Blue Coat to Offer Webwasher URL Filtering on Proxy Appliances
June 13 2005 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Blue Coat to Offer Webwasher URL Filtering on Proxy Appliances
Combined Offering Provides Enhanced Web Controls; ProxySG
Appliances Provide 10-Times URL Filtering Performance Increase BOCA
RATON, Fla. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Webwasher AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of CyberGuard
Corporation (NASDAQ:CGFW), a global provider of security solutions,
and Blue Coat(R) Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI), a leading provider of
proxy appliances, today announced a partnership to deliver
CyberGuard's Webwasher(R) URL Filter on the high-performance Blue
Coat ProxySG(TM) appliances. The combination of the Webwasher URL
Filter with Blue Coat's proxy appliances enables customers to
filter unwanted Web content without interrupting legitimate Web
traffic. The combined solution provides increased network
performance and simplified installation, and will enable
enterprises to boost productivity by reducing non-business related
Web surfing, curb IT costs associated with downloading
bandwidth-intensive files, and minimize legal risks by filtering
out inappropriate Web sites. "Blue Coat proxy appliances are an
ideal platform for running our Webwasher URL Filter database," said
Dr. Horst Joepen, SVP of strategic alliances for CyberGuard. "The
combination of Webwasher's URL Filter with Blue Coat's proxy
appliance platform will provide a comprehensive and proactive
solution to address the Web security and control needs of today's
enterprises." "Partnering with Webwasher enables Blue Coat to offer
customers an additional choice for on-proxy URL filtering," said
Steve Mullaney, vice president of marketing for Blue Coat. "While
the Blue Coat ProxySG appliances with Webwasher URL filtering give
customers comprehensive Web security and control, Blue Coat also
provides customers with a 10-times performance increase for Web
traffic on the network." Availability The CyberGuard Webwasher URL
Filter is supported today on the Blue Coat ProxySG 200, 400, 800
and 8000 Series appliances. The combined on-proxy solution is
available through Blue Coat Systems and its global network of
reseller partners. For more information, please contact Blue Coat
directly, or visit http://www.bluecoat.com/. About Blue Coat
Systems Blue Coat helps organizations make the Web safe and
productive for business. Blue Coat proxy appliances provide
visibility and control of Web communications to protect against
risks from spyware, Web viruses, inappropriate Web surfing, instant
messaging (IM), video streaming, peer-to- peer (P2P) file sharing
and unsecured Web servers -- while actually improving Web
performance. Trusted by many of the world's largest organizations,
Blue Coat has shipped more than 20,000 proxy appliances. Blue Coat
is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be reached at
(408) 220-2200 or http://www.bluecoat.com/. About CyberGuard
Corporation CyberGuard Corporation (NASDAQ:CGFW) delivers a suite
of integrated information security solutions to provide Global 2000
enterprises and government organizations with the confidence that
their critical information assets are protected. Based on the
company's Total Stream Protection framework and managed via its
Global Command Center, CyberGuard's products go beyond
network-level security to provide protection against the most
dangerous application-layer vulnerabilities and avoid potential
damage, securing the entire data stream. With a growing and
satisfied number of brand-name customers, CyberGuard has deployed
more than 250,000 products across the globe. Headquartered near
Boca Raton, Fla., the company has offices and training centers
around the world. For more information visit
http://www.cyberguard.com/. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: The
statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements, including statements
regarding Blue Coat Systems' and CyberGuard's expectations,
beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, and
including statements regarding the capabilities and expected
performance of Blue Coat Systems' and CyberGuard's products. All
forward-looking statements included in this press release are based
upon information available to Blue Coat Systems and CyberGuard as
of the date hereof, and Blue Coat Systems and CyberGuard assume no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-
looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
These and other risks relating to Blue Coat Systems' business are
set forth in Blue Coat Systems' most recently filed Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended January 31, 2005, and other reports filed from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Blue
Coat(R), CyberGuard(R) and Webwasher(R) are registered trademarks.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
DATASOURCE: CyberGuard Corporation CONTACT: Brian Lustig of Qorvis
Communications, +1-703-744-7826, , for CyberGuard; or Kim Angell of
Schwartz Communications, +1-415-512-0770, , for Blue Coat Web site:
http://www.cyberguard.com/ http://www.bluecoat.com/
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