Evaluation of EMC’s Security Division and the RSA® Identity Protection and Verification Suite Based on “Completeness of Vision” and “Ability to Execute”

Bedford, MA —  RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC) announced that it is positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a “Leader” in its newest “Magic Quadrant for Web Fraud Detection” report1 by Avivah Litan. According to Gartner, this positioning is based upon completeness of vision and ability to execute. RSA addresses the web fraud detection market with the RSA® Identity Protection and Verification Suite.

“We believe that our placement in the Web Fraud Detection Leaders Quadrant [...]]]> Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Evaluation of EMC’s Security Division and the RSA® Identity Protection and Verification Suite Based on “Completeness of Vision” and “Ability to Execute”

Bedford, MA —  RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC) announced that it is positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a “Leader” in its newest “Magic Quadrant for Web Fraud Detection” report1 by Avivah Litan. According to Gartner, this positioning is based upon completeness of vision and ability to execute. RSA addresses the web fraud detection market with the RSA® Identity Protection and Verification Suite.

“We believe that our placement in the Web Fraud Detection Leaders Quadrant is a reflection of RSA’s continued success in defending against advancements in online fraud and identity impersonation, as well as our ability to deliver tangible value to customers by reducing their fraud-related losses,” said Christopher Young, Senior Vice President, Technology at RSA. “RSA’s anti-fraud experts are delivering innovative, layered solutions worldwide that currently secure more than 250 million people’s identities, credentials, and assets.”

About the RSA Identity Protection and Verification Suite
The RSA® Identity Protection and Verification Suite is one of the most complete and innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) portfolios of strong authentication and anti-fraud technologies. Engineered to protect organizations and their online users against the latest external threats, it includes:

RSA® Adaptive Authentication, a risk-based authentication and fraud detection platform is used by more than 10,000 organizations worldwide and authenticates more than 250 million users through risk indicators powered by the RSA® Risk Engine, such as device identification, geo-location, behavioral profiling, and fraud data from the RSA eFraudNetwork^SM community.

RSA FraudAction^SM, a 24×7 service that helps protect more than 320 organizations against phishing, Trojan, and other online attacks. Powered by the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center (AFCC), its team of fraud analysts has shut down more than 280,000 illegal websites in 140 countries to date.

RSA® Identity Verification, a knowledge-based authentication system that is engineered to assure and confirm user identities in real-time by presenting a series of top-of-mind questions utilizing relevant facts obtained from dozens of public and commercial record databases.
 

RSA® Transaction Monitoring, an online fraud detection and management system that is designed to detect, flag, and investigate high-risk activities. The RSA Risk Engine evaluates each online activity in real-time and generates a unique risk score that reduces fraud.
 

RSA® Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce, a secure framework for cardholder protection and fraud management that authenticated hundreds of millions of transactions last year via a range of authentication and card security products, including Verified by Visa®, MasterCard SecureCode™ and JCB J/Secure™.

The RSA eFraudNetwork service, a cross-institution, cross-platform, online fraud network community, dedicated to sharing and disseminating information on fraudulent activity.
 

About the Gartner Web Fraud Detection Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Web Fraud Detection Magic Quadrant is copyrighted January 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
1Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Web Fraud Detection” by Avivah Litan, January 26, 2010

About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security solutions for business acceleration, helping the world’s leading organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security challenges. RSA’s information-centric approach to security guards the integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle – no matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.

RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access control, data loss prevention, encryption & key management, compliance & security information management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is generated.

EMC, RSA, FraudAction and eFraudNetwork are either registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of EMC Corporation. Verified by Visa is a registered trademark of Visa Inc. in the United States and other countries. MasterCard and SecureCode are registered trademarks of MasterCard Worldwide or its subsidiaries in the United States. J/Secure is a registered trademark of JCB in the United States and other countries. All other products and/or services are trademarks of their respective owners.

