BorderWare Integrates SurfControl's Content Filtering into Leading Firewall Server.Business Editors and Technology Writers SurfControl's Categorization SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). delivers powerful content categorisation on BorderWare's Firewall Server 6.5 SurfControl, the #1 Web and E-mail filtering Email filtering is the processing of e-mail to organize it according to specified criteria. Most often this refers to the automatic processing of incoming messages, but the term also applies to the intervention of human intelligence in addition to artificial intelligence, and to company, today announced its Categorization SDK has been licensed to BorderWare Technologies Inc., a leading network security vendor. BorderWare will integrate SurfControl's globally renowned content categorisation into its Firewall Server 6.5, the industry leading software firewall. The deal will add powerful content categorisation technology to BorderWare Firewall Server's broad range of secure Internet applications, including secure web connectivity and high-performance VPNs. The integrated technology addresses the key security needs of web-enabled organisations and reduces the cost of deploying and managing multiple security products. SurfControl's Categorization SDK allows the integration of its 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. categorisation into other vendors' solutions. It provides an interface to SurfControl's comprehensive content database of more than 4.5 million websites, giving developers flexible, managed access to URLs based on specific categories. Peter Cox, International Vice President of BorderWare Technologies Inc., commented: "We wanted to offer our users fully-integrated, next-generation Internet filtering on Firewall Server. We chose SurfControl's content technology as it was simply the best available: the company's approach of using a single global control list for web content makes integration and management easy and seamless. This move gives an unbeatable combination for users demanding advanced 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. ." "Vendors can add real value to their offerings by integrating our solutions, and deliver multiple Internet security services from one centrally managed suite," said Steve Purdham, 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. at SurfControl. "Managing perimeter security is a key issue with companies right now, and we are very pleased to partner with industry leaders such as BorderWare." BorderWare's Firewall Server is the first firewall to receive two 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 certifications, and to achieve the higher level of vulnerability analysis In information operations, a systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such for EAL5 level of certification. This gives customers a widely recognised, independent assurance of the security capabilities of the BorderWare Firewall Server in dealing with today's more sophisticated network attacks and threats. SurfControl's URL filtering will be available for BorderWare Firewall Server 6.5 from July 2002. About SurfControl SurfControl plc, the world's Number One Web and email filtering company, is the only company in the security market offering a total content security solution that combines Web and email filtering technology with the industry's largest, most accurate and relevant content database and adaptive reasoning tools to automate content recognition. Analysts estimate double-digit growth in the security market with forecasts predicting it will reach $14.6 billion by 2006. SurfControl's Internet monitoring and policy management solutions are flexible, scaleable and interoperable to meet the diverse needs of all its markets -- corporate, education, home and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and . SurfControl offers a choice of platform independent or integrated solutions, and the software can be installed in any network environment. With world-class partners such as AT&T, Intel, Cisco and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , as well as a customer base that includes many of the world's largest corporations, SurfControl offers the most sophisticated yet easy to use technology, the best understanding of market needs and a global reach unmatched in the industry. For further information and news on SurfControl, please visit www.surfcontrol.com. About BorderWare Technologies Inc. BorderWare Technologies Inc. is a private company headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in London, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Stockholm Sweden and San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . BorderWare's mission is to develop and market easy-to-use and highly secure Internet Gateway products and services based on its field-proven S-CORE technology, an industrial-strength operating system which forms the secure kernel of all BorderWare products. The company's flagship product is the BorderWare Firewall Server(TM), an integrated firewall and Internet services gateway. BorderWare's range of solutions includes 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 BorderWare Document Gateway(TM) and the BorderWare Mail Gateway(TM). BorderWare Technologies Inc. was the first firewall vendor to obtain the Common Criteria EAL4 Certification. Visit the BorderWare web site at www.borderware.com. |
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