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Business Security Solution
Astaro Security Linux 5

Astaro Security Linux 5
Recipe for top-notch network perimeter security: Take any relatively fast dedicated PC or server with 256MB of RAM or more and turn it into a security gateway appliance within minutes, simply by adding Astaro Security Linux. After configuring the gateway to meet your networking needs, it will provide antivirus, intrusion detection, spam filtering, firewalling, and content filtering. In addition, Astaro delivers complete NAT capabilities, including one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-one NAT, and a complete VPN end point. Excellent reporting and automated updating complete this well-rounded product.

SPECS:
$1,499 list per 10-user license (including Intrusion Protection, Virus Protection for Email, Virus Protection for the Web, and Surf Protection).
Astaro Corp., www.astaro.com.

Reviewed: 11/4/2004