CellWise alleviates cell backhaul congestion and increases user experience by applying policy control on a per cell basis

Boston, MA – March 16, 2010 – Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT), a leader in IP service optimization and revenue generation solutions based on Dynamic Actionable Recognition Technology (DART), announced today the launch of Allot CellWise, an innovative network service that is designed to enable mobile broadband operators to manage traffic down to the individual cell and alleviate backhaul congestion in real time by providing intelligence about their network at the cell level.  CellWise is intended to manage costs and reduce customer churn [...]]]> 16.03.2010

CellWise alleviates cell backhaul congestion and increases user experience by applying policy control on a per cell basis

Boston, MA – March 16, 2010 – Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT), a leader in IP service optimization and revenue generation solutions based on Dynamic Actionable Recognition Technology (DART), announced today the launch of Allot CellWise, an innovative network service that is designed to enable mobile broadband operators to manage traffic down to the individual cell and alleviate backhaul congestion in real time by providing intelligence about their network at the cell level.  CellWise is intended to manage costs and reduce customer churn by providing the operator with precise network knowledge and control, and contribute to the overall user experience by ensuring fair use per cell.  CellWise is offered as an integrated service with Allot’s intelligent policy control and charging solution included in the Allot Service Gateway platform.

“Cell congestion has traditionally been solved through heavy operator investment in the backhaul,” explains Andrei Elefant, Allot Communication’s Vice President of Product Management and Marketing.  “Intelligent cell traffic management from a centralized location is both a cost effective and time efficient solution that enables operators to truly alleviate congestion on a point by point basis.”

CellWise, which works in conjunction with Allot’s Subscriber and Application awareness is part of Allot’s multi-layered approach to intelligent policy control and traffic management which together enable the operator to decide exactly how the network’s resources will be allocated.  CellWise continuously maps subscribers to cells in real time.  Using dynamic policy enforcement rules, the operator can define rules that will be enforced when congestion occurs on a particular cell. 

Allot Service Gateway Sigma (SG-Sigma) has 60Gbps of throughput and is the only DPI-based Service Gateway platform designed to meet current and future service provider requirements.  It facilitates the fast and easy introduction of new value-added network and subscriber services, including TierManager, Quota Manager, NetPolicy Provisioner MediaSwift, WebSafe and ServiceProtector – services designed to reduce network TCO, increase ARPU and enhance the user experience.

Allot CellWise is currently commercially available.

About Allot Communications
Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) is a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization solutions for fixed and mobile broadband operators and large enterprises. Allot’s rich portfolio of solutions leverages dynamic actionable recognition technology (DART) to transform broadband pipes into smart networks that can rapidly and efficiently deploy value added Internet services. Allot’s scalable, carrier-grade solutions provide the visibility, topology awareness, security, application control and subscriber management that are vital to managing Internet service delivery, enhancing user experience, containing operating costs, and maximizing revenue in broadband networks.

SEATTLE – March 10, 2010. WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced that the WatchGuard SSL 100 won “Hardware Product of the Year” from Network Computing, a leading IT trade publication in the UK.

“WatchGuard provides businesses with a comprehensive array of security solutions, including multifunction firewall appliances, messaging and content filtering solutions, and state of the art SSL VPN offerings that protect networks, applications and data,” said Eric Aarrestad, Vice President of Marketing at WatchGuard Technologies. “The WatchGuard SSL 100 provides unmatched security, performance and flexibility for mobile [...]]]> WatchGuard SSL 100 Delivers Enterprise Security at SMB Prices

SEATTLE – March 10, 2010. WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced that the WatchGuard SSL 100 won “Hardware Product of the Year” from Network Computing, a leading IT trade publication in the UK.

“WatchGuard provides businesses with a comprehensive array of security solutions, including multifunction firewall appliances, messaging and content filtering solutions, and state of the art SSL VPN offerings that protect networks, applications and data,” said Eric Aarrestad, Vice President of Marketing at WatchGuard Technologies. “The WatchGuard SSL 100 provides unmatched security, performance and flexibility for mobile workers, remote office employees and others who need rock-solid reliability and highly secure VPN connectivity.”

