today, more than 100,000 customers entrust Astaro to provide their network with complete perimeter security.

Astaro Keeps South Montgomery Schools Informed
School gains insight into web policy violations with the Astaro Web Gateway.

"We've saved countless hours of administration time by using the Astaro Web Gateway's reports and web interface." - Blake Zachary, Director of Technology, at South Montgomery School Corporation

Astaro Educates Kewanee Community School District on Network Behavior
School district uses Astaro Security Gateway to monitor network activities.

"I don’t have to waste time diagnosing problems on our network like I used to and I always know how the network is behaving." - Mike Perva, IT Director for Kewanee Community School District #229

Astaro Security Gateway Passes "Real-world" IPS Test
Logansport Savings Bank puts Astaro's IPS system to the test to determine if it effectively blocks attacks. Once the test results come in Mike Thompson, compliance officer, couldn’t justify switching from the Astaro.

"The results made it clear to us that we made the right choice when we deployed the Astaro Security Gateway." - Mike Thompson, compliance officer at Logansport Savings Bank

Astaro is Logical Choice for Mid-America Overseas Inc
Global transportation and logistics provider replaces Cisco Pix with Astaro and improves IT administration time by 75%.

"With Astaro our manual intervention dropped by about 75%" - Michael Mierwinski, CIO at Mid-America Overseas

eEye Digital Security Watches Security with Astaro
Employees at eEye Digital Security were receiving too much spam emails. The company began its search for a single solution that would solve his web, mail and network security issues.

"I knew it [Astaro] was the right solution. It is easy to use and had all the functions needed." - Michael Behnam, IT Manager at eEye Digital Security

Astaro is a no brainer for NeuroScience Consultants
NeuroScience Consultants is a multi-location group of over 30 doctors spread out over 16 locations and with a central administrative office to handle the billing needs of the practices. NeuroScience Consultants switched to the Astaro Security Gateway to secure their network and create VPN overlays, saving the organization $100,000 a year.

"We have had great success with Astaro, we would highly recommend the units and the services it provides to anyone" - Lanny Pauley, Chief Operating Officer, NeuroScience Consultants

Astaro Keeps Classic Food's Network Healthy
Classic Foods, Inc., was expanding rapidly. As the business grew so did the number of local and remote users on their network. After previewing several security products including those from Barracuda and a combination of Linksys and third party software recommended by an IT consultant, Kelly looked into the Astaro Security Gateway.

"Astaro made securing our network easy and affordable. This is the best investment we've made in a long time." - Glenn Kelly, IT Manager, Classic Foods

Astaro Aces Johnson City Central School Districts Test
Johnson City Central School District was using Novell's BorderManager and SurfPatrol to filter Internet content at the schools in the district. Adam Gabriel, Network Specialist at Johnson City Central School District, began looking for a solution that would better fit the district’s needs.

"The Astaro Security Gateway is incredibly stable - it runs like a top." - Adam Gabriel, Network Specialist, Johnson City Central School District

Radiology Inc.
Radiology Inc. had outgrown their Cisco Pix firewalls. The devices did not provide the radiological services company with the throughput required to conduct daily operations.

"It was clear that the Astaro Security Gateway was the best solution to fit our needs" - Nathan Thompson, IS Specialist, Radiology Inc.

Fowlerville Community Schools
Fowlerville Community Schools, a K-12 institution, has all of the regular security needs of an educational institution. They need to restrict Internet usage to prevent students from viewing inappropriate material and downloading unnecessary files like music and movies.

"I spend very little time administering our firewall now" - Joshua Siwek, Network Specialist, Fowlervill Community Schools

Kauffman Tire
Kauffman Tire was operating without a spam filter, causing their associates’ inboxes to be flooded with spam. Sifting through all the unwanted email was taking time away from their primary duty of servicing customers. The Astaro Security Gateway is now blocking 5,000 - 7,000 spam messages a day, freeing up countless hours of associates time.

"The Astaro Security Gateway solved our spam problem, but we got so much more out of this product" - Richard Aldredge, VP and CIO, Kauffman Tire

Hannoush Jewelers
Hannoush Jewelers's VPN firewall could not accommodate all 70 of their locations. To solve their problem, Hannoush implemented two Astaro Security Gateway 425s as hardware appliances at their headquarters and an Astaro Security Gateway 110 at each of their remote locations.

