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5/05/08 —eSoft Wows CRN/ChannelWeb Spam Roundup Testers with Email ThreatPak
ThreatWall 250 Dubbed “Little Box with Big Ambitions”



 
4/22/08 —eSoft Receives 4 Stars and Recommended Rating from Leading Reseller Publication CRN Tech
InstaGate 404e Dubbed Big Protection in a Small Box

eSoft, Inc., a leading vendor of integrated Internet security and content management solutions, announced today that its InstaGate received the "CRN Test Center Recommended" status and four Tech Stars and four Channel Stars. In the accompanying CRN Tech Unified Threat Management (UTM) article, entitled "eSoft – Small Box, Big Protection," Samara Lynn, the tester, sets the stage, describing the technology: "UTMs are at times heavy, cumbersome rack-mountable boxes that can span a wide footprint when data center space is at a premium."



 
4/16/08 —BCS Article: Warning: Robot army ahead
Patrick Walsh of eSoft looks at how to protect the SME from bot army exploitation



 
4/03/08 —IT Now Article: Robot Army Ahead
Patrick Walsh of eSoft looks at how to protect the SME from bot army attacks.



 
4/02/08 —Accountancy Age Article: Risk Management Security Alert
'An unpatched windows machine on the internet without a firewall will be compromised in under 10 minutes, ' said Patrick Walsh of eSoft.



 
3/17/08 —BCS Top tips for better security
What do directors need to know about security and what are the key elements to address? Patrick Walsh, director of product management and marketing, eSoft, sheds some light on this tricky area.



 
3/06/08 —eSoft InstaGate Awarded Best Buy and 5 of 5 Stars from SC Magazine 3rd Year in a Row
Reviewers Rave about InstaGate in UTM Group Test: “We Love This Product” and Describe it as “Easy-to-Manage, Highly-Customizable Full-Scale UTM”



 
2/11/08 —5 Stars from District Administration
Starting at $799 with a $299 annual subscription InstaGate with Web ThreatPak allows administrators to control where on the Web users can go and blocks inappropriate or dangerous sites. Blocking examples include phishing, viruses, spyware, and options to stop IMs (instant messaging).



 
1/25/08 — Rise Of The Bot Army!
The rise of ‘Bot Armies’ is proving problematic for all innocent parties and is an issue that requires specific attention. The SME market is especially vulnerable, with a lack of appropriate solutions at the right price for their budget.



 
1/09/08 —IQ Special Report: Security Futures
You’re confident you’ve thought of every possible eventuality and that your security strategy is finally watertight. Your IPS and IDS are installed, configured, and ready for anything; your AV software is state-of-the-art and bang up to date; your endpoint security processes are right on the money; your remote access policies are as tight as the proverbial, and you’ve got more firewalls, PKI systems, and biometrics than you can shake a stick at.You’re confident you’ve thought of every possibl strategy is finally watertight. Your IPS and IDS ar anything; your AV software is state-of-the-art security processes are right on the money; yo as the proverbial, and you’ve got more firewa you can shake a stick at.



 
12/12/07 —eSoft named 2008 SC Magazine Awards Finalist
Finalists for 2008 SC Magazine Awards announced



 
12/01/07 —SC Magazine Industry Innovators 2007: eSoft InstaGate
Customers get the highest end of up-to-the-minute protection without having to pay excessively for it.



 
11/23/07 —Web-content-filtering appliances can keep your employees away from unwanted sites
A network administrator is sometimes faced with the onerous task of monitoring Web activity and blocking sites the organization deems inappropriate. This can be made even more difficult if the administrator is working with an already-strained budget. Fortunately, Web-content-filtering systems are common, and they are often integrated with other network security functions, such as firewalls, antivirus programs and even intrusion- detection/prevention programs. This can save an administrator not only money but also precious rack space.



 
11/11/07 —InstaGate 404e is a compact desktop box designed for full firewall and UTM duties
With so much on offer, the web interface is a busy but well-designed affair The ThreatMonitor screen is particularly useful, as it provides a row of tabbed folders offering plenty of graphical information about performance and activity.



 
9/17/07 —Security Gateways Utilize
eSoft's main product lines are the InstaGate and ThreatWall appliances, hardware devices that provide combined gateway-based security offerings. The ThreatWall products are billed as "Content Security Gateways," which are designed to complement the customer's existing firewall and VPN infrastructure; while the InstaGate appliances include built-in core firewall and IPsec VPN capabilities and are therefore billed as Unified Threat Management appliances.



 
9/17/07 —SC Magazine Recommened ThreatWall
Easy to install and configure with very logical and web-based support.



 
9/10/07 —Electronic Protected Health Information
With proper security, safeguards and tools in place, the threat of a looming audit may not be so scary



 
8/27/07 —eSoft signs C-MI Labs to take market share
Security vendor broadens UK market reach by signing up distributor C-MI Labs



 
8/15/07 —Rollout: eSoft ThreatWall 450 Web Security Gateway
eSoft's ThreatWall 450 filters malware and unwanted programs that travel via the Web.



 
7/23/07 —PC Magazine Review - InstaGate 404e
The eSoft InstaGate 404e is a cute little box with a ton of features. At its base, the unit is a firewall that you can upgrade into a unified threat-management (UTM) device, and that's how I tested it, as an upgraded UTM.



 
7/19/07 —Bell Micro to target fast-growing, integrated Secure Content Management (SCM) market with eSoft
eSoft, Inc., a leading vendor of integrated Internet security and content management solutions for small to medium-sized businesses, announced today that its partnership with Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ: BELM), formed in November 2006, will be expanded to target the fast-growing integrated Secure Content Management (SCM) market in Europe.