Ideal for small to medium sized businesses, the WatchGuard SSL 100 supports up to 100 simultaneous authenticated users, each with multiple connections. Unlike other SSL VPN offerings that require additional add-ons or expensive service contracts, the WatchGuard SSL 100 provides a complete and comprehensive array of features that are designed to provide maximum ease of use, flexibility and high security for less than $2,000.

WatchGuard – Making Remote Access Easy
Nimble by design, the WatchGuard SSL 100 comes ready to go out of the box as one, easy to install appliance. Because of its comprehensive authentication technology, the WatchGuard SSL 100 eliminates the burden of integrating the appliance with other third-party authentication systems, such as LDAP, Active Directory, or RADIUS.

With comprehensive logging and reporting capabilities, the WatchGuard SSL 100 provides a rich history of remote user information that gives businesses insight to better manage and adjust remote resources, applications and infrastructure needs.

WatchGuard – Extending Business Flexibility
For organizations that want to deliver applications or tools to remote users, the WatchGuard SSL 100 offers delivery of non-native desktop and server applications such as SSH (Secure Shell) and RDP (Remote Desktop). This allows remote workers to securely access and work with applications as if they were in the office from any location worldwide.

To help road warriors, WatchGuard provides Desktop Sharing and Remote Assist. This feature allows administrators or business channel partners to initiate connections to remote devices, such as laptops, from their helpdesk. They can then take control of and diagnose remote user issues quickly and easily, thus saving time and helping to keep road warriors productive in the field.

WatchGuard – Providing Security for Mobile Workers
Leveraging WatchGuard’s security heritage and technology portfolio, the WatchGuard SSL 100 provides unmatched security features for remote workers. With its new deep device examination, end-point integrity checking functionality, businesses can easily create and enforce security policies to ensure connecting devices have firewall protection and up to date anti-virus definitions so that only healthy and policy compliant devices are on the network.

Furthermore, the WatchGuard SSL 100 provides an auto-loading access client. This is a web-based access client that automatically loads after successful authentication. This eliminates the need to pre-install a client application on remote users’ systems, while simplifying secure access to network resources.

Additional security can be utilized with onboard two-factor authentication. The WatchGuard SSL 100 can generate SMS-based tokens and one-time password (OTP) to a user’s mobile device, such as a corporate cell phone, smart phone or wireless PDA. This provides fast and secure two-factor authentication without having to use other third-party authentication solutions. However, for businesses that currently use external authentication methods, the SSL 100 supports over a dozen different authentication types right out of the box.

The WatchGuard SSL 100 also provides enhanced access client support. With current client support for Microsoft Windows 32-bit and 64-bit clients, the SSL 100 supports Microsoft Vista and Windows 7 clients.

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances, messaging, content security and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data protection, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

M86 Web Filter and Reporter Appliance Offers One-Appliance Version of M86’s Best-in-Breed URL Filtering, Real-Time Monitoring and Reporting

Orange, Calif. – MARCH 9, 2010 – M86 Security, the global expert in real-time Web and email threat protection, today introduced the M86 Web Filter and Reporter, a single appliance which delivers M86’s best-in-breed URL filtering as well as real-time monitoring and reporting. The appliance provides the same filtering, monitoring and reporting capabilities that previously required three appliances.

M86 Web Filter and Reporter, specifically built for small and medium-sized organizations, offers a cost-effective means of securing a network through one appliance. This [...]]]> March 9, 2010

M86 Web Filter and Reporter Appliance Offers One-Appliance Version of M86’s Best-in-Breed URL Filtering, Real-Time Monitoring and Reporting

Orange, Calif. – MARCH 9, 2010 – M86 Security, the global expert in real-time Web and email threat protection, today introduced the M86 Web Filter and Reporter, a single appliance which delivers M86’s best-in-breed URL filtering as well as real-time monitoring and reporting. The appliance provides the same filtering, monitoring and reporting capabilities that previously required three appliances.

M86 Web Filter and Reporter, specifically built for small and medium-sized organizations, offers a cost-effective means of securing a network through one appliance. This approach reduces initial expenses, server rack space, and expenditures related to essential maintenance and electricity costs compared to products which rely on separate appliances for each filtering, monitoring and reporting functions.