"We've received regular product updates so I am confident the units are highly secure." - Gary Savard, System Administrator,
Hannoush Jewelers

Devine Millimet
The Cisco PIX firewall appliances at Devine Millimet, Attorneys at Law, needed replacement. The SurfControl web filtering they utilized came under question when the service was bought out by Websense. There were no backup or failover solutions in place and security was scattered. IT Director Robert DuBois selected the Astaro Security Gateway to meet his organization’s security needs.

"I was looking for a product that could do it all…I wanted an integrated approach." - Robert DuBois, IT Director - Devine Millimet

City of Lake Wales
When James Slaton, Information Services Director, City of Lake Wales, Florida, took over his current position the city didn't possess any firewalls, intrusion protection or web filtering solutions. This left the network, which is spread out over several locations - including law enforcement offices, wide open to security breaches and caused system performance problems as users unwittingly picked up spyware and malware.

"This solution does everything we need, eliminating the need for three or four separate appliances." -James Slaton, Information Services Director - City of Lake Wales

Union Bank
Union Bank of Monticello, Arkansas was utilizing an IBM Proventia for their network security. The bank had a small budget and a small IT team and needed a solution that would offer additional functionality at a low cost and with easy management. They decided to turn to a managed security services solution.

"We can now fully manage the products for Union Bank, as well as our other Astaro customers, right here at the data center, which includes monitoring and managing their firewalls for a competitive monthy fee." - Michael Smith, IT Manager - Celerit

Frontier Nursing Service
The Cisco PIX and Barracuda Spam Firewall at this family-centered healthcare organization couldn’t provide the IT team with the management and reporting functionality they needed. It was therefore always a mystery if the network was truly safe or not. Astaro solved the management and reporting problem, and also consolidated security while still allowing for later network growth.

"The Astaro Security Gateway is worth its weight in gold. It was the only product that met our long list of requirements and went above and beyond our expectations for features and support." - Frank Baker, Chief Information Officer - Frontier Nursing Service

Bishop Lynch High School
Schools are under enormous pressure to keep their students safe while using the Internet. This Texas preparatory high school’s SonicWall wasn’t making the grade: it lacked the flexibility, granularity and feature-richness that the school needed. The search for a more advanced, comprehensive security solution led to Astaro.

"When I'm in trouble and need help, it's there. That's invaluable." - Gray Huggins, Director of Technology - Bishop Lynch High School

Clark and Daughtrey Medical Group
Clark and Daughtrey's IT department was apprehensive about their network security. The SonicWall firewalls at this multispecialty medical group “just did a very poor job of keeping out the spyware and the viruses.” Managing multiple point solutions also proved too much work for their small IT team. The search for a reliable UTM ensued.

"For me it's rock solid. It's always working. We are spyware and malware and virus free. We certainly plan on staying with Astaro." - David Stephenson, Information Systems Manager - Clark and Daughtrey

Howe Sound School District 48
The Novell NetWare platform deployed district-wide in the Howe Sound School District 48 (SD48), along with their corresponding Novell BorderManager firewalls, were reaching end of life. In addition, the security provided by the BorderManager at the 14-school district in British Columbia lacked visibility into network issues and reliable security for web applications. SD48 needed a new security solution.

"We used to spend hours and hours troubleshooting network problems because we had no visibility with the Border-Manager. With Astaro, we have a live, real-time view of network traffic." - Chris Uhlin, technology service technician - SD48

MAN Group
In the European commercial vehicle industry, Munich-based MAN Group achieves sustainable transport efficiency in local and long-distance traffic. In order to secure the company's data traffic, though, the supplier of engines, buses and trucks searched for a solution fulfilling the demands of modern IT communication.

"We chose Astaro mainly for its all-in-one approach, trouble-free installation and management at an affordable price." - Martin Bělohlávek, systems administrator - MAN ČR

Kansas City Life
Kansas City Life Insurance Company’s security appliances were nearing end of life. They needed a solution to simplify and unify their network. Not only did Astaro fulfill these needs, but the company now also enjoys cost savings and superior customer service.

"I like that there's not another steep learning curve every time you do something new," - Keith Beatty, a senior network engineer - Kansas City Life

Georgia Public Web, Inc.
Georgia Public Web, Inc. decided that their Cisco PIX firewall was just not cutting it. The internet service provider decided to replace their existing solution with an Astaro Security Gateway solution and were immediately bowled over by its effectiveness and ease of use.

