Ositis Software, Inc., a leading developer of security appliances and secure Internet sharing solutions for small to large-sized organizations, today introduced the AVStripper z2000. The z2000 is the latest addition to the eShield platform of network security applications.

IronPort--an appliance maker that offers security software bundles from a number of vendors--also announced new partnerships Monday, including an expanded four-year deal with Symantec. But one industry analyst predicts the relationship between IronPort and Symantec may be headed for the rocks in the long run.

Several years ago, Marcus Ranum, security industry luminary and inventor of the proxy firewall, began talking about the emergence of a "god box"?/font>a single appliance capable of handling all aspects of network security. "There's really very little benefit to having these things separate," says Ranum, who sees the various security technologies as a side effect of the fact that different companies had different objectives at a certain time for what they were going to build. The growing trend of security vendors continuing to acquire each other and integrate separate technologies into a single box has proved Ranum's prediction true.

Mail and security appliance vendor Barracuda Networks announced plans today to defend the open-source ClamAV antivirus program from dubious patent threats made by Trend Micro, a prominent security software company. Trend Micro claims that its US Patent 5,623,600 broadly covers the concept of server-based antivirus software on FTP and SMTP gateways.

BOULDER, Colo., BUSINESS WIRE -- ProStor Systems, a leading developer of removable disk storage solutions for data protection and archive applications, today announced general availability of its InfiniVault(TM) archive appliance, the world's first removable disk archive solution using the company's market-leading RDX(R) removable disk technology. The InfiniVault product family is sold by a network of high-value resellers throughout North America.

FalconStor Software has integrated virus-scanning capability into the NAS portion of its IP-based storage appliance. The company is now offering Trend Micro's antivirus software as an option for its IPStor appliance, which manages both SAN and NAS data over IP networks on Solaris and Linux platforms, said Jon Greene, director of product management at FalconStor, based here.

CP Secure, which gateway antivirus pioneers founded in 2002, focuses on high-speed Web purification appliances. Its patent-pending "stream-based scanning" allows the content security gateway units to spot and stop malware in real time. The company, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., operates globally in North America, Europe, and Asia with one exclusive distributor in North America, Computer Consulting Partners of Scottsdale, Ariz.

DrawBridge Software Corporation, the market innovator in email security and archiving products, today announced that MailEnforcer is now available through its global network of partners. DrawBridge Software will offer several configurations of their 64-bit email security solution to best meet the needs of small to large Enterprises. Furthermore, they are the first to partner with Oracle

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