“M86 understands the economic pressures organizations, particularly small and medium sized businesses, face on a daily basis,” said Werner Thalmeier, vice president, product management, M86 Security. “The ability for a single appliance to achieve what two or three once accomplished provides these entities with a lower total cost of ownership without sacrificing performance or compromising security.”

With the ability to conduct real-time monitoring as well as provide detailed and customized reports, M86 Web Filter and Reporter is uniquely deployed passively rather than as a proxy avoiding the introduction of bottlenecks or latency into the network. Easy to set up and manage, this appliance-based solution eliminates the need for separate servers or operating systems. M86’s support of the hardware, software, and updates associated with this Web filter and reporting tool removes much of the potential deployment and management issues for system administrators.

This filtering and reporting tool also employs application control by signature using signature detection to block over 125 types of streaming media, gaming, peer-to-peer, remote desktop and Instant Messaging apps such as MSN Messenger, Limewire and GoToMyPc. M86 Web Filter and Reporter’s application control helps organizations demonstrate compliance, mitigate security risks, prevent data loss and manage productivity more effectively.
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About M86 Security
M86 Security is the global expert in real-time threat protection and the industry’s leading Secure Web Gateway provider. The company’s appliance, software, and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for Web and email security protect more than 24,000 customers and over 17 million users worldwide. M86 products use patented real-time code analysis and behavior-based malware detection technologies as well as threat intelligence from M86 Security Labs to protect networks against new and advanced threats, secure confidential information, and ensure regulatory compliance. The company is based in Orange, California with international headquarters in London and development centers in California, Israel, and New Zealand.

Montreal, Canada and Santa Ana, CA – March 8, 2010 – MXI Security announced today that Network Products Guide, industry’s leading information technology research and advisory guide has named the Stealth MXP Bio, a winner of the 2010 Product Innovation Awards. This annually venerated award recognizes and honors vendors, large and small, from all over the world with innovative and ground-breaking products that are bringing essential and incremental changes and are setting the bar higher for others in all areas of information technology.

With both biometric and strong password technology, the [...]]]> Stealth MXP® Bio Winner in Authentication Solution and Portable Media Categories
 

Montreal, Canada and Santa Ana, CA – March 8, 2010 – MXI Security announced today that Network Products Guide, industry’s leading information technology research and advisory guide has named the Stealth MXP Bio, a winner of the 2010 Product Innovation Awards. This annually venerated award recognizes and honors vendors, large and small, from all over the world with innovative and ground-breaking products that are bringing essential and incremental changes and are setting the bar higher for others in all areas of information technology.

With both biometric and strong password technology, the Stealth MXP Bio offers 1-, 2-, or 3-factor authentication for the highest security levels. Powered by the on-board Bluefly Processor, all authentication processes, including biometrics, are performed completely within the trusted hardware, fully isolated from malicious attacks on the host computer.

The Stealth MXP Bio is the most comprehensive USB security device on the market. Going beyond simple secure storage, it offers digital identity and PKI token services ranging from RSA SecurID® and OATH OTP to on-board key generation, digital signatures, and secure key & certificate containers.

To read more about this product innovation, please visit: www.networkproductsguide.com/innovations/

“Innovation is not just about new products alone,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief at Network Products Guide. “To succeed companies need to see innovation not as a one time errand but as something that has to be continuously evolved and improved upon over and over again. This requires putting greater focus on customer needs and making innovation the center of company’s way of developing better solutions. Innovative products such as MXI Security’s Stealth MXP Bio are bringing improvements in functional characteristics, technical abilities and ease of use”.

“Network Products Guide’s recognition of Stealth MXP® Bio further validates our products and solutions as excellence-in-class and ahead of the curve. The Stealth MXP Bio offers the strongest user authentication available, and is immune to PC-based password attacks. Coupled with its OTP and PKI features, this makes it ideal not just for secure portable storage, but for authentication into the cloud. It’s a do-everything device”, said Lawrence Reusing, CEO of MXI Security.

