Calyptix Answers Call of Small Businesses for Powerful & Affordable Network Security

Business Wire, Oct 14, 2008

Aberdeen Group Research Validates All-in-One Solution

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Internet security firm, Calyptix Security, partner with the Aberdeen Group to announce the publication of a new benchmark report on Unified Threat Management: What's In, What's Next and Why. This research outlines the benefits Best-in-Class organizations have achieved with all-in-one network security devices. A complimentary copy of the report may be downloaded until November 28, 2008.

Organizations with top IT performance are gravitating rapidly to the all-in-one approach. Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in particular are beckoning for this type of solution because it provides the tremendous value and supports powerful functionality with minimal IT staff. Calyptix' AccessEnforcer[TM] provides a solution that closely parallels the findings of the Aberdeen research, and Calyptix' customers have effectively demonstrated that AccessEnforcer eliminates complexity and costs and enhances network security.

"With the current market confusion about terminology, selecting a Unified Threat Management or All-in-One security solution is like a box of chocolates ... you never know what you're going to get," said Derek E. Brink, vice president and research fellow, IT Security, Aberdeen. "Regardless of the name, however, the research confirms that All-in-One solutions such as AccessEnforcer are helping organizations - especially SMBs - improve security, improve compliance, reduce unscheduled downtime, and contain operational costs."

"AccessEnforcer stands above the crowd of UTM devices in the SMB space," notes Kevin Royalty, co-author of Advanced Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices, a Microsoft MVP for Small Business Server and Managing Partner of Total Care Computer Consulting. "It is easy to manage for daily use and still gives us flexibility for complex configurations in some of our SMB customers. The integration with Microsoft's Active Directory is a key feature in our customer environments, and allows us to effectively implement network policies just like enterprise environments but at a fraction of the cost and complexity. We invested a considerable amount of time selecting AccessEnforcer, and our customers' satisfaction with the results provide proof of our decision."

Calyptix' AccessEnforcer is tailored for Microsoft's Small Business Server which requires a separate perimeter security solution for its new version available November 12, 2008. AccessEnforcer leverages Active Directory in SBS and Windows Server products to provide automatic control and security while differentiating among users, groups and devices for reporting, monitoring and enforcement. Small businesses achieve enterprise level security and network control at a fraction of the cost. Version 2.0 of AccessEnforcer adds SSL VPN for secure remote connectivity, expanded real time network reporting, advanced diagnostic tools and a new graphical user interface (GUI). Version 2.0 continues to demonstrate Calyptix' success at eliminating complexity of comprehensive security for small businesses.

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