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Norton Smartphone Security Premier Edition (Beta) keeps your Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC, and Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone based smartphones safe. It offers: Antivirus protection: Symantec’s award-winning antivirus technology has been applied to smartphones to protect against mobile malware. AntiSpam for SMS: SMS spam messages are automatically placed in spam folder or deleted. Firewall: Controls inbound and outbound network traffic on the smartphone. Personal Data Protection: Automatically encrypt My Documents on logout. Device Password Protection: Require a password before accessing the smartphone and self-service password reset is done via a challenge question.

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Mirapoint’s RazorGate® email security appliance delivers unparalleled multi-layered protection from spam, virus and hacker attacks. It provides real-time updates to reduce the window of vulnerability resulting in airtight security at the edge of the network. The appliance form factor makes it easy to deploy with minimal ongoing administration. RazorGate features include simple design for deployment in minutes, unique MailHurdle™ connection management technology blocks 60-80% of threats at the edge, multi-layered spam protection yields 98% catchrates with virtually zero false positives, integrated, industry-leading RAPID zero hour virus engine, unique wiretap capability that is transparent to end-users, secure, hardened operating system with no known exploits, integrated mail routing and queue management, proven 99.999% reliability with redundant hardware components for increased reliability (available on the RG350 and RG500).

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SurfControl solutions provide continuous protection against the Web, e-mail and desktop-based threats, from viruses and phishing attacks to inappropriate use of system resources to regulatory non-compliance. In providing this protection, it offers you the choice of where in your network environment you want to deploy these solutions: on the desktop, on the network (as software or an appliance), or in the Internet cloud. By implementing solutions through layered deployments, you yield tremendous savings in network resources, bandwidth and overall administration, while ensuring that your unique security and compliance requirements are most efficiently met. Websense is another popular solutions that provides similar service except the email filtering.

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Allot NetEnforcer service optimization devices provide the granular visibility and dynamic control that network operators need to optimize the delivery, performance and profitability of WAN and broadband services. NetEnforcer devices are deployed in hundreds of installations the world over, where they apply advanced DPI technology to help operators identify, classify, prioritize, and shape network traffic per application per user. NetEnforcer devices are available in a variety of models designed to suit the requirements of any broadband or wide area network.

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The FortiGate-50B, 60-series, 100A, 200A and 300A model Multi-Threat Security systems are the ultimate all-in-one, network-based solution to protect smaller deployments from blended threats. These easy-to-deploy and easy-to-administer systems deliver exceptional value and performance for small offices, home offices, small and medium sized businesses and branch office applications. With a complete complement of security services - including firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, antivirus, web filtering, and traffic shaping - a wide range of organizations can now enjoy complete protection from the most damaging threats without penalties in performance, cost, or manageability. With models ranging in throughput from 30Mbps to 200Mbps, FortiGate-50B, 60-series, 100A, 200A and 300A can enable organizations to stay connected and protected against network-based threats. Sonicwall and Netscreen also offer all-in-one hardware firewalls for SMEs.

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WatchGuard firewall and VPN appliances deliver the complete unified threat management (UTM), with built-in zero day protection, good performance, ease of use, and value for your growing network. The fully integrated security services give continually updated, multifaceted network protection from spyware, spam, viruses, worms, trojans, Web-based exploits, and blended threats. Watchguard firewalls run security-hardened Linux-based operating system and their gateway anti-virus is powered by ClamAV.

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Tor is an anonymous Internet communication system. It’s a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features. Tor aims to defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal anonymity and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.

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MessageLabs is one of the industry-leading services to guard against email threats such as viruses, spam, identity theft and targeted blackmail campaigns – all of which jeopardize business continuity, regulatory compliance, reputation and brand. You need no extra hardware or software to use the service. Messagelabs guarantees 100% protection against viruses, known and unknown. Messagelabs email service provides Email Protect (Multi-layered anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-phishing email services), Email Control (Content control, image filtering and advanced email management services), Email Secure (Fully managed guaranteed boundary-to-boundary email encryption services) and Email Recover (Fully managed archiving service guarantees secure storage of corporate email).

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The IronPort® email security appliances are the most sophisticated systems available today. In production at eight of the ten largest ISPs and more than 20 percent of the world’s largest enterprises, these systems have a demonstrated record of unparalleled security and reliability. The same code base that powers IronPort’s most sophisticated customers is available in all of IronPort’s email security appliances, to protect enterprises of all sizes.

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Astaro Security Gateway Appliances combine ease-of-use with complete network protection. It’s an UTM (Unified Threat Management) device, with tightly integrated Firewall, IPS, and VPN, which offers web filtering and email filtering from viruses, spam, and phishing attacks. Network security applications can be managed from one location using one intuitive browser-based user interface. Astaro Security Gateway appliances run Astaro Security Gateway Software (formerly Astaro Security Linux). You can request a demo unit of the appliance if you want an out-of-the box solution, or download the Astaro Security Gateway Software if you want to install it in your own hardware.

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