About Network Products Guide Awards
As industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, Network Products Guide from Silicon Valley plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com

About MXI Security

MXI Security, a division of Memory Experts International Inc., leads the way in providing superior managed USB portable security solutions designed to meet the highest security and privacy standards of even the most demanding customers.
MXI Security solutions combine the power of strong user authentication, digital identity and data encryption to protect access to sensitive information and systems.
Easy to manage and transparent to the end user, MXI Security solutions enable organizations to satisfy multiple security needs with a single device, facilitating greater mobility without compromising security

SAN FRANCISCO (RSA) – March 2, 2010. WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today at RSA and CeBIT unveiled a new, state of the art series of multifunction security appliances – the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series. Ideal for mid-market enterprise organizations with up to 1,500 users, the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series resets the definition of high-security and performance for protecting commercial networks, applications and data.

“Next generation threats and regulatory compliance pressures are forcing businesses to recalibrate and recalculate risk management practices,” [...]]]> Ideal for Mid-Tier Enterprises, WatchGuard XTM 5 Series Multifunction Firewall Appliances Redefines Network, Application and Data Security

SAN FRANCISCO (RSA) – March 2, 2010. WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today at RSA and CeBIT unveiled a new, state of the art series of multifunction security appliances – the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series. Ideal for mid-market enterprise organizations with up to 1,500 users, the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series resets the definition of high-security and performance for protecting commercial networks, applications and data.

“Next generation threats and regulatory compliance pressures are forcing businesses to recalibrate and recalculate risk management practices,” said Eric Aarrestad, Vice President of Marketing at WatchGuard Technologies. “Facing pressures to reduce IT costs and complexities, while increasing protection is a challenge. The WatchGuard XTM 5 Series is the ideal solution for growing businesses and mid-tier enterprise organizations that need powerful protection that is flexible, scalable and affordable.”

WatchGuard XTM 5 Series – High Performance, Strong Security
Leveraging a battle-tested and enterprise proven Intel-based architecture, the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series provides fast 2.3 Gbps firewall throughput, with an astounding 800 Mbps throughput with all security features (gateway antivirus, IPS/IDS, web-blocking and URL filtering) activated. No other security appliance offers this level of full security throughput and performance at the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series price.

In addition to powerful performance, the XTM 5 Series sports “defense-in-depth” protection, which combines deep packet inspection, stateful packet inspection and proxy technologies, to provide full, application layer content inspection and protection against threats that fly by other firewalls.

Powered by an operating system, Fireware XTM, built from the ground up for high security, the new XTM 5 Series can tackle threats like no other. Capable of blocking Skype and other high risk IM and peer to peer clients, the XTM 5 Series eliminates threats from unauthorized websites, hidden attacks buried in HTTPS packets, and stops next generation threats, such as VoIP or unified communication hacks.

The XTM 5 Series offers advanced networking features, which make it an ideal solution for complex network environments. The XTM 5 Series can be clustered, and includes active-active high availability with load balancing to ensure maximum uptime. Additionally, WAN and VPN failover increases performance, redundancy and overall reliability. Any of its seven ports can be configured as Internal, External or Optional, making the appliance extremely flexible for any business need.

Recognizing that management and reporting is critical for security professionals and IT administrators, the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series includes for free advanced management and reporting tools. With options such as a web-based UI or CLI management interface, administrators can use the tools that they prefer for maximum interoperability and integration into existing infrastructures. Role-based access control and multi-box management features provide greater granularity and detailed control.

Lastly, the XTM 5 Series includes WatchGuard’s award winning, drag-and-drop SSL VPN technology. For businesses that want to provide secure network access to remote and mobile workers, the integrated VPN technology in the WatchGuard XTM 5 Series provides up to 750 Mbps VPN throughput to keep workers productive and secure. Aarrestad concludes, “The XTM 5 Series rounds-out a complete platform of multifunction firewalls, spanning small businesses with the XTM 2 Series, all the way up to enterprise and data center environments with the new XTM 8 Series and XTM 10 Series. With XTM appliances, customers can choose which protection features they want in one appliance for their business – it’s not an ‘all or nothing’ proposition. The key is, now they have a choice to optimize network, application and data security with the right set of XTM appliances.”
About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances, messaging, content security and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data protection, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

