July 30, 2007; 03:39 AM eSoft, Inc., a leading vendor of integrated Internet security and
content management solutions, announced today that it has launched the
InstaGate 404e Internet Security Gateway, a sub-$1,000 Firewall/UTM
appliance designed to protect small organisations and networks from
modern application-based threats.
Designed for networks of up to 25 users, the InstaGate 404e offers an
organisation full protection from Internet malware, in addition to
providing anti-spam, email filtering, web site filtering, IM and
peer-to-peer (P2P) application control and secure IPSec VPN
connectivity to remote sites and mobile workers. Unlike most
Firewall/UTM appliances on the market, the InstaGate 404e is designed
to protect organisations from the latest threats brought on by Web 2.0,
AJAX and other advanced application-layer technologies. This is enabled
through eSoft’s proprietary Bi-modal scanning technology, which
features both proxy and packet-based scanning, allowing features and
capabilities that traditional UTM appliances do not have.
According to Scott Lukes, eSoft’s Vice President of Marketing and
Product Management, “Traditional Firewall/UTM devices tend to be
packet-based, which means they do not have the capability to
incorporate mail transfer agents, or MTAs, into their devices, nor can
they fully proxy for mail protocols like SMTP/POP3 or web protocols
such as HTTP/HTTPS. As a result, these devices are not able to offer
full services such as anti-spam or web content filtering. Instead, they
tend to ‘front-end’ for external cloud-based services, which can add
latency and open up additional security holes in the network.”
“eSoft has devised a very unique solution to a very serious problem,”
said Jeff Wilson, Principal Analyst, Network Security with Infonetics
Research. “Modern Internet threats are so sophisticated that there is
no one technology or architecture approach that can possibly address
them all. Bi-modal scanning should prove well to eSoft customers as it
gives them the best of both worlds, packet and proxy-based scanning in
a single solution.”
Pricing and Availability
eSoft’s InstaGate 404e Internet Security Gateway is available immediately and pricing starts at £518.
About eSoft, Inc.
eSoft, Inc. (www.esoft.com)
is a leading provider of integrated Internet security solutions
offering organisations protection from dynamic Internet-based threats.
eSoft's award winning InstaGate™ and ThreatWall™ platforms offer
high-performance Deep Packet Inspection security services including
Firewall/UTM, complete email security, and total web security. eSoft
solutions are based on purpose-built hardware platforms running
security software modules called SoftPaks™, which are distributed and
maintained through eSoft's patented SoftPak Director™ technology. eSoft
solutions offer IT managers extreme simplicity and flexibility when
deploying and managing network security. Fewer demands for time and
security expertise from IT staff lower the total cost of ownership.
eSoft’s headquarters are located in Broomfield, Colorado, and its EMEA
head office is located in Bracknell, UK.
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