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Configuresoft Enterprise - Configuration Manager 

Configuresoft Enterprise - Configuration Manager

Managing a network has never been easy, whether it comprises 100 or 100,000 machines. Even with a dedicated network administrator, the overheads are horrendous. Rolling out new ...
Paranoia2 

Paranoia2

In today's world of CD-ROMs and high-capacity DVDs, it is easy to forget that there are other storage media which still have considerable popularity. One frequently overlooked ...
NetSwift iGate 

NetSwift iGate

When considering security in any area, be it IT, ATMs or even opening your own front door, there is always one weak spot: it has to involve people. Despite all the research, we ...
Blade Firewall Informer  

Blade Firewall Informer

Blade has made quite a name for itself over the last year or so with the development of its Blade IDS Informer application, which monitors the performance of your intrusion ...
Clavister Firewall  

Clavister Firewall

Clavister is a fairly new name in the security market, but its high-end firewall appliances are impressive enough to ensure that will not be the case for long.
CyberGuard SL2000  

CyberGuard SL2000

CyberGuard has a long and impressive track record in the firewall market, providing solutions from the desktop to those suitable for the high end, such as data centers. The ...
Ingate 1400 Firewall  

Ingate 1400 Firewall

Swedish company Ingate may be a relatively new name in the firewall market, but its products have been getting an extremely positive reaction. The Ingate 1400 appliance is its ...
Microsoft ISA Server 2000  

Microsoft ISA Server 2000

Back in the world of software, we have Microsoft's entry in the firewall market. Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server) is a fully-featured firewall ...
MXtreme Mail Firewall  

MXtreme Mail Firewall

Old hand BorderWare has decided to focus on one particular area of network security - email. Whereas most companies are happy enough to bundle email in with the rest of its ...
SonicWALL PRO 330  

SonicWALL PRO 330

SonicWALL is another well-known name in the firewall arena, offering a range of products suitable for anything from the home user to the high-end of the market.
StoneGate  

StoneGate

Stonesoft produced its own firewall a few years ago and has shown that it really understands the high end of the market.
ServGate EdgeForce  

ServGate EdgeForce

The EdgeForce firewall with Performance Module 1 enabled incorporates a flexible demilitarised zone (DMZ) via a third port. This gives the ability to host public servers ...
WebWasher Enterprise Edition  

WebWasher Enterprise Edition

If you are looking for a little more than simple content filtering, it is worth taking a look at WebWasher. Aimed at the medium to large business, it provides extensive content ...
iCognito PureSight  

iCognito PureSight

One of the biggest problems with internet security is that you can end up blocking sites which employees may have a perfectly valid reason for visiting - 'breast' blocking ...
Akonix L7  

Akonix L7

Possibly one of the most addictive aspects of the internet is instant messaging. Even if you prevent your employees from installing MSN Messenger, AIM or Yahoo, there are ...
Cobion OrangeBox Web  

Cobion OrangeBox Web

Cobion's OrangeBox Web is a very similar product to DynaComm i:filter. Designed to integrate with a proxy server (for example, Microsoft ISA on Windows 2000/XP), it is also ...
DynaComm i:Filter  

DynaComm i:Filter

DynaComm's i:series offers a range of security solutions: DynaComm i:filter is designed to monitor and protect you from internet traffic. Covering HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and NNTP ...
iomart NetIntelligence  

iomart NetIntelligence

Another policy enforcement product, but with some added features that really give it some teeth, is iomart's NetIntelligence. As well as monitoring URL requests, it also looks ...
N2H2 Sentian for Microsoft ISA Server  

N2H2 Sentian for Microsoft ISA Server

N2H2 is generally considered to be one of the best content/URL filtering products on the market, and looking at in this group test, it is easy to see why.
NetIQ WebMarshal  

NetIQ WebMarshal

NetIQ MailMarshal was the sleeper hit of the recent email security Group Test. Can this New Zealand-based software development center make it two in a row with its WebMarshal ...
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