Guardian Digital, Inc., the leading open source security company, today announced the availability of the Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite, the industry's most secure and cost-effective email platform. Designed to meet the needs of small businesses, enterprise level companies, ISPs and ASPs looking to secure and manage corporate email operations, Secure Mail Suite is capable of managing all email functions within an organization. . . .
Guardian Digital, Inc., the leading open source security company, today announced the availability of the Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite, the industry's most secure and cost-effective email platform. Designed to meet the needs of small businesses, enterprise level companies, ISPs and ASPs looking to secure and manage corporate email operations, Secure Mail Suite is capable of managing all email functions within an organization.

GUARDIAN DIGITAL LAUNCHES OPEN SOURCE SECURE MAIL SUITE
Secure Mail Suite Available with New Version of Award Winning Secure Linux Operating System
Allendale, New Jersey - March 3, 2003 - Guardian Digital, Inc., the leading open source security company, today announced the availability of the Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite, the industry's most secure and cost-effective email platform. Designed to meet the needs of small businesses, enterprise level companies, ISPs and ASPs looking to secure and manage corporate email operations, Secure Mail Suite is capable of managing all email functions within an organization. The suite increases employee productivity by simplifying management and drastically reducing junk mail, virus and Internet threats. Secure Mail Suite is currently available with Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux v1.5, the newest version of the company's award winning secure Linux server operating system.

"Guardian Digital is unique because its products are built with open source code," said Bill Claybrook, research director, UNIX and Linux, Aberdeen Group. "While many believe this makes the product insecure, it in fact makes it more secure since many more developers are on the lookout for potential security breaches. For companies looking to implement a secure system at a fraction of the cost, Guardian Digital offers a solid option."

The cornerstone of Guardian Digital's Secure Mail Suite is a robust, integrated anti-virus and anti-spam technology that scans all incoming and outgoing transmissions for junk mail, viruses, malicious code and file attachments and offensive content. Secure Mail Suite offers simplified administration capabilities to build a complete enterprise Internet mail environment and is engineered to scale to thousands of users and domains. Through its use of advanced access control and authentication mechanisms, comprehensive auditing and reporting features, as well as encrypted communications facilities, Secure Mail Suite delivers protection from constantly evolving online threats for both internal and external mail systems.

"The perils relating to enabling email and Internet connectivity in the workplace have increased over recent years, so the need to quickly secure our corporate network and email became a high priority for us," said Lars Baan, vice president of operations at Aalborg Instruments. "Guardian Digital carefully reviewed our security needs and implemented their cutting-edge technology rapidly and for a fraction of the cost of comparable solutions. The security suite is very stable, reliable and requires almost no administration. We now have excellent control of our email and network security, and Guardian Digital's customer support has been truly outstanding!"

"Secure Mail Suite is the most secure and cost effective option for companies looking to eliminate junk mail and manage everyday threats from viruses that will bring the productivity levels of unsuspecting individual's to a screeching halt," said Dave Wreski, CEO of Guardian Digital, Inc. "Our mission is to continue providing companies with robust Linux-based products that are not only cost effective but also offer the highest levels of security, scalability and ease-of-management."

Secure Mail Suite comes with many additional features, including:

  • Build full-featured ISP, ASP, departmental or enterprise mail systems.
  • Simple and secure Web-based management for all functions.
  • Comprehensive anti-spam protection utilizing dozens of technologies to intelligently analyze all email and provide consistent protection from rapidly evolving threats.
  • Protection from outside network eavesdropping using SSL & TLS for encrypted communications. Integrated certificate authority provides digital certificate management.
  • WebMail for secure remote access, LDAP, group scheduler, vacation auto-away and detailed real-time graphs and reporting for easy maintenance.
  • Sophisticated authentication mechanism ensures only authorized users connect. Build corporate email policies to control content transmission.
  • Automatic updates and support provides new defenses from new threats.
  • Support for all standard mail and Web clients.
Secure Mail Suite integrates with Guardian Digital's core product, EnGarde Secure Linux. EnGarde is the industry's most secure open source operating system. Version 1.5 improves on ease of management with effortless Web-based administration. It also includes updated encryption technologies, Web and email systems, gateway firewall protection, kernel security enhancements, improved intrusion detection and a Web-management system to dramatically reduce support costs. Version 1.5 also adds to EnGarde's unparalleled level of security by improving the Security Control Center to provide greater management of system access and virtual elimination of Trojan horse and other forms of attack.

Version 1.5 also includes increased support options including installation, configuration, and emergency response services through the Guardian Digital Secure Network service, to ensure a customer's investment runs smoothly.

Pricing & Availability

Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite, EnGarde Secure Linux v1.5, and the entire lineup of Guardian Digital products are currently available through https://guardiandigital.com/ and numerous distribution channels. Secure Mail Suite begins at $749. EnGarde Secure Linux v1.5 begins at $729. All products include installation and configuration support within 60 days of purchase. Registered customers also receive an annual subscription to the Guardian Digital Secure Network for proactive system and security software maintenance.

EnGarde Secure Linux is also available in pre-configured turnkey rackmount Internet server appliances, the Guardian Digital Linux Lockbox. This server is a highly reliable eBusiness solution, configured to address space-saving considerations at co-location facilities, ISPs and ASPs.

About Guardian Digital, Inc.

Guardian Digital, the premier open source security company, offers the first secure, open source Internet infrastructure system. Based on Guardian Digital's operating system platform, EnGarde, the company provides enterprises with the software and services necessary for secure computing on the Internet. By leveraging the merits of the collaborative open source design model, coupled with the company's security and Internet expertise, Guardian Digital solutions maintain the highest degree of security and reliability. Founded in 1999, Guardian Digital is headquartered in Allendale, New Jersey. For additional information, please visit https://guardiandigital.com/ or call 1-866-GD-LINUX.

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