Astaro is one of the world’s leading providers of Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances offering Network Protection, Web Filtering and Email Security.

Founded in 2000 by security and Linux experts Jan Hichert, Gert Hansen and Markus Hennig, Astaro continues its mission to provide the best network security possible.

Astaro’s innovative use of “best of breed” open source and proprietary technology, the proven security of a Linux platform and an intuitive management interface has resulted in the ability to provide the most powerful, easy-to-use and secure UTM appliance on the market with the lowest total cost of ownership.

The full line of Astaro appliances and management tools provide protection from the latest and most sophisticated security threats, reporting and analysis, simplified management and offer a flexible, scalable and cost effective solution that protects corporate networks of all sizes.
Complete, in depth security from Astaro offers the ability to control access to your networks, guarantee availability, achieve data integrity and ensure compliance.

Astaro’s technology has received numerous industry awards and recognition since inception and continues to gain market share, protecting over 30,000 networks in 60 countries. The company is co-headquartered in Burlington Massachusetts and Karlsruhe, Germany with multiple sales and support offices around the globe. Astaro products are distributed by a world wide network of 1000+ channel resellers.

APLIGO assisted in the selection of the hardware platform and initially build and customised the appliances for Astaro. Over time, Astaro also outsourced a range of logistical services, e.g. RMA-management and International Order fulfillment to APLIGO.

Award-winning Secerno (www.secerno.com) delivers the most sophisticated and effective solution for data security on the market. Secerno products protect against internal or external, known or unknown database threats, and assure the integrity and privacy of your data.

Secerno’s patent-pending intelligent database technology forms a concise, manageable and clear description of application and data behaviour in real time. This enables accurate monitoring, trapping, reporting and auditing of any and all abnormal or inappropriate attempts to access key business data.

Secerno introduces an unprecedented level of control, protects your reputation and assures the safe use of data, to support business growth.

For further information call +44 (0)845 450 9460 or email enquiries@secerno.com.

Utimaco is one of the world's leading suppliers of security solutions for protecting data for companies and government bodies. Utimaco’s comprehensive service portfolio guarantees the protection of electronic assets for data stored on mobile personal devices and PCs, on networks, being transferred to business partners, and being processed in today’s business applications.

Utimaco´s SafeGuard MailGateway integrates the cryptographic processes involved in encryption/decryption, and also in electronic signatures and verification, at one central point in the corporate network. The security solution is transparent for the sender and automatically implements the company's internal security guidelines for e-mail communication. The senders and recipients can communicate via e-mail in the usual way without having to worry about the confidentiality of the contents.

ipoque has been founded in Leipzig, Germany, in the beginning of 2005. The company specializes in professional solutions for application- and user-aware traffic management and analysis. Its line of hardware traffic managers for Gigabit and Fast Ethernet allows an effective control of undesired network applications. These include file sharing in peer-to-peer networks (P2P), instant messaging (IM) and Voice over IP (VoIP) including the popular Skype. In addition to the bandwidth management, all network traffic can be captured and analyzed in real-time.

ipoque offers its customers consultancy services and the development of individual traffic management and analysis solutions based on its standard products. ipoque’s customers comprise enterprises of all sizes, public and educational institutions and Internet service providers.

With APLIGOs support, Ipoque is able to build high end solutions – including additional service offerings - for their customers. APLIGO assisted in the development of the ipoque products to create solutions with an excellent cost / performance ratio.

phion is one of the leading European providers of solutions to protect company communications. With the netfence product portfolio phion offers solutions for the most demanding standards in terms of availability, security and management. phion netfence consistently addresses all security-related aspects: From perimeter defence to the safe and highly available connections to branch offices, right up to blocking dangerous contents and protecting internal networks. All phion products have core management and are distinguished by their remarkable TCO.

phion is listed at the Vienna stock exchange (symbol: PHIO) and is based in Innsbruck, Austria. phion's customers include well-known, internationally operating companies from all sectors of industry.

Apligo´s hardware platforms are characterized by a high degree of flexibility and reliability. With netfence appliances based on Apligo hardware, phion can offer solutions which meet the very high qualitative needs and requirements of their customers.

Sophos is the world leader in integrated threat management solutions purpose-built for business, education and government.

Their reliably engineered, easy-to-operate products protect over 35 million users in more than 150 countries from viruses, spyware, Trojans, worms, spam and email policy abuse.

APLIGO supported this customer in the selection of the hardware platform which fits the requirements best. Thru APLIGOs services, Sophos is able to offer additional services like next-businessday-exchange and extended warranty. APLIGOs development department assisted in extending the GUI of the solution to provide more functionality like disaster recovery backups and a much easier configuration.

ICC develops Internet security products for the sector of encrypted data transmission and communication in general.

In addition, ICC offers IT services, such as studies, analyses, consultations, organization, realization and administration for a comprehensive range of commercial, system-technical and user-technical DV-enterprises.  

ICC's competence in regard to security questions can be utilized within the entire European economic region, especially in those countries and areas, in which German, English and French are used as the primary language.