London, UK, 26 June 2000 - GFI today announced that LANguard, its leading Internet access control and intrusion detection tool, will offer seamless integration with Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Microsoft's new enterprise firewall and web cache server. LANguard builds on ISA Server 2000's ability to help organizations protect, accelerate and control their network access by bringing Internet access control and intrusion detection functions to this new Microsoft platform, resulting in a highly scalable and integrated way of implementing corporate security.

With LANguard for ISA Server 2000, users will benefit from the integration of LANguard's features into their firewall without having to reconfigure their networks or a separate machine. Another advantage is that all LANguard administration and configuration is integrated with the ISA Server 2000 configuration through Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

"We are pleased with the GFI support of ISA Server 2000," said Nevet Basker, Microsoft's business development manger for ISA Server. "The implementation of GFI's intrusion detection and Internet access control technology on ISA Server will help accelerate the adoption of secure e-commerce applications. GFI's support and approach to business security will help customers get the most from their ISA Server."

LANguard for ISA Server 2000 is in an advanced stage of development and will be ready for launch in Q3. GFI is a longstanding developer of products based on Microsoft technologies, in particular with its add-on products for Microsoft Exchange Server.

"Just as we have witnessed Exchange Server emerge as a leader, and benefited from its huge success, we are confident that Microsoft's newly-announced ISA Server 2000 will establish itself as a market leader in this segment," Nick Galea, GFI director and CEO, said.

About ISA Server
Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (ISA Server) is an enterprise firewall and Web cache server that enables IT administrators for businesses of all sizes to provide controlled, secure and fast Internet access for their organization. Building on the security and manageability of the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform, ISA Server provides a sophisticated multilevel enterprise firewall and a high-performance Web cache to control, secure and accelerate business on the Internet. ISA Server 2000 is the newest addition to the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 platform, geared to empower companies of any size to Internet-enable their businesses and to allow developers to build products for the next generation of services that will be available on the Web. For more information on ISA Server 2000, or to download a beta version of the product, go to http://www.microsoft.com/ISAServer/.

About LANguard
LANguard safeguards the user's network against unauthorized access, hackers, Trojans & password crackers, and prevents misuse of the Internet by employees:

• Protects against Internet misuse (Internet access control)
• Can block access to web sites and Internet traffic with particular content
• Helps to find intruders and Trojans
• Detects password sniffers
• Provides reports on Internet usage
• Provides extensive security logging
• No network/client re-configuration necessary

The free five-user copy is available for download. Pricing starts at $250 for the 10-user version.

Informazioni su GFI
GFI è una società leader nello sviluppo di software, che offre agli amministratori di rete un’unica fonte in grado di soddisfare le loro esigenze di protezione della rete, sicurezza del contenuto e messaggistica. Grazie alla tecnologia vincitrice di numerosi riconoscimenti, ad una politica tariffaria aggressiva e alla particolare attenzione rivolta alle piccole e medie aziende, GFI riesce a soddisfare le esigenze di continuità e produttività aziendali delle organizzazioni in generale. Costituita nel 1992, GFI ha uffici a Malta, Londra, Raleigh, Hong Kong, Adelaide, e Amburgo, a supporto di oltre 200.000 installazioni in tutto il mondo. GFI è orientata alla collaborazione con partner e si avvale infatti di oltre 10.000 partner in tutto il mondo. GFI è inoltre Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Maggiori informazioni su GFI sono reperibili sul sito http://www.gfi-italia.com.

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