Cymtec Systems Launches Version 1.50 of Cymtec Sentry, First Unified Appliance for Remote Office Active Threat Protection and Network Traffic Control

St. Louis, Mo. – May 1, 2007 –  Cymtec Systems, Inc. today announced the latest version of Cymtec Sentry™ Version 1.50, a new class of unified remote or branch office solution that ensures business continuity and boosts application performance.

 

Cymtec Sentry reduces or eliminates dangerous outbreaks or performance slowdowns that can threaten employee productivity and communication with customers, vendors and partners.  It is designed for simplicity of use, with near-zero deployment and operational costs. Despite its robust capabilities, most users can install and start using all its functions in under 30 minutes.

 

A top market research firm estimates that 75 percent of enterprises will become infected with financially motivated, targeted malware that evaded their traditional perimeter and host defenses. 

 

The IT director at a large regional law firm said, “Cymtec Sentry has changed the way we work. Spyware issues have gone from taking 35 percent of our time to an afterthought. We can effectively support more offices and users, and do more with less.” 

 

Cymtec Sentry allows network administrators to selectively block unwanted traffic and provides real-time visibility and statistics about traffic flows. It enables administrators to set up controls and policies for regulating traffic flows even at the most remote points of the network. 

 

Andrew S. Rubin, Co-Founder and President of Cymtec Systems, said, “Typical intrusion detection, anti-virus software and other layers of security focus only on preventing the initial attack. When an infection is accidentally brought in or gets past the organization’s perimeter and host defenses, Cymtec Sentry stops the problem from spreading across the network.” 

 

A senior LAN administrator at a major manufacturer commented, “There simply is no other appliance that does what Cymtec Sentry does. There is almost no maintenance – you just point and click. The product has made my job easier, and we have not had a virus on our network since we deployed.” 

 

Cymtec Sentry features include: 

• Boosts performance of critical business applications for remote and VPN users, while controlling WAN costs through bandwidth provisioning and traffic shaping

• Enforces network policy by controlling inappropriate applications or user behavior at remote sites with centralized management and reporting

• Automatically updates its threat profiles, software and firmware

• Runs as a transparent network tap so IT organizations can deploy it with little or no network reconfiguration and minimal maintenance

 

The product’s intuitive console application runs under all standard Windows business environments. Additionally, Cymtec Sentry’s ability to fail open even during a complete loss of power prevents additional risk to the network or user environment.  
 

About Cymtec Systems, Inc.

Cymtec Systems develops network security and performance management products and services that deliver unmatched simplicity of use and the industry’s lowest cost of ownership. These qualities are fueling rapid growth in markets that have been burdened by overly complex and expensive security and performance solutions that were designed for organizations with very different functional needs. Cymtec Systems is broadly and strongly endorsed by customers in industries including finance, datacenters, legal, IT, and manufacturing. For more information, visit www.cymtec.com.

 

Cymtec Sentry is a trademark of Cymtec Systems, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Contact: Brenda Nashawaty, pr@cymtec.com, 617-688-3253