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Astaro, a Sophos company and leading Unified Threat Management (UTM) provider, today announced the availability of version 8.2 of the Astaro Security Gateway (ASG). Key enhancements in version 8.2 include Application Control (Next Generation Firewall), Interactive Web Reporting and a new authentication agent. These new features and enhancements dramatically improve network performance while providing increased visibility and control over the network which helps in meeting the ever-changing challenges of securing a business network. Read More…

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Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies and the innovator of identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions, announced the appointment of Lynton Lubbe as its Channel Manager for South Africa to manage the growing IT reseller channel in the country. Lubbe comes from Cyberoam distributor IndIT Technology Distribution and brings in the wealth of experience and local knowledge that will help the company to expand its network in the South African marketplace.Read More…

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ChannelTech Middle East and Africa (CTMEA) talks to Andy Zollo, vice president, SonicWALL EMEA on the vendor’s plans to pioneer new initiatives in the MEA region. A lot has been said about 2011, what is SonicWALL’s main focus for the MEA channel this year? SonicWALL views the Middle East and Africa region as the fastest growing geography that the company covers and that’s why we have put in and will continue to invest in the channel in this emerging market. The investments we have been making relate to technical resource and support, as well as marketing and brand awareness channel initiatives. For instance, we’re just starting a technical resource in Saudi which will be established soon and provide on the ground in-country support. We’re also looking for a direct touch because, as we expand into the enterprise market and we need more of that customer touch ourselves so that the channel should deliver on the opportunity. It’s all about providing comprehensive support to our channel ecosystem and getting the balance. Overall, the partner landscape needs to be balanced with distributors to improve our market reach and base. They’re two types of distributors we engage with and these are typically those who adopt the SMB range of products and enterprise focused partners that engage with top tier system integrators, VARs, and solution providers. We have a clear global two tier channel policy and everything goes through the channel. Even as we deploy direct touch, the channel can be reassured that everything goes through distribution and all those direct touch initiations are passed on to channel partners to fulfill the deals.Read More…

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UK based security and data protection company Sophos, today said it has agreed to buy Astaro, a privately held provider of network security solutions. The market for multi-function security appliances has continued to grow because organizations of all sizes want better protection against security threats and need to support their users and distributed workplaces in a comprehensive, easy to use, efficient way. According to IDC, the market for unified threat management was approximately $2 billion worldwide in 2010, with a CAGR of 13% 2010-2014.Read More…

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Cyberoam today announced the launch of CCC500 and CCC1000 appliances in its centralised security management offerings, scaling to meet the demands of MSSP and distributed enterprise networks having up to 1000 Cyberoam UTM appliances. These appliances come with an all-new firmware to support the latest Cyberoam UTM firmware versions, while housing several new features that bring better flexibility, controls and security management capabilities.
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