ADVISORY/ Argus Systems Group Offers Special Pricing for PitBull LX at LinuxWorld 2001.Business/Technology Editors LinuxWorld Conference & Expo ADVISORY...for Wednesday-Friday (Aug. 28-30) --(BUSINESS WIRE) When: To LinuxWorld attendees during LinuxWorld show hours and through the end of September. Where: Coupons available at Argus Systems Group Booth #883 What: Argus Systems Group, Inc., an international leader in application security for the extended enterprise, is offering its award-winning PitBull(R) LX product licenses at a discounted rate of $500 each to LinuxWorld attendees. Argus' recently upgraded PitBull LX supports all major Linux(TM) distributions and the 2.4 Linux kernel The nucleus of the Linux operating system. The Linux kernel, which was developed by Linus Torvalds, was integrated with software from the GNU Project and other sources to create the actual Linux operating system. See Linux, GNU/Linux and kernel. . Turnkey installation is available for the following Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. : Red Hat (6.2, 7.0, 7.1), SuSE (7.1, 7.2), Linux Mandrake mandrake, plant of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), the source of a narcotic much used during the Middle Ages as a pain-killer and perhaps the subject of more superstition than any other plant. (7.2, 8.0), Debian GNU/Linux (2.2) and TurboLinux (6.5). The software also supports custom installations of the 2.4 Linux kernel. PitBull LX Proactively Stops Hackers In just thirty minutes, a Linux administrator can quickly and easily protect Web-facing servers running top distributions from malicious attacks that alter data and Web pages, steal information or monetary assets, launch denial of service attacks or otherwise tamper with system and data resources. "Even with the massive scramble to patch servers against Code Red, hundreds of thousands of servers were still affected, impairing services at many multinational companies," said Randy Sandone, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Argus Systems Group. "Linux is one of the most popular Web server operating systems in the world, and has experienced its own share of attacks this year, including the Ramen ra·men n. 1. A Japanese dish of noodles in broth, often garnished with small pieces of meat and vegetables. 2. A thin white noodle served in this dish. worm, Adore and Lion. Using PitBull, organizations can proactively protect their servers--and get out of the vicious and ineffective `patch and pray' cycle." PitBull LX's unique patent-pending security implementation locks down the operating system, the foundation that controls every application action across the entire computing infrastructure. With PitBull LX, software bugs and security flaws that could once grant an attacker system-wide access when exploited, are now harmlessly contained within a single security compartment. PitBull LX offers benefits not available in other security technologies, including a Secure Application Environment (SAE) and Domain-Based Access Control (DBAC DBAC Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation (DARPA Strategic Technology Office program) DBAC Data Base Administration Center DBAC Darasamutr Business Administration College (Thailand) ). These features provide a higher level of protection than traditional security products. For more information please visit http://www.argus-systems.com. About Argus Systems Group, Inc. Argus Systems Group, Inc. protects vital applications by locking down the invaluable intellectual property stored on Web servers, e-mail servers and corporate databases. Argus' PitBull software is the only independently-certified, trusted e-business platform available for applications running on the world's most popular operating systems, including Sun Solaris (SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill and Intel), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Linux. PitBull was the focus of eWeek magazine's recent Open Hack III contest where it withstood more than 5.4 million hack attempts without a single penetration. PitBull LX was selected Best Security Solution by the German ASP Konsortium, Editor's Choice by CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. and was awarded the eWeek eXcellence Award as Best Intrusion Defense and Response product of 2001. Headquartered in Savoy, Ill., Argus has more than 100 customers and is privately held with offices around the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.argus-systems.com. PitBull and PitBull LX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Argus Systems Group, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners. |
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