Cymphonix Unveils Next Generation In-line Secure Web Gateway

Cymphonix Unveils Next Generation In-line Secure Web Gateway

Marries high performance custom hardware with new 64-bit XLi Operating System for unrivaled network visibility, security, optimization

SALT LAKE CITY, May 5, 2010 - Cymphonix, a leader in Secure Web Gateway solutions, today announced the release of a new product portfolio called the EX Series Network Composer^® that marries high performance custom hardware with an entirely new 64-bit XLi^® operating system (OS). The Cymphonix Network Composer EX enables organizations to optimize Internet traffic and eliminate security threats, providing decision makers complete visibility and control of their Internet usage. Designed to sit in-line with network connections ranging from 2 Mb/s up to 1 Gb/s, the nine Network Composer EX Series models run the Cymphonix XLi OS that takes full advantage of the custom hardware to deliver comprehensive monitoring and management of all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic.

"With the growth of cloud computing and the daily proliferation of new Web sites and connected applications, protecting and managing an organization's Internet resource has never been more difficult and critical," said Brent Nixon, CEO of Cymphonix. "To address this landscape, we have designed an in-line system with custom hardware and software that can scale from a single site to a distributed enterprise with over a hundred locations. Unlike any solution on the market today, we move well beyond the blunt ‘block and allow' approach to Internet gatekeeping by enabling precise limits on bandwidth available to specific users, Web content, groups or applications based on assigned priority."

While traditional Secure Web Gateway products typically scan and control layers 3 and 4, the EX Series Network Composer provides deep packet inspection for OSI layers 3 through 7 and includes real-time HTTPS scanning to allow a view into encrypted, secure surfing sessions that protect privacy but can threaten company security.

"As a global hospitality company, we are pleased with Cymphonix. Network Composer offers truly breakthrough productivity and security functionality in a single appliance, which we're now able to scale across multiple locations," said Jamel Perkins, vice president of information technology for Delaware North Companies, Inc. "For a reasonable price, we gain some of the most sophisticated reporting and bandwidth management tools available that make all the difference in ensuring there are no security disruptions across our organization as well as no productivity drains and distractions to our mission critical Internet activity. Delaware North is in the process of rolling out the implementation of Network Composer to its global enterprise."

From Network Composer's enhanced Web-based interface, customers have one easy-to-use view of the broadest summary reports and the most granular details that reveal up-to-date aggregated visibility into threats or concerns with network efficiency and user productivity. Detailed reports can include user activity, application traffic and potential Internet threats. An organization can report and control for a 100+ EX Network Composer appliances from a single interface, providing better security and Web optimization through multidimensional policy enforcement while eliminating the need to correlate incomplete sets of data from multiple appliances.

"The Secure Web Gateway (SWG) is a critical tool for protecting endpoints from various forms of malware and other security risks, and for monitoring and controlling potentially dangerous Web traffic," said Lawrence Orans, Research Director at Gartner. "Proactive inbound and outbound security filtering technology should be the No. 1 consideration when selecting an SWG solution. Ease of administration and scalable reporting are other important considerations, and there is significant product differentiation in these areas," he added.

The Cymphonix EX Series Network Composer supports powerful, tailored profiles to filter, prioritize and shape Internet traffic, manage permissions and implement organizational policies, which can be created in one location and automatically pushed to all or select Network Composers. Delegated access to a subset of the interface for additional administrators can also be enabled.

The new Cymphonix XLi OS includes a Dynamic Live Reporting Engine, Application Identification Engine, Anonymous Proxy Guard, Content Classification Engine, Malware Detection and True Cache technologies that combine to deliver comprehensive monitoring, protection and control of all Internet traffic. For a complete listing of the EX Series Network Composer models, features, functionality and pricing, including the range of real-time and hourly automated updates for security protection, please visit Cymphonix.com.

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