Tethernet Announces New TetherScan Anti-Virus Internet Appliance
TetherFilter’s new TetherScan Internet appliance inserts a new level of protection into existing email infrastructures, providing an email firewall against virus attacks with easy deployment and low operating costs.
Belleuve, Washington (PRWEB) September 7, 2004 – Tethernet today announced
the availability of the TetherScan 100 dedicated anti-virus Internet appliance.
TetherScan employs an email message-processing engine capable of intercepting
virus-carrying email messages quickly and effectively. The TetherScan appliance
acts as an email firewall, providing immediate relief to dangerous email-borne
viruses and is compatible with all existing Internet email servers.
“TetherScan offers easy to deploy email virus protection in an appliance
form factor,” said Tethernet CTO Mark Fischer. “This product is designed to be
easy to deploy and manage, thereby reducing the overall costs of deploying an
effective email anti-virus solution.”
The threat of email-based viruses
has increased dramatically, and an email anti-virus solution is a key step in
preventing virus outbreaks from damaging corporate systems and reducing
productivity. Typical email based viruses contain identifiable digital
signatures and these signatures are often common between different virus due to
their shared parental lineage and sources. Effective open source virus
components are available on the Internet for transportation, replication and
submission of email-based viruses, making the creation of new viruses quick and
easy for malicious individuals. These components are continuously evolving, and
the focus of new viruses has shifted from simple mischief to information
espionage. This creates a more dangerous threat for businesses and
organizations, which store sensitive information on their network. The need for
an email anti-virus solution has never been greater.
The efficient 1U
rack mount form factor appliance offers quick and simple deployment, requiring
no changes to the existing email server. The TetherScan appliance can easily be
deployed in conjunction with existing anti-spam solutions, adding a layer of
anti-virus protection to the email infrastructure. Initial configuration is done
via a front-panel graphic display and keypad. TetherScan offers near-zero
administration with a pre-programmed configuration to effectively stop viruses.
Through a web-based interface administrators can customize the engine according
to business preferences. The appliance provides on-board storage to hold
messages in quarantine keeping the actual email servers free from the burden of
quarantine storage.
Tethernet’s TetherScan offers a complete email
anti-virus solution in an easy to deploy appliance. With anti-virus technology,
near-zero administration and simple deployment TetherFilter can effectively stop
the deluge of dangerous viruses into an email system.
Pricing and
Availability. The TetherScan 100 is available immediately for $2495. The product
supports a message flow rate of up to 150,000 messages per hour with free virus
definition updates and no per-user licensing fees. Support plan pricing begins
at $349 per year.
For more information please visit us at: http://www.tethernet.com
Email: e-mail protected from spam bots Phone: 1-800-343-0713
About
Tethernet
Tethernet is a privately held company with its headquarters in
Bellevue, Washington. Tethernet develops email security appliances based on
industry standard protocols. By providing an alternative to expensive and
complicated proprietary and open source solutions, Tethernet offers customers
the TetherFilter and TetherScan anti-spam and anti-virus solutions that simply
plug into the existing infrastructure.
Contact:
Frederick
Hunter
Tethernet, Inc.
227 Bellevue Way NE, #473
Bellevue, WA
98004
Phone: 800-343-0713
Email: e-mail protected from spam bots
Web:
http://www.tethernet.com
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