BLUE COAT/INTERMUTE UNVEIL GATEWAY ANTI-SPYWARE.Blue Coat(TM) Systems, 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 :BCSI BCSI Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks ), a provider of proxy appliances, and InterMute, a provider of 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. and privacy products including anti-spyware software, have teamed to provide customers with a comprehensive, multi-tiered approach to combating spyware in today's enterprises. Blue Coat's new proxy-based gateway anti-spyware solution, also announced today, will interoperate with InterMute's SpySubtract software to provide comprehensive spyware protection across the enterprise network -- from Internet gateway (1) See cable/DSL gateway. (2) A router or server that converts IP packets to IPX, AppleTalk or some other non-IP format and vice versa. It is used to connect non-IP networks to the Internet. to desktop computers. The integrated approach will leverage Blue Coat's preventive anti-spyware solution to stop spyware installations, block spyware communications and scan for spyware signatures. InterMute's software complements Blue Coat's gateway anti-spyware solution with detection of spyware installations and removal of spyware agents already embedded in desktop systems. Blue Coat's custom logging, reporting and notification features tie the entire solution together and provide administrators with detailed reports on spyware communications and spyware-infected systems across the network. End-users are also informed of an infection and are directed to the InterMute solution for removal of spyware agents from the desktop. "Anti-spyware solutions primarily focus on only one aspect of spyware protection," said Chris Christiansen, program vice president of Security Software & Services for IDC. "Blue Coat is pioneering spyware prevention by combining granular gateway proxy controls to prevent spyware installations, 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 for blocking spyware Web sites, and anti-virus file scanning for known spyware signatures." "Blue Coat's proxy appliances are the key to stopping spyware downloads and communications at the Internet gateway with powerful policy controls that inspect, filter and block spyware without slowing down an enterprise network," said Ed English, 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 InterMute. "Integrating the InterMute desktop spyware cleansing software with Blue Coat's granular controls at the gateway will simplify the spyware detection and cleansing process for enterprise network administrators." "InterMute provides a critical element to our layered approach for spyware protection, using advanced technology for detecting and removing spyware agents from infected desktops," said Vilis Ositis, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Blue Coat. "Teaming with InterMute will allow customers to quickly and efficiently identify suspect systems infected with spyware and trigger a scan of the computer's memory and hard drives for suspicious software." About InterMute InterMute, Inc., based in Braintree, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Braintree, please see the article Braintree (CDP), Massachusetts. Braintree is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 33,828 at the 2000 census. , develops leading Internet security and content filtering solutions for consumers and businesses. Founded in 1999, the company's mission is to bring clarity, productivity and privacy to the Internet. For further information, visit http://www.intermute.com. About Blue Coat Systems Blue Coat enables organizations to keep "good" employees from doing "bad" things on the Internet. Blue Coat high-performance proxy appliances provide visibility and control of Web communications to address today's new business risks -- such as inappropriate Web surfing, spyware, viruses brought in via back door channels such as instant messaging and Web-based email, and network resource abuse due to peer-to-peer (P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. ) file sharing and video streaming. Trusted by many of the world's most influential organizations, Blue Coat has shipped more than 20,000 proxy appliances. Blue Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, call 408/220-2200 or visit http://www.bluecoat blue·coat n. A person who wears a blue uniform, especially a police officer. blue  coat .com.
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