Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ:ALDN) and Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR), the leader in Intelligent Application Switching, today announced a strategic partnership to create the new Aladdin-Radware Solution, the fastest content inspection product for high-speed, high-capacity networks available today.
The Aladdin-Radware Solution is a combination of Aladdin's eSafe Gateway content security and anti-virus software and Radware's CSD-AV, a smart ITM (Internet Traffic Management) device. It is the first device that enables high-capacity Internet content security and management for the large enterprise or xSP, delivering up to five times performance throughput. Fast Internet connections of up to OC3 (155 Mbps) and more can now be easily supported through the unique combination of Aladdin and Radware technology.
Utilizing hardware-accelerated smart routing and patent-pending NitroInspection Routing (NIR), a fast MIME-type-based routing policy system, the new Aladdin-Radware Solution offers Web surfing with no latency while maintaining comprehensive content security. The new solution also provides scalable and redundant architecture in both software and hardware that ensures efficient content inspection resources for even the busiest networks.
"Following recent attacks by Nimda, Code Red and other vandals in 2001, we anticipate that the Web-borne malicious code phenomenon will significantly increase this year," said Brian Burke, senior research analyst at IDC. "It is a necessity that content security and anti-virus solutions are able to grow with an organization as it continually updates its Internet connection. The Aladdin-Radware Solution offers efficiency, coupled with full load balancing and high availability capabilities appealing to large organizations with very busy networks."
The Aladdin-Radware Solution offers the following benefits unmatched in the industry:
- Proactive content security - blocks malicious and non-productive content
- Scalable architecture - ensures efficiency for even the busiest networks
- Health monitoring and fail-over - provides high availability
- Bandwidth management - traffic and bandwidth allocation and prioritization
- Additional application security - protection from known protocol and application attacks
- Additional traffic redirection options for DNS, VoIP, Telnet, Rshell, and more
"Internet connectivity in large organizations is constantly growing. Today these organizations face an inability to efficiently inspect Web traffic," said Shimon Gruper, vice president of Internet Technologies at Aladdin Knowledge Systems. "Our cooperation with Radware has created a pioneering solution that finally provides thorough and efficient content inspection for organizations with high-speed Internet connections."
"Our Application Switching technology intelligently directs selected content to the most available server in high throughput network environments," said Doron Goldberg, VP Telecom Business at Radware. "Radware's SynApps Architecture also provides full path health monitoring, traffic redirection, bandwidth management, application security and DoS protection. By partnering with Aladdin, we have combined our technologies to improve system performance as well as optimize content delivery by providing end-users with online, virus-free content."
eSafe
Aladdin's eSafe product suite, which includes eSafe Gateway and eSafe Mail, provides the most comprehensive protection available against hostile elements on the Internet and gives users confidence in their ability to navigate the Internet safely.
eSafe is the only comprehensive suite of content security solutions on the market to provide proactive protection at the gateway against all forms of malicious content including viruses, vandals and worms. Much more than anti-virus protection, eSafe also stops access to Web sites with inappropriate or malicious content, such as hate literature or pornography as well as restricts outgoing emails from sending classified or prohibited content
Unique features found only in Aladdin's eSafe solutions include:
- NitroInspection™ technology for efficient on-the-fly content inspection
- MacroTerminator™ technology for protection against new and unknown macro viruses
- GhostMachine™ technology for protection against encrypted, mutating and polymorphic viruses
- SmartScript™ filtering technology for protection against malicious scripts embedded in emails or Web pages
About Radware
Radware is dedicated to providing Intelligent Application Switching, guaranteeing the best operation and servicing of IP applications and enterprise traffic across the Internet. Radware aligns application needs with the network infrastructure to seamlessly allocate resources, optimize application operations and extend security, ensuring the integrity of the critical business processes. Radware's solutions address the needs of corporate enterprises, service providers and e-commerce business through one or more award-winning products including: Web Server Director (WSD), Cache Server Director (CSD), FireProof, LinkProof, Peer Director, CertainT 100. The comprehensive suite services end-to-end application operations, providing robust and scalable network traffic assurance. Visit Radware's Web site at www.radware.com.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Aladdin (Nasdaq:ALDN - news) is a leader in digital security, providing solutions for software commerce and Internet security since 1985. Aladdin serves over 30,000 customers worldwide. Aladdin's products include: the USB-based eToken device for user authentication and e-commerce security; the eSafe line of content security solutions that protect PCs and networks against malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; HASP and Hardlock, hardware-based software security systems that protect the revenues of developers; and Privilege, a software licensing and distribution platform. Visit Aladdin's Web site at www.eAladdin.com.