M86 Secure Messaging Service Provides Most Intelligent Cloud Based Defense for Email Threats

RSA Conference® 2010 – Moscone Center – Booth #1151

San Francisco, Calif. – MARCH 1, 2010 – M86 Security, the global expert in Web and email threat protection, today announces its M86 Secure Messaging Service, a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution combining inbound/outbound content filtering, granular policy control, an award-winning anti-spam engine and unique behavioral malware analysis technology. Based on technology from the M86 MailMarshal SMTP platform, the new service will deliver on the policy and configuration requirements that customers demand but have not before [...]]]> March 1, 2010

M86 Secure Messaging Service Provides Most Intelligent Cloud Based Defense for Email Threats

RSA Conference® 2010 – Moscone Center – Booth #1151

San Francisco, Calif. – MARCH 1, 2010 – M86 Security, the global expert in Web and email threat protection, today announces its M86 Secure Messaging Service, a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution combining inbound/outbound content filtering, granular policy control, an award-winning anti-spam engine and unique behavioral malware analysis technology. Based on technology from the M86 MailMarshal SMTP platform, the new service will deliver on the policy and configuration requirements that customers demand but have not before been available with existing email security services. M86 Secure Messaging Service is designed for the small and medium business, enterprise and ISP markets.

“Cloud-based services continue to offer attractive ownership cost and configuration simplicity advantages for many organizations,” said Richard Stiennon, chief research analyst, IT-Harvest, an independent research firm. “The combination of anti-spam, content filtering, policy control and behavioral malware analysis technologies provided by M86 in the M86 Secure Messaging Service provides a new level of granularity and intelligence to the toolkit of any sized organization seeking to block email threats.”

The M86 Secure Messaging Service incorporates key features from MailMarshal SMTP and offers them in a simple to use cloud-based deployment that is ideal as an intelligent single line- or first line-of-defense solution for granular email control/management, content filtering and anti-spam and anti-virus security. It includes well-known capabilities such as M86’s Text Censor, the industry leading lexical analysis technology; behavior-based malware detection for blocking the latest email blended threat attacks; anti-virus protection; and M86’s highly-rated anti-spam technology — SpamCensor.

M86 Secure Messaging Service stops illegitimate or inappropriate emails including inappropriate images, spam, and malicious code before it reaches a protected network, allowing organizations to minimize the impact of unwanted email on Internet bandwidth while protecting business critical systems from serious email based threats. M86 Secure Messaging Service also enables customers to apply more granular control over their policies by customizing the email security and content filtering settings.

“Given the dramatic 400% increase in malicious email volume we saw in the second half of 2009, organizations continue to face an uphill battle when it comes to adding the necessary intelligence to their networks to manage the new generation of email threats,” said Werner Thalmeier, vice president, product management, M86 Security. “We’ve taken our content filtering and behavioral malware analysis expertise, along with the most complete email security and management technology in the business, to create a cost-effective, cloud-based solution that addresses the latest email attacks; cleaning threats before they reach the email gateway and customer network.”

In April, M86 Security will commence beta testing with current customers and those interested in getting early access to the service as part of the Early Adopters Program (EAP).The M86 Secure Messaging Service will launch in Q3 of 2010.
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About M86 Security
M86 Security is the global expert in real-time threat protection and the industry’s leading Secure Web Gateway provider. The company’s appliance, software, and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for Web and email security protect more than 24,000 customers and over 17 million users worldwide. M86 products use patented real-time code analysis and behavior-based malware detection technologies as well as threat intelligence from M86 Security Labs to protect networks against new and advanced threats, secure confidential information, and ensure regulatory compliance. The company is based in Orange, California with international headquarters in London and development centers in California, Israel, and New Zealand.

