AbhiWeb's AFS 2000 Internet Access Server Certified by NCSA; Certification Provides Assurance Of Protection Against Security Threats.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1996--AbhiWeb Corporation, a developer of Internet business solutions, today announced that the firewall component of its AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System 2000 family of Secure Internet Access See how to access the Internet. Servers has been certified See certification. by the National Computer Security Association (NCSA (1) (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana-Champaign, IL, www.ncsa.uiuc.edu) A high-performance computing facility located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ). AbhiWeb is one of a small group of firewall and connectivity product vendors to have met the NCSA's stringent testing criteria for network security. Firewalls certified by the NCSA can be configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to protect an internal network against a set of security threats, while allowing important business functions to operate effectively in an Internet/intranet environment. NCSA-certified Internet firewall A firewall that is used to shield users from the Internet. See firewall. products are tested against a standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. and evolving suite of potential attacks prior to being granted certification. NCSA certification provides assurance to the end users of firewall products and therefore simplifies the process of evaluating, purchasing, and installing firewalls. "We are very pleased to have the AFS 2000 certified by the NCSA," said Ashok Jain, president of AbhiWeb. "The NCSA uses the most rigorous testing criteria for firewalls. Now, with the AFS 2000, smaller businesses that depend on networks can be confident of the same level of network security as big corporations." Designed for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as for departments of larger corporations, AbhiWeb's AFS 2000 provides an affordable, scalable, plug-and-play solution to Internet connectivity. It combines wide-area networking, network security, local hosting and management of company-wide electronic mail, as well as remote access and telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. capabilities. The AFS 2000 is designed to fill the gap between the low-end, non-secure Internet access products typically available to small and medium-sized businesses and the expensive, administration-heavy solutions purchased by large corporations. AbhiWeb's AFS 2000 combines a router for high-speed WAN connectivity, the NCSA-certified firewall security server, an e-mail server See mail server. , and a remote access server in one easy-to-use box. Based on industry-standard Sparc architecture, the AFS 2000 is a complete, pre-configured Internet server providing all the capabilities required for secure, company-wide Internet access. Through its forms-based Web interface, the AFS 2000 can easily be integrated into a customer's existing network. About NCSA The National Computer Security Association (NCSA) is an independent international organization which facilities interchange among end users, industry experts and vendors on information security, ethics, and reliability. About AbhiWeb Corporation AbhiWeb was founded in April 1995 and is dedicated to providing effective and economical Internet solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. AbhiWeb's products include corporate access and security solutions, World Wide Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. tools and Internet infrastructure products. AbhiWeb solutions are designed to provide ease of implementation and management, network security, maximum local control of key communications resources, and rapid application development. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about AbhiWeb, log onto the World Wide Web at http://www.abhiweb.com, or call 408/541-1400. -0- Note to Editors: AFS 2000 is registered trademark of AbhiWeb Corporation. NCSA is a registered trademark of the National Computer Security Association. CONTACT: For AbhiWeb Patrick Corman, 415/326-9648 Corman@cerfnet.com |
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