BURLINGTON, Mass. - June 30, 2005 - The Astaro Corporation (www.astaro.com) today announced that Astaro Security Gateway 220 was named Editors’ Choice in a roundup of security appliances by PC Magazine. The appliance provides all-in-one protection from viruses, hackers, spam and other threats to computer networks.
In his May 12, 2005 review, PC Magazine Lead Analyst Oliver Kaven rated the Astaro Security Gateway 220 with 4.5 out of 5 stars. He wrote, "Any administrator who is planning to buy a gateway security appliance should check out the Security Gateway 220 and consider it strongly."
In the July 19, 2005 cover story, Kaven reviewed most network security competitors' products in the unified threat management market and placed Astaro Security Gateway 220 ahead of the pack.
"All the products in this roundup offer a strong set of features and are of high quality, but the Astaro Security Gateway 220 is our top choice among them,” said Kaven. “It has an extremely well-rounded set of features, the best-designed interface, and the most valuable reporting for the administrator. Daily executive reports, searchable logs, live logs, daily spam digests for each individual user, and a fully featured SMTP proxy gateway are among the unique features that impressed us."
The review continues, "…the Astaro Security Gateway 220 simply offers the most complete package, the most flexibility, and the best bang for the buck."
"We couldn't be more pleased with the review and roundup by PC Magazine," said Jan Hichert, CEO of Astaro Corporation. "Six months ago we turned our award-winning Astaro Security Linux software into gateway appliances to build upon the ease-of-use and rock-solid protection our customers and partners trusted. We're hearing loud and clear that this was the right step."
About Astaro Security Gateway 220
At the heart of the 220 is the recently released Astaro Security Linux Version 6, which boasts improved protection for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), increased protection from "zero-day attacks,” and enhanced configuration options.
All Astaro Security Gateway appliances offer Astaro’s comprehensive, best of breed, fully integrated perimeter software applications. Standard with all models is Astaro's intuitive user interface that greatly reduces the cost of deployment and management, and the Astaro Security Linux firewall, VPN gateway, and intrusion protection. Upgrades include virus protection, spam blocking, and URL filtering.
Protection for All Types of Networks
The Astaro Security Gateway appliances sit between the corporate network and the outside world and provide protection for all types of networks and all types of computer systems, including Windows, Linux and Unix-based PCs and servers.
Protection includes:
About Astaro - www.astaro.com
Astaro develops a complete line of network security products including the Astaro Security Gateway line of security appliances and Astaro Security Linux, a software-based solution. All Astaro products offer seven critical security applications - firewall, VPN gateway, anti-virus, intrusion protection, spam filtering, spyware protection and content filtering - fully integrated on a single management platform.
The company is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. and with facilities in Karlsruhe, Germany. Astaro's software has won numerous industry awards, and is protecting over 20,000 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.
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