McAfee Introduces Webshield; Industry's First Secure Anti-Virus Solution For Network Firewalls; Border Network Technologies and Secure Computing to Enter into WebShield OEM Agreements.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1996--McAfee (Nasdaq:MCAF MCAF Marine Corps Air Facility MCAF Modern Chinese Art Foundation MCAF Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation MCAF Miss Camp America Foundation (non-profit AIDS foundation) MCAF Mirzam Capital Appreciation Fund ), the world's leading vendor of anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f , today announced WebShield, the industry's first secure anti-virus software solution for network firewalls and Internet gateways. The company also announced that Border Network Technologies and Secure Computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a February, 1996 report published by market researcher IDC. "WebShield addresses the growing need for transparent, high-performance anti-virus scanning at Internet gateways," said Tom Clare, McAfee's network security product marketing manager. "WebShield, used in conjunction with our desktop and server anti-virus solutions, provides networks with bullet-proof protection against all virus threats." WebShield is a companion product to WebScan, McAfee's anti-virus scanner for Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
World's Leading Firewall Vendors to Sign WebShield OEM Agreements WebShield software is compatible with all leading network firewalls and Internet gateways. Several of the world's leading firewall vendors have agreed to enter into WebShield OEM agreements, entitling them to integrate WebShield with their own products and sell WebShield through their VAR, reseller, and direct sales channels. "Our customers want an anti-virus solution to integrate with the advanced security and Internet gateway service capabilities of our BorderWare Firewall Server product," said Steven Lamb, chairman 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 Border Network Technologies, a leading network security vendor based in Toronto, Canada. "WebShield's virus detection performance combined with BorderWare's unbreachable security make the two products ideally suited to an Internet gateway environment." "We chose to partner with McAfee because they're the world-recognized leader in anti-virus software technology," said Kermit Beseke, president and CEO of Secure Computing Corporation, a leading firewall vendor based in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minnesota. "We're extremely pleased to be one of the first firewall vendors to incorporate WebShield into our product line." "As the marketshare leader in firewall software, CheckPoint is pleased to be working with McAfee to ensure that our FireWall-1 product is fully interoperable with WebShield," said Deborah Triant, president and CEO of CheckPoint Software Technologies, Inc. of Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. . WebShield Provides Exceptional Anti-Virus Protection WebShield software leverages McAfee's award-winning anti-virus scanning technology to provide complete protection against virus-infected SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. , FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to and HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. traffic on a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network. WebShield's anti-virus detection can be easily updated each month with McAfee's virus signature updates, which provide protection against the estimated 200 new viruses that are discovered each month. WebShield resides independent of the network firewall and utilizes a dual-homed architecture system for increased security. Dual-homed architectures, which utilize two network interface cards, provide an added barrier to potentially infected traffic. All network traffic is scanned between the cards, alerting administrators of any detected viruses. For further security, the WebShield system is immune from hosting external hackers and crackers. Only the network administrator has access to the WebShield system, and this access is granted utilizing a one-time password key that generates a randomly different password each time its used by the administrator. Transparent, High-Performance Protection Against Internet Borne Viruses Anti-virus scanners for firewalls and Internet gateways must operate transparently, independent of user and administrator intervention. If an anti-virus scanner's operation is not transparent, network users will attempt to find an alternative - and potentially insecure - communication route. To avoid this problem, WebShield is completely transparent to users, and requires no user training or IP address management. Further contributing to WebShield's transparency is it's high-performance packet filtering scanning engine that quickly scans all incoming and outgoing traffic and maximizes network performance. McAfee World's Leading Vendor of Anti-Virus Solutions McAfee is the leading vendor of anti-virus software, with a worldwide unit market share of 68% for DOS and Windows PC desktops. The company provides the industry's most comprehensive line of anti-virus software and hardware solutions designed to protect against computer viruses on all major desktop and network computing platforms. The products support DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, Unix, OS/2, the Internet, and the Macintosh. McAfee's flagship anti-virus product for desktop computers, VirusScan, has over 10 million users worldwide. NetShield, McAfee's award-winning anti-virus software for networks, protects NetWare and NT servers. WebScan, an anti-virus scanner for Web browsers, protects desktop computer users from accidentally downloading virus-infected files from the Internet. For specialized boot virus prevention, McAfee sells BootShield software and licenses its ROMShield firmware to leading PC systems and network adapter companies. Specification, Pricing and Availability WebShield software runs on hardware supporting the Intel-compatible and DEC Alpha processor systems. A WebShield subscription license, which provides two years of free updates and support, is priced at $3,995.00. WebShield is priced per gateway, and supports an unlimited number of network-attached client workstations. WebShield ships on August 15, 1996, and will be available through online distribution channels, McAfee's direct sales force, VARs, systems integrators, and firewall vendors. Company Background Founded in 1989, McAfee is a leading worldwide vendor of Network Security and Management products for enterprise networks. The Company is also a leader in Internet and Web-based electronic software distribution. McAfee is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. and can be reached by phone at (408) 988-3832 or by fax at (408) 970-9727. McAfee's Web address is http://www.mcafee.com. CONTACT: McAfee Tom Clare, 408/653-3118 or Dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. 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