BorderWare Launches MXtreme Version 2.1.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 BorderWare Technologies Inc. today launched Version 2.1 of its industry leading mail firewall appliance A device that provides firewall protection for a network. It includes all the necessary hardware and software in a self-contained package that plugs in between the two networks being isolated. Most firewall appliances are solid state and include a stripped down operating system. -- MXtreme(TM). BorderWare has now completed integration of Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus award-winning virus protection software into MXtreme following the announcement of the new relationship with Kaspersky Labs earlier this year. MXtreme powered by the Kaspersky security technology reduces acquisition and maintenance costs of network-edge anti-virus while increasing reliability and performance. BorderWare set the standard for email security products with the launch of the MXtreme Mail Firewall in September 2002. MXtreme increases effectiveness while reducing the cost of protecting email systems via 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 and other risks. MXtreme 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 and Lotus Notes users. The addition of Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus delivers a radical new pricing model to perimeter virus protection. Priced from $1200 per system, this option is not licensed by user and thus offers tremendous cost-savings over many existing solutions. Kaspersky Labs offers one of the most highly rated anti-virus technologies and provides full protection against all types of viruses and malicious content. MXtreme V2.1 also extends the existing Spam controls, including; -- DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. bulk -mail identification -- STA - intelligent, self-learning lexical analysis based on Bayesian filters -- Advanced controls for effective white and black listing Reverse DNS lookups have been added in V2.1 to further enhance this highly accurate system. "This new version underlines BorderWare's commitment to developing the MXtreme product line", said John Alsop, President and 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 BorderWare. "Email is continuing to gain in significance, but is also attracting more and more threats, both in terms of malicious content and Spam. This new version enhances our position as an industry leader in this area." BorderWare is a SUN iForce partner for network security and will be presenting the Mail Firewall appliances this week at CEBiT America in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on the SUN iForce partner Booth 4613. About BorderWare Technologies Inc. BorderWare Technologies Inc., the first firewall vendor to obtain the Common Criteria 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. BorderWare develops and supplies easy-to-use, highly secure Internet Gateway 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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