"Overall, it uses the best technology has to offer to provide a good balance of capability and administrative ease" - Neil Fusillo, Systems and Security Architect - Georgia Public Web

IV Solothurn
As part of Switzerland's disability insurance system, IV Solothurn is in charge of the government's rehabilitation program for people affected by disability. When it comes to online risks and internet threats, Astaro Security Gateway is poised to provide "insurance protection" against malicious intruders.

"Reliable, secure and simple: From my experience with Astaro, these keywords summarize best the appliance's technical strengths" - Marcel Meier, Head of IT - IV Solothurn

BZG Medical School
The Swiss faculty of medicine strongly relies on Astaro Security Gateway, a robust unified threat management appliance including professional network security via firewall, VPN and intrusion prevention technologies, combined with web and mail security.

"We were looking for a new solution with a high security level leveraging simplified administration and a favorable cost/performance ratio" - Peter Haderer IT coordinator at BZG Medical School

BLG AG
BLG is specialized in logistical services. Every year, a total of 130 employees process approximately 200,000 shipments as road haulage, air cargo and sea freight. This requires a highly complex logistics and transport infrastructure that can only be coordinated via sophisticated computer systems.

"Menu navigation and working processes of the all-in-one product are logical and comprehensible" - Martin Zaugg IT Director at BLG AG

Dynamic Parcel Distribution Denmark
DPD Denmark A/S delivers postal packages throughout the Scandinavian kingdom. As for the secure delivery of electronic packages, Astaro Security Gateway 320 is more than enough.

"With Astaro, this VPN installation also turned out to be a simple process" - Wolfgang Otto Managing Director at next move IT

Underwriters Safety and Claims
As the company began its green IT push, it also had to ensure that another IT issue was addressed: security. Existing Cisco PIX security appliances were nearing the end of their product life cycles and failed to meet new insurance industry challenges.

"Astaro cost about a third of what it would have cost to update and maintain the other devices" - Grant Nickle IT Director at Underwriters Safety and Claims

BHAK/BHAS Eisenstadt
The unified threat management solution Astaro Security Gateway serves the largest vocational school in Austria to provide secure data access, encrypted VPN connectivity and protects PCs against viruses, worms, hackers and illicit web content.

"We have found out in almost every instance that Astaro has always been ahead of it's competition" - Anton Koch Managing Director at JT Computer

Amman University
Amman University recently implemented a highly effective and reliable centralized security solution, shielding more than 1,100 on campus PCs against viruses, worms, hackers and other cyber attacks.

"Just the content filter and the integrated web proxy enabled us to reduce the amount of data by approximately 50%" - Dr. Said, IT Director at Amman University

Kabul University
IT experts from Berlin's Technical University and the German Academic Exchange Service helped to rebuild Kabul University's network infrastructure. Astaro Security Gateway now serves to protect against cyber attacks.

"Astaro Security Gateway has the best price-performance ratio of all solutions on the market" - Dr. Peroz, University Lecturer at TU Berlin

Archdiocese New Orleans
Frustrated with their previous security product from Symantec, the Roman Catholic Church ushered in Astaro's powerful and easy to manage solution.

“We don't use the same level of content filtering for schools that we do for the business offices... Astaro provided us that flexibility.” - Rob Cochran, Network Administrator at Archdiocese New Orleans

Poet AG
Replacing its Check Point solution with Astaro Security Gateway, POET AG was able to preserve their rule-set at a lower price without neglecting security.

Conclusion: "Astaro’s platform allows high performance and extremely secure authentication and encryption concepts."

Pikes Peak BOCES
Pikes Peak BOCES acts as a service provider, enabling seven rural school districts to connect their LANs to the Internet via a third-party highspeed network.

“Products from Checkpoint and some others proved too expensive for us." - Robert Cox, Technology Consultant at Pikes Peak BOCES

Task Force
Task Force required a new security solution with focus placed on high availability with ease of configuration and management.

"I was very impressed... our spam filtering is about 95% efficient – a massive improvement." - George Nursey, IT manager at Task Force

Stanford University
A UTM security appliance keeps intruders from invading the remote workstations of hundreds of researchers at Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering.

"The try-before-you-buy capability enabled us to see how well the product fit into our environment." - Joe Little, Principle Systems Architect at Stanford University

Ohio State University
Ohio State was looking for a fully integrated, single platform solution that would be easier filter network traffic from ten separate buildings, to manage, affordable and that would be easier to manage, affordable and could filter network traffic from ten separate buildings.

“We have experienced greater productivity, reduced risk and cost savings, it is working very well for us”. - Tim Smith, Information Systems Director at Ohio State University