TheKnowList Best Value Award recognises a solution that presents genuine all-round value to customers in terms of efficiency, cost savings, reputation or client service. Mimecast was selected based on the flexibility, business continuity and support it provides to customers. Testimonials demonstrated that the productivity and efficiency gained through Mimecast’s unified email management minimised time spent dealing with email issues, saving substantial [...]]]> February 9th , 2010 – London: Mimecast®, a holistic email management company offering SaaS-based email archiving, continuity, security and policy control, has been recognised for Best Value and Best for Service Excellence by the legal industry at TheKnowList Awards 2010.

TheKnowList Best Value Award recognises a solution that presents genuine all-round value to customers in terms of efficiency, cost savings, reputation or client service. Mimecast was selected based on the flexibility, business continuity and support it provides to customers. Testimonials demonstrated that the productivity and efficiency gained through Mimecast’s unified email management minimised time spent dealing with email issues, saving substantial costs in the long term.

The Service Excellence Award acknowledges vendors for putting the client first. It recognises professionalism, knowledge and respect as essential components of excellent service. Mimecast’s customer-focused culture and values were identified as the key factors that made the organisation stand out from the rest. It was also recognised for investing heavily in developing and maintaining close customer relationships to keep them at the centre of its business.

Commenting on the two award wins, Peter Bauer said: “What is gratifying about these two awards is that we are not only being recognised for the quality of our product, but for our obsessive focus on customer service. At the end of the day, law firms need technology providers they can trust, and I really believe we’ve built meaningful partnerships with our customers in this sector.”

Mimecast works with more than 50% of the UK’s top 100 law firms, including Taylor Wessing, Osborne Clarke and Charles Russell. The Mimecast service allows firms to consolidate the number of suppliers and servers for email storage, archiving, security and continuity to a single system enabling significant cost savings.

TheKnowList Awards 2010 recognise the strategic implementation of technology within law firms, rewarding the firms, suppliers and individuals that are leading the industry by adding value through IT. The winners are judged by an expert panel made up of TheKnowList site members.

About Mimecast
Mimecast (www.mimecast.com) delivers SaaS-based enterprise email management including archiving, discovery, continuity, security and policy. By unifying disparate and fragmented email environments into one holistic solution that is always available from the cloud, Mimecast minimizes risk and reduces cost and complexity, while providing total end-to-end control of email. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, Mimecast serves approximately 2,500 customers worldwide and has offices in Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and the Channel Islands.

The list was based on nominations from Solution Providers rating technology, channel influence, effectiveness and visibility along with business and sales impact. The final selections were made by a panel of Everything Channel Editors.

According to CRN, ScanSafe has been “turning heads in the industry for its ability [...]]]> ScanSafe has been listed as one of the ‘100 Coolest Cloud Computing Products’ by Everything Channel’s CRN. The Top 100 Cloud Computing products include 20 storage vendors, 20 security vendors, 20 productivity vendors, 20 infrastructure vendors and 20 platform vendors. ScanSafe was included in the list as one of the ‘coolest cloud security products.

The list was based on nominations from Solution Providers rating technology, channel influence, effectiveness and visibility along with business and sales impact. The final selections were made by a panel of Everything Channel Editors.

According to CRN, ScanSafe has been “turning heads in the industry for its ability to detect and block malicious and inappropriate websites in real time.”

ScanSafe’s suite of services includes Web Malware Scanning, Web Filtering and Anywhere+. These unique services deliver complete security and control over the Web by scanning traffic in real-time and blocking malware and unwanted content before it reaches the corporate network.

In addition, ScanSafe provides businesses with easy-to-use tools to create, enforce and monitor Web use and protect their networks from unwanted content. As a SaaS service, ScanSafe’s solutions require no hardware, no upfront capital costs and no maintenance. As a result, customers typically experience a 30 to 40 percent savings over hardware solutions.

All of ScanSafe’s solutions are powered by Outbreak Intelligence™, a unique, multi-layered combination of threat detection technology that includes leading third party anti-virus engines and proprietary heuristics. Unlike other solutions which rely on URL databases to identify malicious sites, ScanSafe scans all Web requests in real time, so customers receive comprehensive protection from all threats, including threats that appear before an anti-virus signature is available.

Winners were announced on the Channel Web website and are featured in the January 25 issue of CRN.