GTA announces new software firewall product.Global Technology Associates, Inc., (GTA GTA Grand Theft Auto (legal) GTA Grand Theft Auto (video game) GTA Greater Toronto Area (Canada) GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant ), a leader in cost effective network security solutions, recently announced its next generation software firewall product - GB-Ware. GB-Ware takes advantage of technological advances in hardware and security as it expands upon the foundation of GB-Pro, GTA's original floppy-based firewall product. Powered by GTA's ICSA See TruSecure. 4.0 Corporate certified GNAT gnat, common name for any one of a number of small, fragile-looking two-winged flies of the suborder Nematocera, order Diptera, which includes the families Tipulidae (crane flies), Bibionidae (hairflies), Ceratopogonidae (biting midges), Chironomidae (true midges), Box System Software version 3.5, GB-Ware is backed by GTA's more than 10 years of successful firewall experience. GB-Ware is offered in two standard configurations - a ten-user license for remote and small offices, and an unrestricted user license for large networking implementations. Customers install GB-Ware on Intel-compatible hardware, with their choice of supported network components, to design a firewall configuration that will meet their needs. GB-Ware installs on any available IDE component installed as a boot device in the target system. Supported IDE devices range from hard drives to Compact Flash devices. By upgrading user licenses and adding options such as content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. , hardware 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. acceleration and support for up to 20 network interface cards, GB-Ware can expand to meet the firewall requirements of most networks. "The GB-Ware firewall offers all our customers the ability to design their own firewall hardware," said Paul Emerson, President of Global Technology Associates. "From customers who wish to repurpose older hardware systems to VARs who wish to design a Gigabit firewall with hardware VPN acceleration, GB-Ware can meet their specific needs." GB-Ware standard features include IPSec VPN, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. support, content filtering, and a DHCP server A server in the network or a service within a server that assigns IP addresses. See DHCP. . Hardware VPN acceleration, Surf Sentinel 2.0 content filtering and a multi-interface option for support of up to 20 network interface cards are built-in features which can be accessible immediately after purchasing a feature activation code. GTA customers who own either GB-Pro or GB-Flash systems may purchase an upgrade to GB-Ware. Customers who purchased GB-Pro or GB-Flash firewall software on or after December 15, 2003 are eligible to trade-in their GB-Pro or GB-Flash for GB-Ware. |
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