Astaro Security Linux Earns ICSA Labs Certification; Achieves Highest Level of ICSA Labs Firewall Certification Under Corporate Category.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Astaro Corp., developers of the most popular Open Source based all-in-one security product, today announced that its flagship network security application, Astaro Security Linux Version 5, has fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. the criteria and passed the 4.0 test for ICSA See TruSecure. Labs' Firewall Product Certification Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test standards, . ICSA Labs(R), an independent division of TruSecure(R) Corporation, tests and certifies over 90 percent of the security technology products in the world. Certification ensures customers that Astaro Security Linux offers the highest level of firewall protection. "Security continues to be increasingly important as organizations develop and deploy networks," said George Japak, vice president of ICSA Labs. "By subjecting its product to the ICSA Labs testing, Astaro demonstrates its commitment to providing superior network security. Products like Astaro Security Linux can play a significant role at every stage of development for a network." Astaro 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. and co-founder Jan Hichert said, "Our customers place a high level of trust in ICSA Labs and value its certification process as verification of our security products. We consider ICSA Labs certification an important part of our overall product cycle. It demonstrates the commitment of the Linux developer community at large, one that has contributed immensely to helping Astaro users lock down their networks." Comprised of some 80 Open Source projects plus the Company's own management platform and update service, Astaro Security Linux is a comprehensive network security product for midsized to large businesses. It combines a firewall, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. gateway, intrusion protection, virus protection, spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). protection and surf protection (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. filtering). This complete software solution bundles a hardened Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. that can run on any x86-compatible hardware, and is also available as a pre-installed appliance solution. The company also offers its Astaro Configuration Manager, an automated policy definition tool that creates and distributes security policy configurations for multiple locations. About Astaro Astaro provides a network security solution that is complete, simple to manage, affordable and effective. Astaro selects and integrates the best of open source security software to provide the widest range of innovative security technology available in a single package: Astaro Security Linux. Astaro's software has won numerous awards, and is in use on over 20,000 networks in more than 60 countries. Astaro Security Linux is distributed by a worldwide network of solutions partners who offer local support and services. (www.astaro.com) About ICSA Labs ICSA Labs, an independent division of TruSecure Corporation, offers vendor-agnostic testing and certification of security products. Hundreds of the world's top security vendors submit their products for testing and certification at ICSA Labs. The end-users of security technologies rely on ICSA Labs to authoritatively set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product compliance and reliability. The organization tests products in key technology categories such as anti-virus, firewall, IPSec VPN, cryptography, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , PC firewall, content security, SSL-VPN and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area . For more information about ICSA Labs, visit http://www.icsalabs.com. ICSA, ICSA Labs and TruSecure are registered trademarks of TruSecure Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners. |
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