It helps Enterprises to Reduce the TCO by More than 80%
Astaro Corporation, a leading Unified Threat Management provider, today, announced that Astaro RED, (Remote Ethernet Device) is now available in India.
Astaro RED combines VPN functionality and complete IT security for branch offices by automatically connecting with a central Astaro Security Gateway. The devices can cut the cost of securing and administering a branch office’s security by up to 80% by eliminating the need for IT staff and additional security products at the remote office.
Astaro RED is designed to secure remote offices of all sizes. Because the devices are managed through the central office using an Astaro Security Gateway, no training, licensing or technical expertise is required at the remote location in order to secure the branch office. Additionally, security policy and configuration changes made at the central office can be pushed to the remote sites without any technical involvement at the branch office. This means organizations can affordably secure and manage the security for even the smallest branch office.
"Astaro RED eliminates the need for having a technical person in all offices. You just ship a device to the site, and it works", said Paul Smith, Senior Network Engineer at Metafore Technologies Inc., who participated in the BETA testing of Astaro RED. "It saved me at least two hours per branch office, where I would normally have to pre-configure a device and ship it, and then work with someone onsite to get it online. This is a totally unique approach to branch office connectivity."
Upon viewing Astaro RED during a security conference, security industry expert Richard Stiennon stated: "Astaro’s RED box is the single most innovative product I saw [At RSA 2010]. It leverages the investment in security at one location by extending it to many. It is simple and inexpensive."
Setting up the Astaro RED is completed within minutes. Once the device is connected to the Internet it automatically registers with the central Astaro Security Gateway and receives its IP address via Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The remote office is then connected with the headquarters via an Astaro VPN tunnel and is immediately protected as the web traffic is filtered through the central gateway. Additional configurations and policy changes are also done centrally, therefore Astaro RED requires no GUI. With Astaro RED, it is possible to connect approximately 100 branch offices in one day.
"We developed Astaro RED as we saw an urgent demand on the market for a solution to secure branch offices that is really easy and reasonably priced", said Gert Hansen, VP Product Management at Astaro. "So far, organizations could use low-cost Firewalls or VPN Gateways or even small UTM appliances, but then had to cope with high acquisition costs, high installation and maintenance effort or lacking security features. Astaro RED ends these dangerous and resource devouring compromises."
Sunil Sapra, Country Manager – India/ SAARC, said, “Given the fact that there is an enormous growth in SMEs, branch offices and remote offices in India, Astaro RED poses to be huge potential to protect them from various external and internal threats. From the partners’ perspective, this is a great opportunity for them to strengthen their top line. As a company, Astaro will enable them in the process of sales and support also.”
About Astaro:
Astaro GmbH & Co. KG, founded in 2000 at Karlsruhe (Germany), is a leading provider of network security solutions. Based on the proven quality of the Linux platform, Astaro integrates "Best of Breed" solutions through a combination of open source and leading commercial security products. The Astaro portfolio is rounded off by powerful management and reporting facilities, which also support the managed services model. Through the "all in one" approach, Astaro is one of the most highly regarded suppliers of Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions. With superior functionality and its intuitive user interface, Astaro solutions have been internationally commended by leading IT security publications. The company is present in approximately 60 countries through 75 distributors and 2,500 certified partners. Over 100,000 IT administrators entrust their network with security appliances from Astaro.