 
7/17/07 —eSoft Wins SC Best Buy Award
eSoft's InstaGate 604 has won the SC Magazine Best Buy in the 2007 UTM Shootout



 
7/16/07 —Security Success Story
Reduce the burden of protecting workstations and servers against malware



 
7/07/07 —eSoft steps up to web threats
ThreatWall Web Security Gateways targets social networking threats



 
7/07/07 —eSoft Releases Web Security Gateway
eSoft on Monday launched a Web Security Gateway that provides enterprises with URL- and Web-content filtering, as well as a number of management and protection features.



 
7/07/07 —Broomfield's eSoft tries hardware to slice spam
Employees uploading proprietary company information through their favorite social networking site. Internet thieves using the automatic updates of desktop applications to hijack company computers or steal personal information from a database connected to a Web site.



 
7/07/07 —eSoft steps up to web threats
ThreatWall Web Security Gateways targets social networking threats



 
7/07/07 —eSoft Releases Web Security Gateway
eSoft launched a Web security gateway that provides enterprises with URL- and Web-content filtering, as well as a number of management and protection features.



 
7/07/07 —ThreatWall Web Security Gateways targets social networking threats
Internet security specialist eSoft has launched a range of new appliances designed to help IT managers secure web, instant messaging and peer-to-peer applications, as well as mitigate newer risks from social networking sites.



 
7/07/07 —ThreatWall Web Security Gateways targets social networking threats
Internet security specialist eSoft has launched a range of new appliances designed to help IT managers secure web, instant messaging and peer-to-peer applications, as well as mitigate newer risks from social networking sites.



 
6/27/07 —eSoft releases Web security gateway
eSoft on Monday launched a Web security gateway that provides enterprises with URL- and Web-content filtering, as well as a number of management and protection features.



 
6/27/07 —eSoft launches web security appliance
eSoft has launched a web security gateway that provides enterprises with URL- and web-content filtering, as well as a number of management and protection features.



 
6/27/07 —eSoft Intros ThreatWall
eSoft, Inc., a leading vendor of integrated Internet security solutions, announced today the availability of its new ThreatWall Web Security Gateways, a line of hardware-based appliances that provide URL filtering, web content filtering, malware detection, IM/P2P management, web server/browser protection and web application protection to organizations of all sizes.



 
6/27/07 —eSoft launches web security appliance
eSoft has launched a web security gateway that provides enterprises with URL- and web-content filtering, as well as a number of management and protection features.



 
6/27/07 —eSoft steps up to web threats
ThreatWall Web Security Gateways targets social networking threats



 
6/25/07 —eSoft Unites Packet- and Proxy-Based Filters in SMB Box
SMB security appliance developer eSoft will today announce a range of products combining both packet- and proxy-based filtering, arguing that this is the only way to address the whole gamut of evolving threats.



 
4/27/07 —Emerging Vendors Help SMEs Meet Security Demands
In addition to storage and temperature management, security is usually uppermost in a data center manager’s mind, if not ranked as the No. 1 issue. Horror stories abound about killer viruses, hacks that bring down networks, and employees who lose laptops or PDAs that are stuffed with company data and low on password protection measures.



 
4/16/07 —eSoft's eVolution
Like a number of other companies, eSoft Inc. rode the roller coaster during the late '90s. Founded in 1984 as a bulletin-board software firm, eSoft evolved into a company with a focus on Internet-connection products.



 
4/03/07 —eSoft Stops MS Vulnerability
eSoft Inc., a Broomfield- based vendor of Internet security and content management solutions, released protection against a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows operating systems involving .ANI files that can be disguised as other types of image files.



 
3/12/07 —Boxed In - UTM products aren't just for small businesses anymore.
UTM products aren't just for small businesses anymore. But enterprises shouldn't try to stuff a square peg into a round hole. Enterprise UTM bears little resemblance to SMB all-in-one appliances.



 
2/21/07 —Security Gateways Utilize
eSoft's main product lines are the InstaGate and ThreatWall appliances, hardware devices that provide combined gateway-based security offerings.



 
2/14/07 —eSoft Delivers Integrated Antivirus/Spyware Suite
The desktop software, manageable from a single IT console, tackles threats to servers, desktops and laptop



 
2/01/07 —eSoft Awarded Hot Companies 2007 Honor
eSoft Kick-Starts 2007 with Global Recognition from Info Security Products Guide



 
11/20/06 —Bell leads eSoft’s first charge into UK territory
Bell Microproducts is to distribute the vendor’s internet security and content management lines in Europe



 
11/20/06 —eSoft Named SC Award 2007 Finalist by SC Magazine
eSoft ThreatWall Named Finalist in Best Integrated Security Category



 
10/20/06 —InstaGate Wins Editors Choice
eSoft InstaGate wins editors choice award for functionality and performance



 
10/19/06 —Network World: Chicago SMBs
Security remains strong, with vendors like eSoft, CheckPoint, and ZyXEL showing new products.



 
10/16/06 —eSoft Fortifies UTM And Content Management Appliance Lines
Security vendor eSoft has revamped its unified threat management and secure content management appliance lines to offer better performance and improved protection against emerging threats.



 
10/09/06 —eSoft revamps security systems
Security vendor eSoft this week plans to announce six gateway intrusion-prevention systems and content-filtering appliances that the company says significantly boost speed and processing power compared with the company's current security models.



 
9/29/06 —All-in-one security devices face challenges
The multipurpose security appliances that consolidate firewall/VPN, content filtering, intrusion prevention and more into a single box are winning favour as easy-to-manage devices. But the open secret about these unified threat management devices is that they take a bite out of bandwidth as they inspect content.



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