BorderWare Adds New Cost-Effective Anti-Virus Option to MXtreme Mail Firewall.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 BorderWare Technologies Inc announced an agreement with Kaspersky Labs, one of the leading data-security software vendors, to add the Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus virus scanning technology to the MXtreme(TM) Mail Firewall and to establish a radical new pricing model for perimeter virus control products. Traditionally, email Anti Virus products have been licensed based on the number of users in an organization. This results is increasing costs as new employees are hired, and significant management overhead in tracking license usage. The new Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus option changes all that by offering a fixed price of US$1,200 on the entry level MX-200 appliance regardless of the number of users. The MX-200 retails at $6,000, which means that for a total cost of only $7,200, an end-user can purchase a complete email security solution including warranty and 24/7 support with a leading virus protection solution, based on technologies from an acknowledged expert in the anti-virus industry. The MX-200 is capable of processing tens of thousands of emails per day and is suitable for many mid-sized organisations that may well be paying more for email anti-virus protection alone. The Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus option will also be available on the mid-range MX-400 appliance and on the enterprise level MX-800. With the launch of the MXtreme(TM) Mail Firewall in September 2002, BorderWare Technologies set the standard for email security products. MXtreme protects email systems with a layered security Layered security is a new term used by information protection and online security vendors that describes the practice of leveraging several different point security solutions to protect the digital identities and information of consumer, enterprise or government environments. model that guards against attacks at all levels, including 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. hacks, malformed mal·formed adj. Abnormally or faultily formed. messages, Spam, and employee misuse. MXtreme(TM) also provides a range of secure Web mail capabilities, including a generic service compatible with any email server See mail server. , and secure services for Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. and Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. users. The new Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus option further establishes the MXtreme(TM) Mail Firewall as the leader in email security. Peter Cox, International Vice President of BorderWare Technologies commented: Email is the single most important network application and no organisation can afford to be without effective email security controls, this applies to a wide range of email specific risks but particularly to virus controls. Our agreement with Kaspersky Labs means that we can deliver industry leading anti-virus solutions in the MXtreme(TM) Mail Firewall at a very competitive price and bring truly effective email security within the reach of all users." Vitaly Bezrodnykh, Kaspersky Labs Commercial Director said: "We are happy to provide the MXtreme(TM) customers with the cutting-edge virus protection technology that rely on Kaspersky Labs 14-year experience and unique knowledge. I strongly believe that the legendary reliability and cost-effectiveness of Kaspersky Anti-Virus Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Russian: Антивирус Касперского; formerly known as AntiViral Toolkit Pro) is an antivirus program developed by Kaspersky Lab. will make the BorderWare Technologies' products even more competitive and the customers' security level even better." BorderWare Technologies will be accepting orders for the new virus scanning option based on Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus from the 1st May 2003, with delivery of this option starting later in the same month. About BorderWare Technologies Inc. BorderWare Technologies Inc., the first firewall vendor to obtain the Common Criteria (Common Criteria for Information Technology Security) An international standard process for defining security objectives and for evaluating compliance with those objectives. The Common Criteria have largely replaced the Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), the Canadian EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 4+ Certification, is a private company headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in London; Frankfurt; Stockholm, Washington DC and San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. . BorderWare develops and supplies easy-to-use, highly secure 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. products and services based on its unique, field-proven S-CORE technology. BorderWare's range of solutions includes the Firewall Server, 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. client-server solutions, the Document Gateway(TM) and the MXtreme (TM) Mail Firewall. About Kaspersky Labs Kaspersky Labs is an international software-development company offering advanced products for protection against viruses, hackers and spam for a wide spectrum of customers from home users to enterprise-wide networks. For fourteen straight years the company has waged battle against computer viruses, allowing Kaspersky Labs to gain unique knowledge and skills and become a technology leader and acknowledged expert in the development of virus defenses. |
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