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Astaro introduces new licensing model

At the beginning of the month, Astaro announced our new licensing model to the world. This model is designed to better meet the needs of our partner community and our end-users. Below you will find the details of the new licensing model

Astaro featured on MSPTV

On January 15th, Business Solutions magazine hosted a webinar featuring Jim Roddy, Business Solutions, president and Gennifer Biggs, security storage and managed services editor. The webinar, titled: ” Products To Leverage For Your Own Economic Recovery “, discussed pitfalls to avoid in the economic recovery, product financing support for IT companies ramping up for the recovery and basic business advice for 2010. The webinar featured a guest speaker, Astaro partner Dean Wescott, CMO of Kincaid Network Solutions.

You wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it first – would you?

As we get closer and closer to the end of 2009 businesses are beginning to reevaluate their security products. When evaluating products most companies have a clear picture of the features they want. So they look for products that offer those features.

Why do government agencies need network security?

Government and municipalities are especially vulnerable to Internet attacks and face a complex set of challenges–protecting the security of data transactions, complying with regulatory mandates such as FISMA and guarding against malware and viruses, all while providing the benefits of web and network communication to employees. Attacks on smart-grids, government agencies and local municipalities demonstrate the vulnerability of government networks. In addition to protecting themselves from cybercriminals, government organizations also require technologies that allow IT administrators to create VPN connections and set up content filtering rules.

Enterprise Technology Podcast

Astaro's Gert Hanson meet with ETM's Ali Klaver to discuss the importance of small and medium businesses, the challenges they face and how the Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall edition will benefit these organizations. You can download the podcast here: http://www.astaro.com/content/download/6774/59877/file/Astaro-Podcast-Essential-Firewall.mp3 READ MORE

What is a botnet?

Since the Internet has become a staple of businesses and homes we've become familiar with the term “virus” and what it means from a technology perspective. In recent years viruses have evolved into more powerful 'botnets'. While we've discussed the effects of botnets several times in this blog we've never defined the term.