From: Nelson Murilo <nelson@pangeia.com.br>
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/981118/progressiv_1.html
Progressive Systems, Inc. Announces Availability of the Phoenix Adaptive
Firewall for Linux
Includes Java-based Secure Remote Administration Tool
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1998--Progressive Systems, Inc.,
a leading vendor of network security and data communications solutions,
today announced the availability of its Phoenix Adaptive Firewall software
for the Linux operating system.
The Phoenix Adaptive Firewall is the first commercial firewall software to
support Linux, the UNIX-based, open source operating system that is
rapidly becoming the platform of choice for Internet services.
``Linux is widely recognized as a highly stable, flexible, powerful
operating system, but until very recently, it has not been marketed as
aggressively as other operating systems,'' said Matthew Dawson, President
of Progressive Systems. ``But that situation has been changing rapidly in
the past few months, as more and more major players are endorsing Linux,
and making significant investments in it. It's clear that corporate users
are becoming more interested in Linux, and we believe that Phoenix will
give a major boost to this trend.''
Said Bob Young, Chairman and CEO of Red Hat Software, Inc., ``This
announcement is one more in a growing trend of support of the Linux OS.
Enterprise customers and vendors are looking increasingly to Linux as a
robust, reliable platform on which to run mission critical gateway
applications such as web, VPN and firewall services.''
The Phoenix Adaptive Firewall provides a granular level of Security,
protecting networks by performing a detailed inspection of all aspects of
incoming packets and distributes them according to rules determined by the
network administrator. Inbound data with non-allowed contents is not
transmitted to the network being protected. This provides a very
fine-grained level of security, compared to the majority of firewalls
implemented today. Users can achieve greater precision in controlling
access to networks than is possible with traditional firewalls. Adaptive
Firewall Technology includes anti-attack features, disabling network
probing attacks commonly used by crackers.
The Phoenix Adaptive Firewall also features an easy-to-use Secure Remote
Administration via a Java GUI. This interface provides strong
authentication and encryption to the firewall server from a web browser.
Security consultant Steve Neruda, Principal at Neruda Consulting Services
in Columbus, OH, has been using Phoenix. ``The secure user-interface makes
it easy to build strong firewalls with Phoenix,'' he observed. ``Being
able to administer customer sites remotely, in a secure way, makes Phoenix
an excellent choice for any network security manager.''
The Phoenix Adaptive Firewall is available for Linux, SCO Open Server, and
as a network appliance. Pricing is $2995 and $3495, for the software or
appliance, respectively, for unlimited users. The product is available
directly from Progressive Systems, and through resellers. Progressive
Systems is a leading vendor of network security and data communications
solutions. The company's customer base includes more than 6000
institutions, governments, and corporations, operating mission-critical
applications on all seven continents and in space.
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Received on Sat Nov 21 11:38:32 1998