AXENT's Raptor Firewall Wins Secure Computing Magazine "Best Buy" in Industry-wide Firewall Market Study.Business/Technology Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 New Management Interface and Extensive Feature Set Praised in Raptor Firewall's Recognition as the Top Choice for Software Firewalls AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AXNT), one of the world's leading Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions providers for e-business, announced today that its market-leading Raptor(R) Firewall was chosen by Secure Computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
"It was difficult to find fault with the Raptor Firewall, which was one of the easiest firewalls to configure that we have come across; it passed all our penetration and security tests with ease," wrote the SC Magazine reviewers. "It also sports the most feature-complete and wide-ranging set of secure proxies we have seen to date. The pedigree shows, with Raptor proving to be one of the easiest NT-based systems to install, configure and manage. It is ideal as both an Internet and intranet firewall, and offers excellent value for the money." You can view the firewall market study in its entirety at http://www.scmagazine.com/index2.html. "Achieving the Best Buy recognition from reviewers at one of the most respected information security publications in the world is quite an honor, and validates the tremendous effort AXENT has put into further developing the industry's leading firewall," said Eve Hofert, product manager at AXENT. "Version 6.5 addresses the specific needs of today's e-businesses, adding to the proven security and wide functionality of the Raptor Firewall, while at the same time dramatically increasing the firewall's speed, and simplifying management and integration with any VPN." AXENT's Raptor Firewall Continues Market Leadership The SC Magazine recognition continues the overwhelming praise for AXENT's Raptor Firewall. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. GartnerGroup's Firewall Magic Quadrant The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. It is designed to provide an unbiased qualitative analysis of a “markets’ direction, maturity, and participants. , AXENT is positioned as the market leader for its combined ability to execute and its completeness of vision. Leading industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan named Raptor Firewall the 1999 Product Line Strategy Award Winner, and Network World recently honored the Raptor Firewall with its Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize award as "a well-rounded enterprise firewall that goes the extra mile for security features." The Raptor Firewall is integrated with other AXENT and third-party solutions under AXENT's Smart Security Architecture, which builds smart and appropriate integration between products and services to deliver real value for customers. Integration includes standard IPSec VPN technology, International Computer Security Association(TM) (ICSA See TruSecure. (TM)) certification, Checkmark certification, a Microsoft(R) Management Console (MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. ) interface, Entrust-Ready(R) public key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) encryption support and integration with other AXENT authentication and e-security solutions. About AXENT(R) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize our customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) methodology combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the "right" level of security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , authentication, VPN, Web-access, single sign-on and user administration for the entire enterprise. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo, Raptor, and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. International Computer Security Association and ICSA are trademarks of ICSA, Inc.; Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; Entrust-Ready is a trademark of Entrust Technologies, Inc. All other company and product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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