SecureWave Announces Sanctuary Support for Citrix Access Gateway.ORLANDO, Fla. -- SecureWave Sanctuary Strengthens the Security of Citrix Environments by Automatically Enforcing Enhanced Device Control and Application Execution Policies with Minimal Risk and Disruption SecureWave, a leader in policy enforcement for device and application use, today announced support for Citrix Access Gateway(TM), a universal SSL/VPN appliance that provides secure, granular remote access to business application environments. SecureWave Sanctuary(R) for Citrix Access Gateway integrates with Advanced Access Control to help organizations achieve lower total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) by enforcing additional device control and application execution policies to prevent unwanted intrusions and malicious code from impacting desktops, laptops and servers. This increases system security and availability, and reduces overall support costs. Citrix Access Gateway provides a secure, always-on, single point-of-access to all protocols and applications, including multimedia and voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications. SecureWave Sanctuary for Citrix Access Gateway provides a consistent and flexible application execution and device control policy throughout the extended enterprise. Sanctuary enhances the baseline capabilities in the Citrix Access Gateway by enabling additional security policy to be set and managed across application environments including Citrix Presentation Server Software from Citrix that provides a timeshared, multiuser environment for Unix and Windows servers. Formerly MetaFrame, Citrix Presentation Server uses the ICA protocol to turn the client machine into a terminal and governs the input/output between the client and server. (TM) environments, and access devices including laptops, desktops and mobile devices. "One of our ongoing goals is to help our customers strike the proper balance between user accessibility and system security," said Barry Davis Barry Davis (born September 15, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer. Essendon career Recruited from Essendon High School and making his debut with Essendon Football Club in the VFL in 1961, Davis played off the half-back line and was quite a prolific player. , vice president of business development for Citrix. "By combining the secure access features of the Citrix Access Gateway and SecureWave Sanctuary, customers are better able to manage and control the level of access granted Access Granted is a television program on the Black Entertainment Television network (BET) which allows viewers to go behind the scenes of the making of music videos by various artists. Each episode features a different artist. to applications when authorized users remotely access desktops and servers. Together, our solutions ensure a secure environment with granular access to business applications, which reduces support costs and improves employee productivity." SecureWave Sanctuary for Citrix Access Gateway utilizes a whitelist approach to stop unwanted applications--including spyware, worms, viruses and peer-to-peer file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. software--from executing on desktops, servers and terminal servers. Administrators can easily manage a centralized list of allowed applications, preventing anything else that tries to execute on corporate systems. Granular policy rules also enable SecureWave customers to enforce flexible usage policies, permitting application use on a business need basis, rather than having to exclude entire categories and classes of applications, which can limit the productivity of an organization. "With today's extended IT workplace, organizations must leverage new technologies without increasing risk and disruption," said Dennis Szerszen, vice president of corporate strategy at SecureWave. "Using Sanctuary, Citrix Access Gateway customers can set and enforce granular device and application usage policies to protect desktop and server integrity, while continuing to reap the productivity benefits of their Citrix environment." About Citrix Access Gateway Citrix Access Gateway is a universal SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. 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. appliance that provides a secure, always-on, single point-of-access to all protocols and applications, including multimedia and voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications. The Advanced Access Control option extends access to more devices and users, and controls who accesses company information and what actions they can do with it - access becomes like a dimmer switch dimmer dimmer switch n (Elec) → Dimmer m; (US) (Aut) → Abblendschalter m , where the right level of access can be dialed and configured for any access scenario. Access Gateway delivers the best access experience for everyone: secure access to corporate data for the business, easy access for users, and simple administration and low costs for access for IT. About SecureWave With SecureWave's Sanctuary(R), organizations set and enforce policies for device and application use that overcome tomorrow's security and operational challenges today. More than 1000 enterprises worldwide in the financial, government, military, manufacturing and healthcare sectors, including CSC, Anglian Water Services, DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes Benz Mercedes Benz expensive automobile and status symbol. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 368] See : Luxury USA, MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. , Barclays Bank PLC and CommerzBank utilize Sanctuary. SecureWave, recently named a Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: Top 100 Innovator, is headquartered in Luxembourg and services its global customer base via offices in the U.K., Washington D.C. and Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C., as well as a network of reseller and service provider partners worldwide. To learn more about SecureWave, please call (703) 788-6760 or visit www.securewave.com. SecureWave and Sanctuary are registered trademarks of SecureWave SA. Citrix(R), Citrix Presentation Server(TM) and Citrix Access Gateway(TM) are trademarks of Citrix Systems Citrix Systems' (NASDAQ: CTXS) is an American technology company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts, with additional development centers in Australia, India and the UK. , Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in other countries. All other trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners. |
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